Who am I?

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I played 4 tests for SA and scored 6 tries in my debut match.

Who? Gunga Din?

Dr Findley.

I have nearly a half century of caps for my country and have also represented them at U16 level in

I now play for a club in another country

Shortly after missing out on selection for the B&I Lions, the greatest current player in my position hailed me as one of his best competitors

I once scored a hat-trick of tries in an international game, being the first player to do so for my country in nearly 20 years

Scott Murray?

Nope

Ritchie Gray?

Nope, no hat-tricks yet, rodders, just that beaut after the Kearney dummy

Ali Hogg. You mean forward to score a hat trick, I think, Gavin Hastings scored one in 1995

Whatever happened to him? (rhetorical question, I know he plays for Newcastle)

ChequeredJersey wrote:Ali Hogg. You mean forward to score a hat trick, I think, Gavin Hastings scored one in 1995

CJ, I stand corrected, but you are today's winner

I scored 200 points for my country and played at the highest club level in 2 countries plus at a lower level in 1 other and represented the South. In my own country, I was thrice the league player of the year. I would have played more but for some awful injuries.

I have played on the same team as these players:

a Captain of England with only 16 caps

an English winger who has played county cricket who is moving to a new professional club for the first time next season

My country's current first choice 9 and 10 (when fit, from the last world cup) partnership

an Oxford Blue with the Super rugby season try scoring record

a league convert with 30 international tries in one code and 8 in the other for 2 countries

A previous record international points scorer for the All Blacks

2 captains whose sides were victorious in Lions series



I was also once nominated for IRB player of the year and have helped 2 of my clubs get promoted

Chris Latham

Yep. Too many clues there

I played for two clubs professionally in two different countries

I have represented a third country internationally, alongside my twin, who was once nominated for IRB International Player of the Year

A third brother is a Catholic priest, and is supposed to have been the best rugby player of the 3

I have 6 direct siblings and 4 adopted siblings

Tyrone Smith?

no, not twins...

Manuel Contepomi

ChequeredJersey wrote:Manuel Contepomi

Spot on, CJ On fire today

Rugby was not my first sport but after I was deemed "too small" to further my career in that sport, where I had a Club academy place, my friends convinced me to focus on rugby. I made my debut at 10 but have moved elsewhere.

I have a medal from the commonwealth games.

I have captained my country at age group level.

I have both won my domestic league and been relegated.

Danny Care?

Sorry I'm so late, yep it is Danny

Gods, just looking at an emoticon of ale makes me feel unwell right now

Funny how both Care and Youngs used to be flyhalves

ChequeredJersey wrote:Funny how both Care and Youngs used to be flyhalves

Something Bracken has been moaning about, saying they are not specialising early enough.

Other way round, pretty sure ryan Lamb played SH initially.

Banned from playing rugby by my mum, I initially played basketball - until I was banned for punching an official. I switched countries to now be one of the most capped players they have had. I now play my club rugby in a third country.

Brad Thorn?

Castrogiovanni

Manky-Flanker wrote:Castrogiovanni

Correct

I scored a hat-trick on my Currie Cup debut and then when I made my debut for the Springboks - I only went and did it again!

Breyton paulse

LondonTiger wrote:Banned from playing rugby by my mum, I initially played basketball - until I was banned for punching an official. I switched countries to now be one of the most capped players they have had. I now play my club rugby in a third country.

Where was Castro-G from originally then?

Castro is Argentinian. Moved to Italy at 18 or 19. Perhaps I shoul dhave said moved rather than switched

No, I think the question was right LT.

I just never thought he was from anywhere but Italy.

Castrogiovanni - that's about as Italian as Ferrari.

mckay1402 wrote:Breyton paulse

It was indeed Breyton Paulse

LondonTiger wrote:

ChequeredJersey wrote:Funny how both Care and Youngs used to be flyhalves

Something Bracken has been moaning about, saying they are not specialising early enough.

Other way round, pretty sure ryan Lamb played SH initially.

So was Carter, evidence that Bracken is talking pig-muck

Hook started as a scrum half.

Glas a du wrote:Hook started as a scrum half.

Is that further evidence, or meant as a rebuttal your worship?

biltongbek wrote:New thread, old one has run its course,

I played 4 tests for SA and scored 6 tries in my debut match.

Danie Gerber?

PJHolybloke wrote:

Glas a du wrote:Hook started as a scrum half.

Is that further evidence, or meant as a rebuttal your worship?

Neither. It would have been better if he's stayed there.

I was a backing singer on a Grammy-winning pop music track.

I have captained my country, and club. I am capped in 3 positions, and could have played for any of 3 countries. I have only ever played at one club

gboycottnut wrote:

biltongbek wrote:New thread, old one has run its course,

I played 4 tests for SA and scored 6 tries in my debut match.

Danie Gerber?

They already got that one, Chavanga

Laurence Dellaglio

Glas a du wrote:Laurence Dellaglio

Yep, got to stop making them so easy

An international rugby player, I was the producer who worked on the first television coverage of rugby for my national broadcaster.

Whos your national broadcaster?

Why not just ask me the answer? I'll give you a clue, his nickname was almost boncers.

Glas a du wrote:

PJHolybloke wrote:

Glas a du wrote:Hook started as a scrum half.

Is that further evidence, or meant as a rebuttal your worship?

Neither. It would have been better if he's stayed there.

It would have been even better if he had taken up basketball.

Glas a du wrote:An international rugby player, I was the producer who worked on the first television coverage of rugby for my national broadcaster.

Onllwyn Brace

Well done Pete (assuming you are correct). Certainly a question for the Welsh that one.

Interesting statistics: -

Onllwyn Brace (Scrum Half) Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Weight 9 st 11 lb (62 kg)

Mike Phillips (Scrum Half) Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) Weight 16 st 5 lb (104 kg)