Unusual Rugby Facts

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Thought this would be a good long term topic that could maybe run and run.
I’ll start it off with this.

Did you know that Nigel Walker apparently he never missed an international tackle?
I find it hard to believe but apparently it’s true.

Who were they?

Graham Bachop?
Patricio Noriega?
Jamie Joseph?
Adrian Garvey?

Who else?

I dont think Noriega ever played at the World Cup for Australia, but yes Bash, Jamie J and Adrian garvey plus Matt Pini, Illie Tabua, Dylan Mika, Buncie and Inga the Winga.

Scotland and France are both starting a player on Saturday that's played for a club in the Netherlands.

bluestonevedder wrote:

Shifty wrote:

polotechnics wrote:
Thought this would be a good long term topic that could maybe run and run.
I’ll start it off with this.

Did you know that Nigel Walker apparently he never missed an international tackle?
I find it hard to believe but apparently it’s true.

Rubbish!
14 minutes 55 seconds, he attempts a tackle on a player, bangs his head against his knee and knocks himself out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQeX60neNGU

That's not a completed tackle.

How on earth did come across this Shifty? Tell me you didn't trawl through old footage to check? 

In his defence, he still gets the guy down. I think it's a completed tackle.

Dont be so silly thats my youtube channel, lol.  
I'd argue Walker showed awful tecnique and used the side of his head in the tackle, while the Scotland player actually lost his balance and fell over.

Scotland have won only 1 of their last 12 games against Wales.

15 Mar 2014 Wales 51 - 3 Scotland Millennium StadiumCardiff, Wales
09 Mar 2013 Scotland 18 - 28 Wales MurrayfieldEdinburgh, Scotland
12 Feb 2012 Wales 27 - 13 Scotland Millennium StadiumCardiff, Wales
12 Feb 2011 Scotland 6 - 24 Wales MurrayfieldEdinburgh, Scotland
13 Feb 2010 Wales 31 - 24 Scotland Millennium StadiumCardiff, Wales
08 Feb 2009 Scotland 13 - 26 Wales MurrayfieldEdinburgh, Scotland
09 Feb 2008 Wales 30 - 15 Scotland Millennium StadiumCardiff, Wales
10 Feb 2007 Scotland 21 - 9 Wales MurrayfieldEdinburgh, Scotland
12 Feb 2006 Wales 28 - 18 Scotland Millennium StadiumCardiff, Wales
13 Mar 2005 Scotland 22 - 46 Wales MurrayfieldEdinburgh, Scotland
14 Feb 2004 Wales 23 - 10 Scotland Millennium StadiumCardiff, Wales
30 Aug 2003 Wales 23 - 9 Scotland Millennium StadiumCardiff, Wales

caoimhincentre wrote:you don't need an english passport to play for england

You don't need a Welsh granny to play for Wales, either.

Unusual and totally pointless rugby fact.

Nobody called Zooby Grukalot has ever played for England.

Shifty wrote:In the past Wales and England have teamed together to defeat Ireland and Scotland on special occasions.  
All Four Unions wanted to do these games however both Scotland and Ireland agreed they'd be together before Wales and England had entered the discussion.  Neither Scotland or Ireland were prepared to team with England under any circumstances.
Wales and England had the last laugh though as they have beaten the Ireland and Scotland team on every occasion the teams faced off!

The first game was played on 31st December 1955 in Landsdowne Road, Ireland to celebrate the opening of a new stand.  The final score was 18-15 to Wales and England.

The second game was 17 October 1959 to celebrate the Twickenham Jubilee, England and Wales won 26 - 17.

Whichever team sided with Wales was expected to be victorious as Wales enjoyed their first "Golden Era" in the 1950's!

They did it again this year, half the Welsh team was born in England

Great Thread!

I've been inspired to join the forum on the weight of it, the Alexandre Dumoulin story is a belter!

Thanks!

I'm sure most of us here know this story, but I'm posting it for the benefit of those who don't.


In 1863 Blackheath Rugby Football Club was a founder member of The Football Association which was formed in London with the intention of deciding on one definitive form of "Football" which would be played by all.

At that time it wasn't certain which code of rules the FA would adopt. They had narrowed it down to either the Cambridge Rules (soccer) or Rugby Rules.

Mr Francis Maule Campbell of the Blackheath club was a member of the committee and at the meeting he argued that hacking was an essential element of 'football' and that to eliminate it would "do away with all the courage and pluck from the game, and I will be bound over to bring over a lot of Frenchmen who would beat you with but a week’s practice."

Campbell withdrew Blackheath over the hacking issue and other rugby clubs followed his lead and did not join the Football Association. This was believed to be the decisive factor in the FA adopting the Cambridge Rules and thus Association Football was born.

The RFU was formed separately in 1871.

The Fourth Lion wrote:Unusual and totally pointless rugby fact.

Nobody called Zooby Grukalot has ever played for England.

Seems a shame. Its a cool name. Think it would suit Owen Farrell.