Uppies & Downies

All of the action from game two of Uppies & Downies 2015

3rd & 7 37yd

Welcome to the second game in the 2015 Uppies and Downies series in Workington.

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:01:09 PM
The ball will be thrown off at 6.30pm at the Cloffocks.

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:01:29 PM
The sun is shining and Uppies will be looking to claim a second victory while Downies will want to make it a tie.

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:02:49 PM
Greetings to the Daglish family who sponsor the Tuesday game and have done for a long, long time.

by Stephen D 4/7/2015 5:02:53 PM
James - a match veteran - and Federica, a newbie, are your reporters on the scene today and Tom Kay will be providing the photographs. (I got into trouble for forgetting to mention Tom during Good Friday's game). His images will be online later and in the Times & Star on Friday.

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:04:43 PM
Tonight's ball was made by Mark Rawlinson and filled by Shane Ball.

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:05:19 PM
James is hoping for a quick game - he's used to covering Reds - but the whistle won't be blown after 90 minutes here.....

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:06:18 PM
by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:06:40 PM
While we're waiting, I've been told today that reports that 2016's balls will have tracking devices in them are not true......

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:09:46 PM
if you're on the Cloffocks, you can still join in with us - just use Twitter and use hashtag #uppies

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:11:45 PM
Evening all, I've got a good feeling about the Downies winning tonight, plus it will make the last one on Saturday that much better

by The Northside One 4/7/2015 5:12:10 PM
Evening Northside! It'll hopefully be a good one tonight!

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:13:09 PM
Crowds are starting to gather in anticipation....

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:14:10 PM
Yeah I hope so Nicole, we shall see :-)

by The Northside One 4/7/2015 5:14:13 PM
The players gather #uppies http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCAVkAUWgAAYnbb.jpg

by timesandstar via twitter 4/7/2015 5:19:27 PM
Appears that there's fewer people, but it is a school night.....

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:20:07 PM
Ready to rock @jbroadhurst1 @timesandstar #uppies http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCAV_lLW0AIALKQ.jpg

by FedericaBedendo via twitter 4/7/2015 5:20:35 PM
These are the beautiful people who are ready to work for you

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:21:06 PM
Joe Clark, a veteran Uppie, said he is really looking forward to another victory and spirits in the uppie camp are high. He added: "It's been a long time coming".

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:23:58 PM
Robert Daglish is throwing off the ball. Now 35, he's been doing it since he was eight. He said he was happy to keep up the family tradition and hopes his son Harry, now two, will continue it.

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:24:56 PM
Three minutes to go

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:26:54 PM
It's started and it's in the beck already!

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:28:58 PM
between two and three hundred people are there

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:29:33 PM
Come on you. Uppies

by Susan r 4/7/2015 5:29:37 PM
Cmon tut....take it up!

by Dee 4/7/2015 5:29:38 PM
Looks like it's going to be a hard fought contest already!

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:30:08 PM
come on lads!!

by uppies all the way 4/7/2015 5:30:40 PM
Proper scrap happening - no one is taking any prisoners

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:31:39 PM
The ball in the beck near the throwing off point #uppies http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCAYkoDW0AAVlcW.jpg

by timesandstar via twitter 4/7/2015 5:31:46 PM
ball making its way towards leisure centre site

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:32:44 PM
uppies doing a big push, downies not able to hold

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:33:05 PM
downies surge now. everyone's in water

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:33:26 PM
Come on you uppies

by George Mellor 4/7/2015 5:33:50 PM
Get it going. Up. Lads come on

by Susan r 4/7/2015 5:33:51 PM
in the beck?

by uppies all the way 4/7/2015 5:34:09 PM
We're only about 50 yards from the throwing off point - and sorry all the way, yes in the beck, not the river.

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:34:29 PM
Come on downies

by Sarahd 4/7/2015 5:34:30 PM
Hope the sun's warmed the beck up for them.....

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:34:55 PM
Already getting wet #uppies are pushing towards the new leisure centre http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCAZIBoWAAAMplt.jpg

by timesandstar via twitter 4/7/2015 5:35:05 PM
The ball has been thrown #uppies http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCAY0j5XIAI3Yxz.jpg

by timesandstar via twitter 4/7/2015 5:35:11 PM
bear with us - photos not quite in order :D

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:35:39 PM
James reckons there's more Uppies than Downies tonight, but it's hard to tell

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:36:51 PM
Where's the ball at now

by Susan r 4/7/2015 5:36:54 PM
We're still just about 60 yards from the throwing off point - neither side is allowing the other to gain any sort of advantage

by nicole.regan 4/7/2015 5:37:28 PM
Going to be a. Long night. Hope it a uppies night

by Susan r 4/7/2015 5:38:33 PM