Brian O'Driscoll

[Purple]

Yes - the way the NZRFU raid the best players from Antartica is indeed a disgrace !

I wasn't aware of that but every second player born in Fiji and Samoa is playing for NZ.
Given that both Samoa and Fiji are over 3000Km from New Zealand it’s a bit strange that they can get away with it.

 

[Purple]

1972 Lansdowne Road when England played an unscheduled match after Wales and Scotland refused to travel due to apparently unfounded and uninvestigated "security concerns". I've attended many sporting events in many venues down the years but I have never experienced anything like the reception England (deservedly IMHO) got that day.

Before I was born...

 

[TarfHead]

That and incidents like JPR Williams breaking David Irwin's leg with a foot-trip in 1983 .... I could go on ....

Did he trip him up from the stands, cos JPR retired from international rugby in 1981 ?

Don't let facts get in the way of a good grudge !

 

[TarfHead]

I wasn't aware of that but every second player born in Fiji and Samoa is playing for NZ.
Given that both Samoa and Fiji are over 3000Km from New Zealand it’s a bit strange that they can get away with it.

Many of the All Blacks, who are qualified to play for Fiji/Samoa/Tonga, are either born in NZ, or raised there from a young age.

Tana Umaga played a test for the ABs against a Samoa team that include his brother Mike. Both born in NZ.

Rodney So'oalio's brother Steven played for Samoa. Both were born in Somoa, but grew up in Wellington, NZ.

 

[DavyJones]

O Driscoll is overrated.




Without doubt the best Irish rugby player of all time, He would walk onto any team in the world. His work rate is immense and is never afraid to put his body on the line. How he didn't get player of the year is byond must people. although the winner is too, a legend.

Hopefully O Driscoll can go another full season without injury, if he does, it will be the second of his career, amazing player.

 

[mathepac]

Did he trip him up from the stands, cos JPR retired from international rugby in 1981 ? ...

Thanks for that. I got the correct Irish player, correct opposition, correct year, correct injury, wrong Williams / Jones / Price / Lewis / Davies / whatever. At my age getting that much right is pretty good.

JPR tripped Mike Gibson.

 

[Firefly]

Off topic but as there are rugby heads on, can someone answer me this (without googling)...who was the last, regular scrumhalf for Ireland before The Stringmeister?

 

[Purple]

Off topic but as there are rugby heads on, can someone answer me this (without googling)...who was the last, regular scrumhalf for Ireland before The Stringmeister?

I suppose you'd have to go back to Bradley in the 80's to find someone with more than 20 caps.

 

[mathepac]

Does this help? - http://wesclark.com/rrr/sh_guide.html

 

[Luckycharm]

Off topic but as there are rugby heads on, can someone answer me this (without googling)...who was the last, regular scrumhalf for Ireland before The Stringmeister?

Niall hogan played for a while in the 90's i think he has around 13 caps. Conor Mcguinness has 14 caps from 90;s and interestingly enough is only 2 years older then stringer!!

 

[carpedeum]

Thanks for that. I got the correct Irish player, correct opposition, correct year, correct injury, wrong Williams / Jones / Price / Lewis / Davies / whatever. At my age getting that much right is pretty good.

JPR tripped Mike Gibson.

For me, JPR will always be redeemed by his contribution to Willie John's Lions tour to South Africa. He was awesome... If on your team! Now THAT was a tough team who took no prisoners or bullying from the 'boks. RTE/BBC showed a great documentary on that tour some months ago. Slattery and Gibson are up there with O'Driscoll in the all time greats list.