sidcow Posted January 8 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8 9 minutes ago, bickster said: Welsh rugby legend JPR Williams gone at 74 Surely those were 5 Nations Tries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Marco Polo just 69 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Apologies, that was 700 years ago today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 8 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8 3 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Apologies, that was 700 years ago today. Phew. I nearly put him as one of my picks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Genie Posted January 8 Popular Post Share Posted January 8 4 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Apologies, that was 700 years ago today. Only slightly later than @bickster’s 2024 entries 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 2 hours ago, Xela said: Those heavy balls surely to blame. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 40 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Phew. I nearly put him as one of my picks. You were at school with him weren’t you? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 8 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8 (edited) 56 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Marco Polo just 69 years old Mint! Edited January 8 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Larry Collins, musician and songwriter has died. Notably he wrote Delta Dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 JPR Williams ! I know nothing about Rugby; the nearest I have been to watching a live Rugby match was 1981 againt The Albion at VP, but even I could see what a great athlete this bloke was. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 9 VT Supporter Share Posted January 9 18 minutes ago, veloman said: JPR Williams ! I know nothing about Rugby; the nearest I have been to watching a live Rugby match was 1981 againt The Albion at VP, but even I could see what a great athlete this bloke was. RIP I'll take your word for it. I have heard of him, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 9 VT Supporter Share Posted January 9 12 hours ago, bickster said: Welsh rugby legend JPR Williams gone at 74 Brilliant player. He was also my father in laws claim to fame. He did a training session at London Welsh (I think) and managed to stop JPR scoring a try by ankle tapping him. Was super happy with himself until the coach told him off for risking injury to JPR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 9 Moderator Share Posted January 9 This was the shoulder barge that JPR did on Jean-Francois Gourdon in 1976 that saved the game for Wales and enabled them to win the Grand Slam. The Man was as hard as nails, he was also a very good orthopaedic surgeon Quote How tough was he? Well, after the full-back was involved in a road traffic accident back in the day, Gareth Edwards was moved to say: “Bloody typical, isn’t it? “The car’s a write-off. The tanker’s a write-off. But JPR comes out of it all in one piece.” That was the incident that supposedly led a hospital spokesman to report the next day: “Mr Williams spent a comfortable night, but we were unable to save the lorry.” Wales Online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Was never really into rugby (and still not into it ) , but JPR Williams was the first sorta "household name" in that sport for me , probably the most famous player of the 70's ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 9 VT Supporter Share Posted January 9 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: Was never really into rugby (and still not into it ) , but JPR Williams was the first sorta "household name" in that sport for me , probably the most famous player of the 70's ? Yeah. JPR Williams, Bill Beaumont, Jonny Wilkinson, Matt Dawson. Beyond that I'd struggle to name many rugby union players. Forced to play it at school. Hate everything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 9 Moderator Share Posted January 9 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: Was never really into rugby (and still not into it ) , but JPR Williams was the first sorta "household name" in that sport for me , probably the most famous player of the 70's ? Nah, I’d put him third behind Gareth Edwards and Phil Bennett You could probably put David Duckham into the mix for England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 26 minutes ago, bickster said: You could probably put David Duckham into the mix for England Didn't he play for Coventry ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 9 Moderator Share Posted January 9 2 minutes ago, veloman said: Didn't he play for Coventry ? Yep, only club team he played for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted January 9 VT Supporter Share Posted January 9 40 minutes ago, bickster said: Nah, I’d put him third behind Gareth Edwards and Phil Bennett You could probably put David Duckham into the mix for England I've got the dvd for the 1973 Barbarians game. Unbelievable try scored by these players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 9 Moderator Share Posted January 9 13 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: I've got the dvd for the 1973 Barbarians game. Unbelievable try scored by these players. Best game of rugby from the amateur era in my opinion and it was a friendly between a touring side and an invitational 15 played as a wind down match at the end of the All Blacks tour. Absolutely nothing at stake except pride 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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