Last nights Eddy Waring documentary was a beautiful and sensitive work. The Eddy Waring story is a Leed story and a Rugby League story but not 'the' Rugby League story. His passion for the game was immense and his work promoting the sport in the erl part of his life exemplary. Sadly, or many, Southerners mainly, the 2 became insepperable for a long time and his show biz efforts innevitaly reflected on the game. I believe he should have stepped back from commentary after the 1968 'watersplash final' to concentrate on his show biz. Rugby League has had to fight for every yard against terrible biggotry. For anyone who doesn't understand our deep hatred of Union, please watch the first ten minutes of the Eddy Waring story BBC documentary to get a taste of the evil history of Union. If ever there was a story to illustrate the North South class divide it is the sory of the two rugby codes. They wrote people out of history, ruined peoples lives. Still, we have he better game. As I get older and learn more it becomes clearer that money played no part in the great schism, it was pure jealousy. We beat them at thier own sacred game.
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