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Jonah Lomu
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| Quote: 8inarow "Jonah Lomu was another !'"
If only 
Imagine him running down the wing with just the fullback to beat. |
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| Quote: post "Was just thinking to myself of all the players Wigan came very close to signing but never did.
Can you name some?
Wendell Sailor for one, didn't he pose in a Wigan shirt or something?'"
Wally Lewis. |
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Mark Gasnier is another.
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The funniest one of all was surely Shane Varley, the New Zealand scrum half.
Some time in the early/mid 80s, Wigan announced that they were signing him. Leigh then met him at the airport and, somehow, he allowed himself to be talked into signing for them instead.
Wigan then embarked on a golden age of trophy success, while Leigh, and Shane Varley, disappeared into obscurity.
Talk about idiocy.
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| Quote: twosevenzero "Wally Lewis.'"
What happened? |
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| Quote: post "What happened?'"
I may be wrong, but the story I heard was that Lewis was all but signed but Hanley didn't want Lewis at the club, as he wanted star billing and spat his dummy out saying he would leave. Probably not true, but that's what i heard!!! |
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| Jan 2007 | 18 years | |
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The worst one had 2 be Gasnier.
Mo went to aus2 sign him but yet came back with DV! Saints got Lyon in the same season and Gleeson went 2 wire as well.
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| Apr 2008 | 17 years | |
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Chev Walker
Matt Cooper
Matt King
Moi Moi
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SBW
Willie Mason
Richie Myler
Richard Moore
Jamie Peacock
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Didn't Matt King say we hadn't even spoke to him but he would have been interested? Glad he never he is poop.
Keith Senior but we went for Steve Renouf instead.
Nat Wood - Signed for us but after a medical found he had a broken bone in his neck he couldn't play but his wage still counted on the cap for the next couple of seasons without playing a game.
Lee Hopkins - In 2004/5/6? when London Broncos were going belly up we were in talks with him and he was readt to sign for us if they went belly up but they never, pity as he was a decent player IMO.
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| Quote: GingerWiganer "SBW
Willie Mason
Richie Myler
Richard Moore
Jamie Peacock'"
SBW? I don't remember anything about that, Saints tried to sign him in 2005 and he nearly went. |
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lautiti? signed for Leeds and we ended up with Seu Seu iirc
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Carl Webb, more recently.
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the warrington prop..hilton?
broke his shoulder iirc and the deal was called off.
he recovered enough to be a decent player for wire
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