Talk:Paul Thorburn

Spurious longest kick claim
Modified in light of the obvious evidence to the contrary:
 * "In the match Bridlington School 1st XV v. an Army XV at Bridlington, Humberside in 1944, Ernie Cooper, captaining the school, landed a penalty kick from a measured 81 yd (74 m) from the post with a kick that carried over the dead ball line." Guinness Book of Records, 25th Edition, 1978, page 278.

See also 60th anniversary report in The Times here and The Telegraph here. Nick Cooper (talk) 12:08, 9 October 2009 (UTC)