https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/ Fans forum and messageboard for Widnes Vikings rugby league club. en-GB Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:56:22 +0000 wpForo 60 https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/paged/2/#post-29003 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:41:52 +0000 Aspey! I know - it used to be fun buying programs when we played away, back in the day. The number of times his name was spelt incorrectly and the variations on the spelling was always pretty funny.]]> Widnes Vikings Royston Vasey https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/paged/2/#post-29003 https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/paged/2/#post-29001 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:21:44 +0000 Widnes Vikings sandgroper https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/paged/2/#post-29001 https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/paged/2/#post-29000 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:04:41 +0000 Is the player far right on back row Doug Davies? George must be coming to the end of his career with that line up, just bridging the first (brief) glory era I remember in the 1964 Wembley team and before the start of our 1970’s revival under Vince Karalius, so I’m guessing late 1960s. (Ray French signed for us in 1967 and finished playing in 1971, so within those dates). Ged Lowe another 1964 veteran who played on into his 30s switching from 6 to 13, as would have been Johnny Gaydon, if he had been selected in 1964! The player in the centre of the back row looks to me so like John Wood, did he have a elder brother, as I think John arrived on the scene much later(?) I thought that the lad who looked like John Wood was a young-ish Mal Aspey (or was he Aspy, or Asbey or Ashby 😁😉)]]> Widnes Vikings Royston Vasey https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/paged/2/#post-29000 https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/paged/2/#post-28966 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:55:24 +0000 Widnes Vikings WirralViking https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/paged/2/#post-28966 https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/#post-28955 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 22:02:44 +0000 Widnes Vikings Hillview https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/#post-28955 https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/#post-28954 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 21:59:40 +0000 Widnes Vikings Hillview https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/#post-28954 https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/#post-28953 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 21:51:32 +0000 Widnes Vikings sandgroper https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/#post-28953 https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/#post-28952 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 21:16:20 +0000 Widnes Vikings Anotherposter https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/#post-28952 https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/#post-28950 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 18:56:14 +0000 Widnes Vikings kyosei https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/#post-28950 https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/#post-28921 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 21:30:14 +0000 If my memory is not playing tricks on me, I seem to remember that GK started out playing at Loose Forward (No 13) and only moved to Hooker when Jackie Heyes retired. am I correct? R.I.P. George I think you are right Ceejay, I think he did start out as a loose forward. Tough as teak and played in the days when hookers needed particular skills. George had them in spades. RIP George]]> Widnes Vikings Royston Vasey https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/widnes-legend-george-kemel/#post-28921