Uppies & Downies 2014

Live commentary of the Uppies & Downies Good Friday 2014 game. Feel free to get involved!

3rd & 7 37yd

Lively match so far despite no movement - problem is uneven ground and massive boulders making everyone trip up. Players moving them to try and keep the scrum safe

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:15:04 PM
by timesandstar via twitter 4/18/2014 6:15:10 PM
by Mark Regan via twitter 4/18/2014 6:15:48 PM
Scrum being surrounded by spectators now and it's fairly static

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:16:53 PM
Awsome pictures but whereabouts

by sam 4/18/2014 6:18:02 PM
Joe Clark says he's worried if the ball gets too close to the river uppies will give up. Sam we're still by Borough Park - by the backside of the Popular side

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:21:36 PM
Joe says he's really proud of Luke, who is staying on the edge of the scrum and dipping in and out - much like Joe says he did 48 years ago

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:22:44 PM
Excitement levels risen - ball has finally surfaced after 53 minutes - hoyed by Downies, caught by Uppies, thrown back to where we were. Great cheer from the crowd.

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:24:02 PM
by Mark Regan via twitter 4/18/2014 6:24:49 PM
Get going up to the hall

by Susan 4/18/2014 6:26:29 PM
Veteran Uppie Joe Clark says he's really worried......

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:27:30 PM
#Uppies #Downies #Spiderman2

by Phil Mcluckie via twitter 4/18/2014 6:27:56 PM
Sweaty smells now - downies managed to get a shift on towards the port, although still 100m from the Derwent. Moved 15m to 20m - couple of downies in wetsuits moving towards river and six on the bank, just waiting.......

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:30:48 PM
ball thrown, probably by an uppie, away from the bank......

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:32:50 PM
Woman dressed up in a maxi dress was on the edge of scrum and just got consumed by players giving their full attention to the ball. She's had to be helped away.

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:39:20 PM
a think the suns a bit bright for the ninja . wait till it sets .

by jacko . 4/18/2014 6:39:29 PM
by Mark Regan via twitter 4/18/2014 6:40:11 PM
Nice to hear from you Jacko..... thought you'd be out enjoying the sunshine....

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:40:50 PM
Downies moved ball, heading towards trees by Lonsdale Park. It's going down but sideways, not sure who has advantage

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:42:30 PM
Big throw and run towards the trees

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:43:40 PM
uppie has got the ball and pegged it through the trees - he's gone

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:44:08 PM
ball has gone and is going up

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:44:35 PM
ave hurt me knee . shoulder and me backs sore

by jacko . 4/18/2014 6:44:41 PM
whoever has got it has a great pace on him...

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:45:09 PM
scrum in middle of trees now

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:45:26 PM
barrell has done a ninja . a daylight yan.

by jacko . 4/18/2014 6:45:30 PM
uppies pushing ball on

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:45:46 PM
Not far from cricket pitch, near Navvies Bridge

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:46:55 PM
It was a long run and great break, putting them at advantage. dog walkers are looking bemused

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:47:44 PM
scrum rolling, crashing through branches.

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:48:21 PM
might be a lull now as everyone draws their breath. Especially John, who sounds exhausted

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:49:41 PM
Nathan Shepherd was the lad who broke the scrum from Shore Road in Salterbeck.

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:50:25 PM
Someone in the crowd said Workington Town could have done with a runner like that!

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:51:20 PM
This could be the best chance the Uppies have had for a while to take control

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:51:55 PM
by Mark Regan via twitter 4/18/2014 6:52:45 PM
by Mark Regan via twitter 4/18/2014 6:52:51 PM
John says sun is pretty low now and in everyone's eyes

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:53:40 PM
Come on downies

by niloc 4/18/2014 6:53:44 PM
by Mark Regan via twitter 4/18/2014 6:55:55 PM
Someone threw a rugby ball in the scrum - but there's no fooling the players, almost as soon as it went in it was thrown out again

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:57:14 PM
Downies standing by to grab the ball and get in the beck

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 6:58:24 PM
Come on uppies !!!

by Sam 4/18/2014 7:00:57 PM
Come on uppies push that all up upup

by Susan 4/18/2014 7:01:58 PM
Ball got thrown by Uppies over the beck but sadly for them, there were downies on the other side who threw it straight back.

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 7:04:13 PM
It means there are soggy uppies wandering around, as they waded through the muddy beck in anticipation of the ball going up

by nicole.regan 4/18/2014 7:05:42 PM