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i have meet quite a few in my time , adam watene was a true gent god rest his soul , mozzer was like a gentle giant

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Adrian Morley is an absolute gent! Always makes time to chat to the fans

Also Paul Sculthorpe and Jon Wilkin were very approachable guys

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Have met Paul Sculthorpe a number of times and was a pleasure to meet. Even remembered me one of the times icon_biggrin.gif

Met Stan Wall in Perpignan in 2006, a true gentleman and talked to us for about half an hour.

Talked to Paul Cullen for about 5 minutes a few years ago, he was watching his son play in a tournament. Was really willing to talk to us, even though he was there watching his son.

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Funny enough being a Saints fan I met quite alot of the successfull Wigan team because of where I worked, the friendliest was Joe Lydon, great bloke and really funny. One of the best dinner speakers I have heard.
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Nearly forgot about Keith Northey, he used to teach at Edmund Arrowsmiths in Ashton -in-Makerfield, he used to tell great stories about rugby, really nice bloke

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Mario Fenech ....lent me a floor to sleep on when he was over to play for Bradford

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Paul Sculthorpe once pi**ed on me in Nexus nightclub in the bogs. We'd just won the 2006 Twickenham final and he was wasted. He dropped his pants and sprayed it down my jeans lol. We was in good spirits thou so i dident mind.

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An oldie but Willie Horne was an absolute Gentleman in every aspect of the word, he ran a sports supply shop in Barrow in the 60's & 70's the amount of time he let folk pay weekly or say you,ve paid enough when they could'nt pay more etc.
Always had time for everyone and nothing was to much trouble right up until the day he died, true gent R.I.P.

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Quote: mick wilson "An oldie but Willie Horne was an absolute Gentleman in every aspect of the word, he ran a sports supply shop in Barrow in the 60's & 70's the amount of time he let folk pay weekly or say you,ve paid enough when they could'nt pay more etc.
Always had time for everyone and nothing was to much trouble right up until the day he died, true gent R.I.P.'"


The Willie Horne book was a fantastic read eusa_clap.gif

Spoke to Jordan Turner recently who was very approachable and another ex-Salford man in Karl Harrison is a quality coach and person.

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Strangely enough, I always thought Agent Millward was a good bloke for a chat about rugby icon_lol.gif

Met Eddie and Stevo once, a bit worse for wear in one of the lounges at Wigan after a game against Bradford. Eddie was quite ignorant and walked straight through without acknowledging anyone but Stevo hung around and had a chat, really genuine nice fella.

Billy Slater gets bad press IMO, he didn't seem to mind having a photo with me in Paris and he hardly flinched when I wiped beer drippings off my hand down the back of his International blazer. Cheers Bill icon_thumb.gif

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Schofield (before his gobe years), Dave Creasser and Roy Powell I remember as being really friendly, although I was only a kid at the time. More recently, Barrie Mac, Sinfield, JJB, Poching and Hetherington have all been friendly and willing to chat. Same goes for Cunningham and Jon Wilkin (they had just beaten Leeds at KR though so will have been happy anyway!) and Tonie Carroll and Mark O'Meley when they were over for a Tri-Nations coaching thing a few years ago.
Special mention has to go to Ian Kirke though, really nice lad always has a smile on his face.

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I know a young lady who would definitely say Brian Carney was the friendliest player she ever met.

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Almost all RL folk are friendly , players coaches officials and referees -

My all time hero is Mal Reilly - i was only a kid when he played but i always wanted to meet him - it took a long time but it was worth it - smashing bloke and a little bit shy which surprised me - he was flattered by me telling him how he was the player i most admired as a youngster but a real gent

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Was at the Hull FC BBQ last summer when Sam Moa & Lauaki held an impromptu touch rugby match for the assembled children.
Both players (along with Willie Manu) stayed long after all the other players had gone.
Nothing was too much trouble for them.

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Cant say i've ever met a pro RL player who has been anything other than friendly and willing to chat to fans of the game.
This isn't football where you cant get within 30 yards of the players !!!!

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I was born to be a Rhino like my dad I was born to be a Rhino like my mum I was born to be a Rhino Born to be a Rhino Not like you You xxxxing inbred scum:



Friendliest that I have ever met that I didn't actually know was Keith Hepworth . A proper nice lad . He even rang me at work on the Monday morning after the '08 GF to say he had seen me on the telly .

JJB . Ryan Hall , Graham Eccles , Lee Smith , Roy Dickinson , Steve Pitchford .. All good approachable gentlemen .
I'd rather not do the negative and slate the bad ones though . Might have just met them on a bad day . First impressions are sometimes the only impression you get of a person , and if it is a bad one it is remembered moreso than a good one .

Have to mention that Mr Carvell's mum , his gran , and his aunty Sandra are proper top lasses .
Special mention to Clinton Toopi . Nice enough bloke . Kind enough to have a kick about with the kids , but was a bit of a lad when it came to pinching the cakes .

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