Rugby - 'Mercurial' Mee back in town (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Rugby - 'Mercurial' Mee back in town

11:55am Thursday 26th May 2011 in Sport

ONE of Kendal's "greats" Casey Mee returns as guest speaker at the club's annual dinner at the Mint Bridge cluhouse this Saturday.

A mercurial play-making Kiwi half-back, Mee featured in the championship-winning team that moved into National Division Two.

He spent four seasons with the club before going to play in Diviison 1 with Wakefield.

His finest hour probably came in the memorable fourth-round Tetley Bitter Cup tie against London Scottish in which Kendal went down 25-20 after Mee was held up over the tryline at the death, giving their Premiership opponents a gigantic scare.

The players' player of the year and other awards presentations and club badges will be made during the evening.

Meanwhile, Kendal have fixed up pre-season matches away at Vale and at home to Wharfedale for the annual Peter Kremer Memorial Trophy, with a match against Penrith on the last Saturday before the new season starts to be confirmed.