The British Lion Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Here's my shot. On their best form are - 1. Jonathan Davies 2. Jason Robinson 3. Inga Tuigamala 4. Scott Gibbs 5. Martin Offiah 6. Henry Paul 7. Kevin Ellis 8. Roland Phillips 9. Craig Gower 10. Scott Quinnell 11. Sonny Bill Williams 12. Andy Farrell (C) 13. Sam Burgess Coach: Shaun Edwards (says he signed the deal, and can't wait to get going........) Difficult emissions and released from their contract are: Tevita Vaikona Wendell Sailor Lote Tuiquri Israel Folau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearNothing Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 10 hours ago, TheFlash said: 1 John Gallagher 2 Gareth Thomas I'd put Alfie in the Centres rather than the wing - played well for Cru & Wales there. cru....Cru.....CRUSADERS!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 Didn't winger Mat Rogers go to the dark side? Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del capo Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 14 hours ago, Pigeon Lofter said: No mention of David Watkins yet. Or George Fairburn. Both legends. Or wingers John Bevan. Berwyn Jones and Maurice Richards......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 gavin henson see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EggFace Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 20 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 forgot about Maurie Fa'asavalu and just wiki him and he had a good career in both codes and it all started at the 2003 RWC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 11 minutes ago, EggFace said: I forgot about Maurie Fa'asavalu and just wiki him and he had a good career in both codes and it all started at the 2003 RWC. Didn't he sign with another Samoan? Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Mumby Magic said: Didn't winger Mat Rogers go to the dark side? Yeah played Test rugby for the Wallabies scoring a shed load of points before returning to the NRL with the Titans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Always thought Scott Gibbs was a better signing than I'd expected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinking Jimmy Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 23 hours ago, bobbruce said: 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. How can you just “shoehorn” Boston and Van Vollenhoven into any team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 8 minutes ago, Jinking Jimmy said: How can you just “shoehorn” Boston and Van Vollenhoven into any team? Well there’s Boston Van vollenhoven and Offiah and only two wing spots. So I was forced to put Boston to centre only because he would be more comfortable there than the other two. I’m pretty sure Boston would’ve been devastating where ever you put him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinking Jimmy Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 15 minutes ago, bobbruce said: Well there’s Boston Van vollenhoven and Offiah and only two wing spots. So I was forced to put Boston to centre only because he would be more comfortable there than the other two. I’m pretty sure Boston would’ve been devastating where ever you put him. Boston could play centre (left centre in 1958 Challenge Cup Final and right centre in the 1960 Championship Final) but looking more carefully at your team you have Offiah on the right wing and Van Vollenhoven on the left. It should be the other way round so Boston playing centre to Offiah is definitely not a bad option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 6 hours ago, Mumby Magic said: Didn't he sign with another Samoan? Dominic Feaunati: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/player-admits-biting-boy-3-3537657 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...
fieldofclothofgold Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Kevin Sinfield standoff / Looseforward Soon we will be dancing the fandangoFROM 2004,TO DO WHAT THIS CLUB HAS DONE,IF THATS NOT GREATNESSTHEN i DONT KNOW WHAT IS.JAMIE PEACOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrewxi Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 If you are talking about players that achieved the most in both codes, not necessarily the best in the world, but performed at an incredible level, won numerous championships etc etc then I would say you have to mention Brad Thorn. (Admittedly he achieved much more in Onion) On a similar tip, Maurie Fa'asavalu. Shaun Edwards? I always though Scott gibbs looked a natural in a saints top. If you forget about his England Onion career, and just think about what he did at Gloucester, Henry paul. Thevtwo best ever for me have to be Robinson and Tuigamala. RIP Inga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EggFace Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 19 hours ago, Mumby Magic said: Didn't he sign with another Samoan? I think he did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 From Wales in my era: Jonathan Davies Phil Ford Scott Gibbs Allan Bateman John Bevan David Watkins Kevin Ellis Jim Mills Tony Fisher Rowland Phillips Paul Moriarty Brian Juliff Kel Coslett John Mantle, Dai Young, Roy Matthias, John Devereux Apologies to those not brought to mind. Apologies to all the great wingers I've had to leave out. If only Mark Ring hadn't changed his mind. He'd have been a sensation. Pity it's not ice hockey rules; we could have brought Bobby Wanbon, Mark Jones and Mike Nicholas on just for the fights. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headtackle Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 05/03/2022 at 12:09, EggFace said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headtackle Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Scrum half options could include Jonathon Griffiths (Saints) or Terry Holmes (Bradford) seem to remember Holmes’ debut lasting about 10 minutes before someone broke his jaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HullWire Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 21 minutes ago, headtackle said: Scrum half options could include Jonathon Griffiths (Saints) or Terry Holmes (Bradford) seem to remember Holmes’ debut lasting about 10 minutes before someone broke his jaw Or Kevin Ellis, decent player when he joined Warrington with Bateman and an underwhelming Roland Phillips. Ellis played for GB a couple of times as well I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 14 hours ago, HullWire said: Or Kevin Ellis, decent player when he joined Warrington with Bateman and an underwhelming Roland Phillips. Ellis played for GB a couple of times as well I think Rowland Phillips didn't fit in at Warrington. He was outstanding at Workington. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 On 03/03/2022 at 23:00, koli said: 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. Your just complicating the question. Carlsberg don't do Soldiers, but if they did, they would probably be Brits. http://www.pitchero....hornemarauders/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlash Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 18 hours ago, headtackle said: Scrum half options could include Jonathon Griffiths (Saints) or Terry Holmes (Bradford) seem to remember Holmes’ debut lasting about 10 minutes before someone broke his jaw In the best cross code players xiii???? He was useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headtackle Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, TheFlash said: In the best cross code players xiii???? He was useless. I fully agree. Most of the converts were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlash Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 minute ago, headtackle said: I fully agree. Most of the converts were No. Some were very good indeed: Bateman, J Davies, Offiah, Tait, Gibbs, Stuart, O'Connor, Tuigamala, Ridge, Halligan, Botica were all quality. Loads of others were also far from useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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