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There was a story doing the rounds not long ago about a Wigan player acting the fool!!!!! on Standishgate.

Shaun Wane happened to be on the other side of the street and saw what was happening. It appears Waney went across to the player and had a word in his ear. Things I believe quietened down.

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Quote: Moe syslak "Probably meaning you can't have seen drummond play if you are questioning his inclusion in this thread. In fact i once saw skerret (whilst playing for bradford) actually back off when des squared up to him in a game at wilderspool. Nobody would ever pick a fight with drummond.'"

You are right there about Drummond, he is also a black belt at karate as well i believe.

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[quote="Badwanger":3hoggrzp]IMO, Sculthorpe at his peak was better than Hanley was at his.[/quote:3hoggrzp] [quote="nickmanator":3hoggrzp]billy boston in todays game might pinch a spot bringin the cone on and that bein kind[/quote:3hoggrzp] [quote="robbierotten":3hoggrzp]Imo Sam Tomkins is a very poor mans Danny Brough he is just a average player getting bigged up by the idiots who comentate on sky.[/quote:3hoggrzp] [quote="Deano G":3hoggrzp]Jonathan Davies, who is his equal in [Super League] today?[/quote:3hoggrzp] [quote="Badwanger":3hoggrzp]Wellens[/quote:3hoggrzp]:7007.jpg



Quote: ian c "You are right there about Drummond, he is also a black belt at karate as well i believe.'"


I believe so. And he was a bit of a celebrity back in the day, appearing on that Superstars TV show if I remember correctly

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Quote: Deano G "I believe so. And he was a bit of a celebrity back in the day, appearing on that Superstars TV show if I remember correctly'"

That's right mate he held the record i think for the most dips.

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Frank Foster, played for Barrow.
Dennis Boyd, played for us.

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THE ONE AND ONLY "LATICS" , Ronnie Blair scorer of the goal that wasn't given Oldham Athletic v Man Utd 28th Dec 1975 "Nothing changes":41238.gif



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Quote: ian c "You are right there about Drummond, he is also a black belt at karate as well i believe.'"



He was more than that, he was a Karate Instructor 3rd Dan Blackbelt.

Could have got into a bit of trouble at the CC Final (Wire v Wigan), Iro scored and threw the ball at Drummonds face due to a dirty tackle. Drummond took offence and threw probably one of the hardest punches ever seen, karate punch to the chin.

To be fair to Iro, he handled it very well (his neck went back and then he laid into Iro, mass brawl ensued). icon_mrgreen.gif

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Quote: MattyB "He was more than that, he was a Karate Instructor 3rd Dan Blackbelt.

Could have got into a bit of trouble at the CC Final (Wire v Wigan), Iro scored and threw the ball at Drummonds face due to a dirty tackle. Drummond took offence and threw probably one of the hardest punches ever seen, karate punch to the chin.

To be fair to Iro, he handled it very well (his neck went back and then he laid into Iro, mass brawl ensued).
Give over..hes a tough lad but you went one step to far for that. he does brazilian jui jitsu at bolton now

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Quote: MattyB "He was more than that, he was a Karate Instructor 3rd Dan Blackbelt.

Could have got into a bit of trouble at the CC Final (Wire v Wigan), Iro scored and threw the ball at Drummonds face due to a dirty tackle. Drummond took offence and threw probably one of the hardest punches ever seen, karate punch to the chin.

To be fair to Iro, he handled it very well (his neck went back and then he laid into Iro, mass brawl ensued). I did think he had a few Dan's to be honest, didn't know he was an instructor though, he is a true hard man though no doubt about that, and a nice fella as well, spoke to him watching Leigh East last season, and he still looks fit as a fiddle.

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Please don'tthink me biased but Drummond was/is probably the hardest player ever

Sonny Bill/ Mason can handle themselves due to boxing training but i'd put money on a martial arts expert over a boxer any day.

Rugby players are built to take more punishment than your normal person but that just means they'd last longer toe to toe rather than just going down straight away.

He also ran a pub in moss side i think, now that takes balls too

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As a Barrow fan I'd just like to throw my hat into the ring with 2 of my teams legends from the past and 2 from the present.

The Past
Frank Foster - Tough isn't a strong enough word. Alex Murphy would spend most of the match hiding from big Frank. Very classy player in his day as well.
Eddie Szymala - Mad as a hatter but a real hard man and great character who can still be seen on the terraces at Craven Park. Sent off 13 times in his career and famous for a brawl with Kevin Tamati in the tunnel during the 1983 Lancashire Cup Final after both had been sin-binned. Barrow (then a Division 2 team) went on to beat Cup Kings Widnes that day. Widnes had the likes of Gregory and Lydon in their ranks. Eddie also played for England and GB.

The Present
Gary Broadbent - In 2010 he missed his first matches in Pro RL for 6 years. Ever present and freakishly tough for his size.
Brett McDermott - Coalman by day, RL Warrior at the weekends. If ever you meet Barrie McDermott, ask him about his namesake Brett when Widnes played Barrow at Craven Park.

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Quote: Yed "Please don'tthink me biased but Drummond was/is probably the hardest player ever

Sonny Bill/ Mason can handle themselves due to boxing training but i'd put money on a martial arts expert over a boxer any day.

Rugby players are built to take more punishment than your normal person but that just means they'd last longer toe to toe rather than just going down straight away.

He also ran a pub in moss side i think, now that takes balls too'"


Boxing is a martial art...

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Quote: Pieman "Boxing is a martial art...'"


ok then, but take just a boxing background in to something like UFC and see how long you last.

I know there is a lot of mixed martial arts in that but there are a few who have a stand alone technique, boxing is too restrictive. dodge weave punch

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