Mumby Magic Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 With tragic passing of Inga Tuigamala recently and people placing him as one of the greatest Cross-Code Players of all time got me thinking..... Plus you all know I like a good XIII list. This can be moving either way too. I'll get me thinking cap on and give you mine soon. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 FB J. Davies RW J. Robinson RC Inga LC Tuquiri LW Offiah SO SH P H P SR SBW SR T.Foster LF I know I'll have missed some obvious ones particular from the past but I've only had 5 mins to think. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearTheVee Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Luther Burrell captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastLondonMike Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Ricky Stuart started off in RU. Wouldn't be a bad option for 7. If just having played RU is the qualification you can also have Gary Connolly, Henry Paul, RTS, Benji Marshall, Wendell Sailor, Mark Gasnier.. Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 1.J.Davies 2.M.Offiah 3.D.Messenger 4.V.Tuigamala 5.B.Boston 6.A.Summons 7.R.Stuart 8.J.Mills 9.J.Gray 10.R.Mossop 11.A.Perelini 12.E.Koloto 13.R.Price I’ve only included players who came from the dark side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Frisky Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Andy Powell - Prop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headtackle Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Van Vollenhoven on the wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 A lot of competition in the backs, harder to find real contenders in the forwards. Here's a tentative selection: Fullback: Puig-Aubert Wings: Billy Boston & Martin Offiah Centres: Inga & Jiffy Halfbacks: Arthur Summons, Ricky Stuart Hooker: Craig Gower, maybe? Props: Apollo Perelini, Scott Quinnell (in his last RL season form) Second Rows: Jean Galia, Dave Valentine Loose Forward: Ray Price Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headtackle Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Sure Saints signed a Union prop in the 60s. Name does not come to mind but think he was from Coventry and answered an advert in the paper if team short of forwards could include Stuart Evans (Wales RU late 80s) and Fasavalu (Samoa) Scott Gibbs in the centre ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Chevron on Blue Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Prop- Cliff Watson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headtackle Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 That’s the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Prendle Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Nick Du Toit on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The storm Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Davo5 said: 1.J.Davies 2.M.Offiah 3.D.Messenger 4.V.Tuigamala 5.B.Boston 6.A.Summons 7.R.Stuart 8.J.Mills 9.J.Gray 10.R.Mossop 11.A.Perelini 12.E.Koloto 13.R.Price I’ve only included players who came from the dark side. Very good selections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Moore Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 British Only, Union to League Bev Risman Billy Boston Lewis Jones Allan Bateman Martin Offiah Jonathan Davies Jonathan Griffiths Cliff Watson John Gray Mike Coulman Ben Gronow Trevor Foster Dave Valentine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headtackle Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Ray French ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koli Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 10 minutes ago, headtackle said: Ray French ? I think you have to make a distinction between people who signed from RU but grew up in RL areas and those with no prior direct exposure to the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 1 minute ago, koli said: I think you have to make a distinction between people who signed from RU but grew up in RL areas and those with no prior direct exposure to the game. Why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HullWire Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 2 hours ago, headtackle said: Sure Saints signed a Union prop in the 60s. Name does not come to mind but think he was from Coventry and answered an advert in the paper if team short of forwards could include Stuart Evans (Wales RU late 80s) and Fasavalu (Samoa) Scott Gibbs in the centre ? I think you would have to be very short before including Stuart Evans. I could never understand how he was on the pitch and it looked like he had the same opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I’m only doing players that started in union and came over. Rather than people like Robinson or Farrell who went the other way 1/ Davies 2/ Offiah 3/ Tuigamala 4/ Boston 5/ Van Vollenhoven 6/ Jones 7/ Botica 8/ Watson 9/ Stuart 10/ Mills 11/ Quinnell 12/ Mantle 13/ Price Had to shoe horn Offiah Boston and TVV in somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBKnight Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 How does "League to Union back to League then back to Union" fit in ? If you're looking for a forward, then Brad Thorn is your man :- 1994-2000 Three premierships with the Brisbane Broncos, SoO and Kangaroo caps 2001-2004 To Union with Canterbury in NZ - 12 All-Black caps - played in 2003 RUWC 2005-2007 Back to the Broncos, another Premiership in 2006. He also played all three SoO games for Queensland in 2005 2008-2015 - back to Union, another Super Rugby title, RUWC winner in 2011 - won the Heineken Cup with Leinster in 2012 That's some career....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koli Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 32 minutes ago, Davo5 said: Why Because it’s a very different proposition.Ray French as an example watched Saints from a young age,played touch in the street n park,probably played for his primary school and maybe some amateur RL as a teenager.So familiar with the game and of course the region. A Welsh convert needed to move geographically to an area he was unfamiliar with to play a game that he’d probably only ever seen on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlash Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 1 John Gallagher 2 Gareth Thomas 3 Luther Burrell 4 Steve Diamond 5 Jim Fallon/Nigel Heslop 6 Gary Pearce 7 Terry Holmes 8 Stuart Evans 9 Paul John 10 Tony D'Arcy/Dai Young 11 Shem Tatupu 12 Garrick Morgan 13 Andy Powell Coach: Balmain legend Alan Jones would surely get a tune out of this star studded lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring back the Boyd Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Alan Tait Martin Offiah Alan Bateman Inga John Bevan Jiffy Kevin Ellis Rowland Phillips Jonathan Griffiths Mark Jones Scott Quinell Paul Moriaty David Bishop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Lofter Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 No mention of David Watkins yet. Or George Fairburn. Both legends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League of XIII Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Sam Burgess - centre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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