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Daily Express Wednesday, April 8, 2020 53

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THOSE WERE

THE DAYS

ON THIS DATE IN SPORTING HISTORY

1967: Foinavon became a 100-1 winner of the Grand

National at Aintree. He avoided a pile-up at the 23rd

fence, which caused most of the field to fall or refuse,

to come home a comfortable winner.

1990: Nick Faldo won his second successive Masters

title. For consecutive years, the tournament went to a

play-off, the Englishman again winning at the second

extra hole, this time at the expense of Raymond Floyd.

2003: On the day that Manchester United were

humbled 3-1 by Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, Sir Alex

Ferguson was charged by UEFA with bringing the game

into disrepute following his claim that the Champions

League draw was fixed.

2012: Sir Chris Hoy won gold in

the men’s keirin at the World

Cycling Championships

in Melbourne.

2015: Paul Downton

left his position as

managing director

of England.

2018: Patrick Reed won the

Masters, finishing one stroke

ahead of Rickie Fowler at Augusta.

Rory McIlroy, who had been second

overnight, faded to finish joint fifth.

SHOCK WIN: Foinavon dodged

the carnage for National glory

15 and played on

Boxing Day.

“That year

[2004] was

probably my

best year as a

player, we won

it [the title]

and that was

the start of the dynasty

at Leeds. I was so

grateful that I was able

to play again.”

training when I was

inside, asking for

permission to go outside

and do extra running.”

Walker was also

visited in prison by

incoming coach Tony

Smith in another

turning point in his life.

Walker added: “I just

clicked with him

straight away. I got

released on December

with him and chatted

with him. I remember

Leeds getting beaten by

Wigan at Headingley in

2003, and that was the

day when I thought I’d

let my team-mates

down.

“I was sat there

thinking I’m never going

to let them down again

• I can’t do that. I
  started to up my

Dwyer, Walker, who

spent seven and a half

months behind bars,

revealed: “I had a

decent warden who

came on a Friday night.

“Where my jail cell

was I could see their

unit, and he’d put the

game on and push the

telly so I could see it.

“He wasn’t a rugby

league fan but I got on

Challenge Cup final at

Wembley while on bail.

His career could have

been torn apart by the

incident but Leeds stood

by the three players.

Walker featured in the

triumphant 2004 Grand

Final before later having

spells at Bath in rugby

union, Hull KR and

Bradford. In a podcast

with Rhinos hooker Brad

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bars proved the making of me says Walker

BULLISH:

Walker at

Bradford

‘Crisis could

help to save

club rugby’

LONDON IRISH owner Mick

Crossan says the financial crisis

crippling English club rugby

could be what saves it from

oblivion.

Crossan, who has bankrolled

the Exiles since 2013, puts his

recent ill-health down to the

stress of trying to keep the club

afloat.

With his players taking a 25

per cent pay cut and backroom

staff on furlough, he knows

only too well that the sport

finds itself at a crossroads.

“Last season cost me

£4million and I can’t afford

that,” he said. “Club rugby has

to change. We can’t keep

relying on rich benefactors.

“This crisis may be a saving

grace for club rugby, in the

respect that everyone will

hopefully now cut their cloth to

suit their pockets.

“It will do club rugby good

by bringing common sense

back to the clubs and the

finances of what players are

being offered.”

Crossan is confident Irish’s

move back to London this

summer to share Brentford’s

new stadium will help them

turn the corner, but says it is

vital the whole sport wakes

up to reality.

“For a lot of things in

the world, including

rugby, this crisis is

maybe the kick up

the backside

people needed,”

he added.

RUGBY UNION: TIME TO GIVE BACK

THE ONION

KING: Matty

Williams in

try-scoring

action and,

inset, peeling

without tears

OF THE IRISH

LONDON

CALLING

Crossan is

behind the

pledge to

deliver

100,000

meals to the

NHS, below

By Alex Spink