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\"\"<\/a>It is with great sadness that we have to announce that former Bramley player Norman Francis has sadly passed away. Our sincere condolences go to his family and friends.<\/p>\n

Norman Francis signed for Bramley in October 1991 from Oldham and donned the amber and black for the first time when he came on as a substitute for right centre Kevin Bell in the 52-0 home victory against Chorley. The following match and Norman started the match on the left wing and celebrated with his first try for the club in an 19-10 win at Doncaster. He kept the shirt for the rest of rhe season and crossed the try-line on fifteen occasions including a brace of tries in both victories against Highfield. In a spell of nine matches during December and January he crossed the whitewash in six of those games.<\/p>\n

After winning promotion in the 1991-92 season Bramley found it much harder in the higher division during the fo;;owing season. In a injury-ravaged season for Norman, he still scored a respectable six tries in his twelve appearances including two tries in the 22-16 home victory against Swinton and another two at McClaren field in a 14-30 loss to Rochdale Hornets.<\/p>\n

The 1993-94 season and Norman wore the Bramley shirt for a total on seventeen occasions, 10 on the right wing, 6 on the left wing and one as substitute. Seven tries were scored by crowd favourite \u201cStormin Norman\u201d including a try in each of the last two matches of the season, sadly both ended in home defeats against Huddersfield (20-30) and Workington (8-52).<\/p>\n

One week after his 30th birthday, Norman celebrated in style by scoring two tries in a 46-0 romp at home to Highfield, another romp, this time a 34-0 home win against Carlisle. In one of Bramley\u2019s best performances of the season, Norman scored in the impressive 27-12 home win versus Ryedale-York and scored his fifth and final try of the season at Batley visited and took away the spoils in a 18-10 win.<\/p>\n

With just one apperance in the 1996 season, the 1995-96 campaign would be Norman\u2019s swansong as he went over for five tries from twelve starts and one substitute appearance. His only Bramley hat-trick came when he powered his way over for three tries at Highfield as Bramley won 18-13. his other tries came in Bramley\u2019s club record victory as Chorley were taken to the cleaners by 74-0 and his final try came in the hard-fought 20-17 victory at home to Woolston Rovers in the Regal Trophy, in fact his five tries came in three consecutive matches.<\/p>\n

Stormin Norman\u2019s five seasons at the club gave the Bramley fans many great memories especially, on the occasions when he would bounce off a would-be tackler, do a forward roll and get to his feet and run over another unfortunate (to be in the way) tackler! RIP Norman<\/p>\n

Bramley carreer.<\/p>\n

Season Apps Sub Apps Tries Points<\/p>\n

1991-92 24 1 15 60
\n1992-93 12 6 24
\n1993-94 16 1 7 28
\n1994-95 12 1 5 20
\n1995-96 12 1 5 20
\n1996 1<\/p>\n

Totals 77 4 38 152<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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