Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
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lostinwales
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Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
Bath are putting out Banahan and Burgess this weekend against the Ospreys. I reckon this is the biggest centre pairing in the history of the game
Banahan
(6 ft 7 in)
Weight 110 kg (17 st 5 lb
Burgess
(6 ft 5 in)
Weight 116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
Combined height: 13ft
Combined Weight: 35 stone 9lbs
Anyone think of one bigger that have actually taken to the field together ?
Banahan
(6 ft 7 in)
Weight 110 kg (17 st 5 lb
Burgess
(6 ft 5 in)
Weight 116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
Combined height: 13ft
Combined Weight: 35 stone 9lbs
Anyone think of one bigger that have actually taken to the field together ?
sirtidychris- Posts : 854
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
Scary stuff.
TightHEAD- Posts : 6192
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
Just run around them...
To me it's a bit like putting Derwyn Jones and Martin Bayfield in as your lock pairing, big yes, talented... no!
To me it's a bit like putting Derwyn Jones and Martin Bayfield in as your lock pairing, big yes, talented... no!
Shifty- Posts : 7393
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
French and Saunders?
Cardiff Dave- Posts : 6596
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
Ironic as their usual pair is probably one of the smallest around!
Who partners Bastaroud at Toulon?
Who partners Bastaroud at Toulon?
yappysnap- Posts : 11993
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
yappysnap wrote:Ironic as their usual pair is probably one of the smallest around!
Who partners Bastaroud at Toulon?
Maxime Mermoz.
Those 2 centres are the same size as your average second row combination.
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
I think i remember a Tongan pairing with both centres over/close to 120kg.
VinceWLB- Posts : 3841
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
Didn't do them much good Bath 10 Ospreys 13sirtidychris wrote:Bath are putting out Banahan and Burgess this weekend against the Ospreys. I reckon this is the biggest centre pairing in the history of the game
Banahan
(6 ft 7 in)
Weight 110 kg (17 st 5 lb
Burgess
(6 ft 5 in)
Weight 116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
Combined height: 13ft
Combined Weight: 35 stone 9lbs
Anyone think of one bigger that have actually taken to the field together ?
wayne- Posts : 3183
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
Who'd have thought playing some locks in the backs wouldn't work...
yappysnap- Posts : 11993
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
Two centres. One who can't pass and one who can only pass off his good hand and they don't inspire ball in hand. Who'd have though it.
formerly known as Sam- Posts : 21334
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
Didn't have another option with injuries and England duty
Bathite- Posts : 8468
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
Watching the highlights last night they actually seemed to do OK. I don't think it was their fault Bath lost .
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
TJ wrote:Could be the slowest as well.
Now now TJ, can we please refrain from insulting the eternal glory of:
12.Tindall 13.Noon
king_carlos- Posts : 12766
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
Fiji V Wales in the AIs were huge. They lost 13 - 17 to Wales and fielded a massive set of backs. A 19/20 stone centre paired with Goneva of Leicester who must be pretty big. I think the average for all the backs was 17 st and was described as the heaviest in rugby history.
hugehandoff- Posts : 1349
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
Nemani Nadolo was the Fijian Centre
196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
125 kg (19 st 10 lb)
Vereniki Goneva
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
125 kg (19 st 10 lb)
Vereniki Goneva
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Tiger/Chief- Posts : 250
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Re: Largest Centre Pairing Ever ?
Haven't Roberts and North played together for Wales?
Nonu and SBW were a hefty old pairing too but I reckon Slammin Sam and Bananaman takes some beating?
Nonu and SBW were a hefty old pairing too but I reckon Slammin Sam and Bananaman takes some beating?
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