How many players can you name that......?

[The Electric Gentleman]

From Fartown in the 1960's three Scotsmen Rob Valentine,Ally Ford and Billy Hollands ,more recently Kruise Leeming was born in Swaziland

[Futtocks]

Al Kirkland, one of the USA All Stars of the 1950s played a few games for Leeds, but visa problems stopped him from signing for them on a long term basis. He also played a season Down Under with Parramatta.

[Hela Wigmen]

Sadiq Adebiyi was born in Nigeria. 

[Chris22]

19 hours ago, ShevWig90 said:

Gadwin Springer was born in French Guiana I think, not sure where Samy Kuvla was born though mate

Should have read Samy Kibula - bloody autocorrect!

[welshmagpie]

16 minutes ago, Chris22 said:

Should have read Samy Kibula - bloody autocorrect!

Democratic Republic of Congo

[ATLANTISMAN]

Dimitri Pelo  (Catalan Dragons)

New Caledonia

[Damien]

11 minutes ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Dimitri Pelo  (Catalan Dragons)

New Caledonia

Is that not the Pacific Islands?

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

1 hour ago, Damien said:

Is that not the Pacific Islands?

Yes, by the simplest definition, namely all islands in the Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia is a Pacific island.  So that would include, for instance, Vancouver island and all of Japan too. 

However, I think the phrase is sometimes used to mean either a more limited number of islands, collectively referred to sometimes as Oceania, or a smaller sub-set of that, with English speaking colonial origins.  Oceania as a whole also includes New Caledonia/Nouvelle-Caledonie.

My suspicion was that the original poster had in mind the narrowest definition - the Oceania sub-set - if only because he separately mentioned PNG, which itself is in Oceania.  That is why, like Atlantisman, I mentioned Dimitri Pelo.

[ATLANTISMAN]

4 hours ago, Damien said:

Is that not the Pacific Islands?

Point taken I was really counting PI as Fiji/Tonga/Samoa/Cook Islands actually its a French dependency so its president would be Macron so I guess in reality its FRANCE:)

[ATLANTISMAN]

2 hours ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said:

Yes, by the simplest definition, namely all islands in the Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia is a Pacific island.  So that would include, for instance, Vancouver island and all of Japan too. 

However, I think the phrase is sometimes used to mean either a more limited number of islands, collectively referred to sometimes as Oceania, or a smaller sub-set of that, with English speaking colonial origins.  Oceania as a whole also includes New Caledonia/Nouvelle-Caledonie.

My suspicion was that the original poster had in mind the narrowest definition - the Oceania sub-set - if only because he separately mentioned PNG, which itself is in Oceania.  That is why, like Atlantisman, I mentioned Dimitri Pelo.

Sorry WW I didn't notice you mentioned him my fault should not have named him:(

[yanto]

Singapore  

Workington, Whitehaven and Barrow in the top flight. 

[Derwent]

Several Scottish players at Workington in the 60’s most notably Alan Tait senior, Glen Turnbull, Harry Whittaker, George “Happy” Wilson.

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

47 minutes ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Sorry WW I didn't notice you mentioned him my fault should not have named him:(

No problem!  Clearly, great minds think alike!!

[ATLANTISMAN]

14 hours ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said:

No problem!  Clearly, great minds think alike!!

If I remember correctly his brother was not too bad as well I think he played for Toulouse ?

 

Paul

[Bleep1673]

Anybody born in Yorkshire can claim independence as it is still known as a Peoples Republic.?

[Bleep1673]

This is a great thread. It shows how far flung RL can get. The only place seems to be South America that is untouched by TGG.

Oh, & Cornwall.

[bentleyman]

Jamie Bloem  South Africa

[yanto]

1 hour ago, Bleep1673 said:

This is a great thread. It shows how far flung RL can get. The only place seems to be South America that is untouched by TGG.

Oh, & Cornwall.

As in top class but plenty of grass roots work taking place :

 

Chile 54-8 Brazil  (Los Ángeles, Chile; 17 November 2017)

Biggest win

Brazil 54-12 Colombia  (Sao Paulo, Brazil; 23 November 2018)

Biggest defeat

Chile 54-8 Brazil  (Los Ángeles, Chile; 17 November 2017)

[Mumby Magic]

Levy Nzongou

[GUBRATS]

Des Drummond , Jamaica 

 

[Eddie]

On 20/04/2020 at 13:26, Bleep1673 said:

This is a great thread. It shows how far flung RL can get. The only place seems to be South America that is untouched by TGG.

Oh, & Cornwall.

I dare say the Cornish Rebels would disagree with you https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_league_in_Cornwall

[Mumby Magic]

Dave Barends South Africa and here's one Lamont Bryan Germany 

[Magic XIII]

On 18/04/2020 at 19:11, Damien said:

Mark Johnson - Another South African that played for Hull and Salford

Started at London Crusaders. Very good winger.

[Damien]

3 minutes ago, Magic XIII said:

Started at London Crusaders. Very good winger.

Yeah, I wasn't sure if he played for them in the top tier or not.

[The Electric Gentleman]

There were enough scots born players playing in the 1960's to form a seven a side team that played in a pre season knockout at Fartown Drew Broach and Ron Cowan from Leeds were two not mentioned so far who played