Paul Sironen on his Balmain/Wests Tigers legacy after ending 50 years of service

[Rugby League World]

Paul Sironen has clocked up a fifty-year association with Balmain, now Wests Tigers, and he leaves behind a remarkable legacy. THE TERM ‘legend’ often gets...

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[Vambo]

I remember that not long after I got into RL there was a Kangaroo tour and one of the things that I still remember was Sironen and Gregory having a bit of a needle at Wembley.

He was a hell of a forward. 

[Sports Prophet]

I remember my Dad considered Siro to be a bit of a pretend tough man. As far as I am concerned he was a tough #### who ran the ball as hard as it could be run.

Edited January 12 by Sports Prophet

[Jonty58]

20 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said:

I remember my Dad considered Siro to be a bit of a pretend tough man. As far as I am concerned he was a tough #### who ran the ball as hard as it could be run.

People say that because he had a slight lisp and they thought he was soft.

i don’t agree.

[Futtocks]

Sirro, aka "The Buttock", according to Roy & HG. A very fine player.

[Wigan Riversider]

Think I saw him play for Villeneuve v Lancashire Lynx at Preston Grass Hoppers Ru day after gf 1998. Fine player.

Also remember, vaguely, the advert prior to 1992 second test on Oz TV, when he "tackled" our late Queen Elizabeth The Great.