Graham Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 St George Dragons Immortal Johnny Raper has passed away, aged 82. Raper has been battling dimentia for some years. Raper was part of the Dragons' golden generation, playing in eight of the eleven straight premierships the club won during the 1950s and 60s. Read the full article - Click here The Australian Rugby League Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Watt Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 14 hours ago, Graham said: St George Dragons Immortal Johnny Raper has passed away, aged 82. Raper has been battling dimentia for some years. Raper was part of the Dragons' golden generation, playing in eight of the eleven straight premierships the club won during the 1950s and 60s. Read the full article - Click here I have a few memories of Johnny Raper. First saw him play in the first Ashes test played at Wembley in 1960 in a mid-week game under lights where the Aussies hammered us, with his St George team mates Gasnier and Langlands prominent alongside of him. Watched him play during his last season for St George in 1969 after I arrived in Aus. the previous year and then met up with him personally when he coached Cronulla for a couple of seasons in the mid 70's. Raper was the best cover tackling lock forward I have ever seen in over 75 years of watching the game. RIP Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 The game you mention was 1963. There wasn’t a tour in 1960. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Watt Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 12 hours ago, Anita Bath said: The game you mention was 1963. There wasn’t a tour in 1960. Thanks for the correction. I was in London in 1960 as a student and left there for my first job in Lancaster until I returned to London in 1963 to work there until I left the UK in 1966. Memory let me down I am afraid- should have checked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R L Winger Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 R.I.P. JOHNNY RAPER IMORTAL OF THE GAME OF RUGBY LEAGUE & ONE OF THE GREATEST ST GEORGE DRAGONS OF ALL TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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