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[bionic barrel]

always wonder about good old players of the past, before sl and before being prepared for the end of their rugby careers was thought about, where are the likes of.....

des drummond
john basnett
gary moorby
kevin dick
neil hague
george fairburn
harry pinner
hugh waddel.......................the list goes on and on- if u know, or any other past players what there up to these days please enlighten us.

[Leeds Wire]

Last I heard of Dessie he was teaching PE in Bolton - that was from my father in law who used to live opposite him and was admittedly a while ago. I do know that he's involved in coaching amateurs and is definitely involved with the Jamaica side.

I don't know what George Fairbairn does now but I saw him at Millennium Magic in Edinburgh and he might just have had a few. He was insisting he knew me and treated me like a lost brother, even though I'd never met the bloke. I suggested he might recognise me from the Wilderspool terraces circa 1986 but he was too bladdered to be amused.

Harry Pinner was a pub landlord in Grappenhall, Warrington, last time I heard. Probably still wearing his headband behind the bar...

Edited by Leeds Wire, 15 July 2011 - 06:46 PM.

[Lounge Room Lizard]

Gary Mercer-Last I heard was living in Edinburgh area
Tony Anderson (Halifax, Oldham & Bradford Centre from the 1980s) was teaching Rugby Union at Rishworth School
John Schuster (Halifax, Newcastle Knights Centre) was last I heard working with an Airline Company in Samoa.
John Fieldhouse (former St.Helens, Widnes, Fax and GB Prop) is coaching Leigh East and his son has just signed for Halifax.
Karl Fairbank is a farmer and coaching Elland
Martin Meredith (former Fax winger) is at the NSW RL Coaching & Development Manager
Jamie Bloem runs his own Landscape Gardening Company and is Reffing games!
Anthony Seibold (Hull KR & London Broncos) is head Coach at Mackay Cutters in the Qld Cup
Greg Austin Halifax, Hull KR, Keighley) now coaching at a Sydney Public School. His son plays soccer for Rotherham United
Lee Crooks is Head Coach of Serbia

[TheDuke]

George Fairburn is landlord of the Mill on Holderness Road in Hull

Phil Lowe is landlord of The Shakespeare in Hedon to the east of Hull

Roger Millward is a school caretaker over near Leeds

Len Casey runs a guest house in Northumbria

[Derwent]

des drummond

hugh waddell

Huge Waddle works for the Home Delivery Network parcel service in Carlisle.

Dessie was working on the commercial/community side at Rochdale Hornets last year, but I think his main job is as a fitness conditioner.

[TheDuke]

Mike Smith HKR centre is working as a rigger

[Finn]

Inga Tuigamala is an undertaker.

[southstand loiner]

brian mcdermott and james lowes last seen drawing money under false pretences at headingley.

[HaroldShand]

I see Dean Carroll, the ex-Bradford, Warrington and Carlisle scrum-half in Batley Irish club every Thursday night, normally in quite an intoxicated state.
The great Neil Fox regularly dines with his wife in The Mermaid fish and chip restaurant in nearby Morley.

[Johnoco]

Kevin Dick is/was a roofer (or something like that) in Leeds.

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Edited by Johnoco, 22 July 2011 - 11:05 PM.

[clement]

Mark Gamson(Sheffield Eagles)is a window cleaner round Huddersfield.

[HaroldShand]

Mark Gamson(Sheffield Eagles)is a window cleaner round Huddersfield.

Mark Gamson eh? There's a forgotten stalwart of the game. Didn't he play right through from Sheffield Eagles first season until about 1997 with the same club? Batley signed him when he left the Eagles but he didn't play a single first team game for us IIRC.

[NEIL FOX IS GOD]

Whats Bill Ashurst up to these days?

[Just Browny]

Steve Hesford works in advertising sales these days, and every time you go in to a pub in Blackpool there's a 1 in 3 chance he'll be in there enjoying a pint!

[biglad]

George Fairburn is landlord of the Mill on Holderness Road in Hull

Phil Lowe is landlord of The Shakespeare in Hedon to the east of Hull

Roger Millward is a school caretaker over near Leeds

Len Casey runs a guest house in Northumbria

Lens guest house is in Windermere in Cumbria. He is alsoa rep for Sam Smiths brewery as i remember.

Edited by biglad, 18 July 2011 - 08:50 PM.

[biglad]

Phi Hogan is a sports therapist in Barrow and physio for a rugby union side.

[biglad]

Phil Hogan is a sports therapist in Barrow and a physio fora rugby union side.

[Mumby Magic]

More recent but where's Jon Clarke is he still with Warrington?

Edited by Mumby Magic, 18 July 2011 - 10:33 PM.

[Bulletproof]

Phil McKenzie is a back specialist now.

[1976PMJwires]

More recent but where's Jon Clarke is he still with Warrington?

mourning his brother in law, playing in the Reserves and also talking / presenting to youngster about his bad dark old days!!!