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

[Damien]

Andre Stoop

[Futtocks]

Some African players over the years: Len Killeen, Trevor Lake, Gert Coetzer, Jaco Booysen, Hugh Murray, Toby du Toit, David Barends, Arthur Larard, James Megson, William Mart, Attie van Heerden, Constant van der Spuy, Carl Burger, David Booysen, Fred Oliver, Ian Clark, Ken Morrson, Jack Pansegrouw, Fred Griffiths, Ronnie Colin, Ivor Dorrington, Ted Brophy, Ernie & Ossie Deysel, Athol Brown, Jan Prinsloo, Tommy Gentles, Jan Lotriet, Alan Skene, Wilf Rosenberg, George van Rooyen, Hugh Gillespe, Tony Forster, Percy Landsberg, Colin Greenwood, Goolam Abed, Louis Neumann, Noor Daniels, Andile (Duncan) Pikoli, Salie Schroder, Johnny Gaydon... plenty more, when I check my copy of 'Tries and Conversions' again.

[barnyia]

Eddie rombo 

[WSRD]

Hugh Duffy played for Salford and Halifax born in Scotland.

[Ullman]

As Ash Hope has already mentioned in an earlier thread, Hull KR fielded two American grid iron players, Tim Anchors and Pat Kelly, in a first team game at Widnes in 1980.

[Hela Wigmen]

Just now, Ullman said:

As Ash Hope has already mentioned in an earlier thread, Hull KR fielded two American grid iron players, Tim Anchors and Pat Kelly, in a first team game at Widnes in 1980.

Wasn’t that Oldham, not Hull KR?

[Hela Wigmen]

Jon Magrin, who used to go by the name Wallace, played in Super League for London and is born in Malta but represents Jamaica internationally. 

[Ullman]

Just now, Hela Wigmen said:

Wasn’t that Oldham, not Hull KR?

They definitely played for Hull KR. Played most of that season in their 'A' team but got a game at Widnes that day as Hull KR were resting some of their squad ahead of a game that I would have preferred not to recall.

[bobbruce]

Dave Valentine 

[Hela Wigmen]

1 minute ago, Ullman said:

They definitely played for Hull KR. Played most of that season in their 'A' team but got a game at Widnes that day as Hull KR were resting some of their squad ahead of a game that I would have preferred not to recall.

We’re both right. 

https://www.totalrl.com/the-self-isolation-chronicles-oldham/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-self-isolation-chronicles-oldham

[ShevWig90]

I'm sure Younes Khattabi was born in Morocco? If I remember correctly he scored a try for Catalans when they lost to Saints in 2007 CC Final

[Wollongong]

A quick skim through trinity in addition to those already mentioned...

Judah Masive - Zimbabwe 

Milan Kosanovic - Yugoslavia (Serbia)

John Hawley - Scotland 

Rudolph Hasse - SAfrica

James McLaren - Scotland 

Peter Murphy - Scotland 

 

and in the current squad

Titus Gwaze - Zimbabwe 

 

 

 

[Jinking Jimmy]

Brian Shillinglaw (Scotland) played for Whitehaven, Wigan and Leigh.

[Jinking Jimmy]

Two Italians at Wigan (1957) Tony Rossi (possibly not real name) and Tony Romano. I think Wigan also gave trials to an American called Chuck Wiseman, possibly early sixties.

[Eagle Warrior]

Samy Kibula I think was born in The Peoples Republic of Congo.

[Nate90]

40 minutes ago, Jinking Jimmy said:

Two Italians at Wigan (1957) Tony Rossi (possibly not real name) and Tony Romano. I think Wigan also gave trials to an American called Chuck Wiseman, possibly early sixties.

Thanks Jimmy, Tony Rossi was the one I was thinking of.

 

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

Dimitri Pelo, formerly of Les Dracs, is a native of Nouvelle-Caledonie.

[WSRD]

Ken Goodhall played for Workington born in Ireland

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

13 hours ago, Hela Wigmen said:

Yeah, Springer is from South America. 

But, technically, also from France.  I think French Guiana is an overseas department, so it returns representatives to Paris in French general elections and is territorially within the EU. 

[Old Frightful]

14 hours ago, ShevWig90 said:

How many players can you name that have played in the English top tier from 1895 until present  that have not been born in the following countries  England, Australia, New Zealand, Wales, France, Pacific Islands and PNG?

I would say Stanley Gene, although born in PNG, is the only one old enough but he stopped playing a while back.

[Jinking Jimmy]

10 hours ago, Nate90 said:

Thanks Jimmy, Tony Rossi was the one I was thinking of.

 

He came back to Wigan in 1960 with a team from Padua who played against Triangle Valve.

[koli]

Seamus McCallion .

[Jinking Jimmy]

10 hours ago, Nate90 said:

Thanks Jimmy, Tony Rossi was the one I was thinking of.

 

According to someone on the Wigan World site, his real name was Tony Danielli.

[Chrome Dome]

Piet Pretorius, Jacob Ferreira...Workington Town 1960's.    Mark Johnson..Workington Town 1996 SL1...all from South Africa.

[ShevWig90]

1 hour ago, Old Frightful said:

I would say Stanley Gene, although born in PNG, is the only one old enough but he stopped playing a while back.

 I once saw Stanley Gene in a Wigan nightclub and asked him how old he was his reply was "I don't know mate"