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| No it’s not the latest blue movie release, but was just on the Wire site with a good thread on opposition players who you ‘love to hate’ for being very good and wishing they were in your team and yet finding them annoying , and that got me thinking about hard players
I know there are no soft men of rugby league, I only played for a couple of seasons myself when I was at Uni and that was enough for me. So respect to them all, but which players would you say, from Wigan or otherwise would you class as the true hard men of rugby league?
Also, are there less about nowadays, or not?
My starters for 10 – (watching since 1980) Dean Bell, Ian Roberts, Shaun Wane, Andy Farrell, Jamie Peacock
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[quote="Frank Zappa":1sacjrvf]Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.[/quote:1sacjrvf]
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| Past: Barry McDermott, Andy Farrell, Terry Newton, Terry O'Connor
Present: Adrian Morley, Jamie Peacock, Mark O'Meley, Keith Senior (I tried not to pick any proper houses but come on, like him or loathe him he's still pretty hard)
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3076_1671446335.jpg SAINTS THE ORIGINAL AND PERENNIAL CHEATS
For sale full Saints kit (circa 1989). Shirts in pristine condition, but shorts badly soiled.
For 27 - 0 you get a trophy
For 75 - 0 you get sod all.
Wigan had eight in a row
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| Brian McTigue.
If you ever get the chance ask Alex Murphy about Macs exploits v the Aussies on the 1962 tour.
On of my favourite stories about McTigue was in a test match when Mac, at a scrum got his hands up the opposing props jersey and grabbed handfuls of his oppos under arm hair.
Mac, ever so politely whispered into the props ear, "Do you want it hard or f***ing hard"
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| Graeme West, Kurt Sorenson, Kevin Ward, Greg Dowling, Ian Roberts, Mark Geyer, Jim Mills.
Warrington had their share of hardmen and lunatics in the 80s and early 90s. Kevin Tamati, Les Davidson, Steve Roach, Les Boyd, Des Drummond, Bob Jackson.
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| garry connoly for me tough as old boots that lad.
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| Shaun Wane, Kel Skerret, Andy Farrell & Terry Newton.
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| One great story I was told was about the 2nd row pairing of Nick du toit and Andy goodway.
Du toit would hit you all day where as goodway would hit you once and you would stay hit.
I've been privileged to see some real hard nuts of the game such as Billy melling , karalius , les boyd, Greg dowling, dean bell more recently Terry newton I could mention loads of others
Was the story about Ray mordt being wanted for virtually hammering someone to death in south Africa correct ?
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20333_1393344959.gif Current thoughts - Mago out or get running up them plantations, get fit or get rid.
Maybe a back up halfback, someone with a bit of experience on a short term deal.
Big tall strong running second rower, like a McMeekin or Sironen type back rower.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_20333.gif |
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| Kelvin Skerrett
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23350_1468449137.jpg [quote="roger daly":1a7cbd66]Oh dear, I believe you would be classed as s[sic] typical Wigan fan[/quote:1a7cbd66]
[quote="wrencat1873":1a7cbd66]It's the mighty Wigan, they can do whatever they want.[/quote:1a7cbd66]
[quote="Big lads mate":1a7cbd66]you arrogant pot prick[/quote:1a7cbd66]
[quote="Tricky2309":1a7cbd66]Look prick do one[/quote:1a7cbd66]
[quote="Willzay":1a7cbd66]you cocky pie eating c*nt.[/quote:1a7cbd66]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_23350.jpg |
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| Super Kel. Just check out his highlights on youtube.
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5733_1599791508.jpeg Unofficially the most boring poster on Cherry and White.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_5733.jpeg |
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| Ronnie Gibbs was always a favourite of mine. Read Paul Vautins autobiography and a funny story about him driving 3 other players to a match cross country, they got bored and started to flick his ears while he was driving, after a while he stated that if anyone did it again then he would stop the car and give a pasting to all 3 regardless of who did it. One of the players obliged and sure enough he pulled the car over ordered them out and smacked all 3 of his team mates.
Quentin Pongia was also a legendary hardman, you could tell when he signed with us his reputation was known amongst the players, nobody ever messed with him in his time at Wigan and when there was a fight it soon calmed once Q got anywhere near to it.
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| Brett Dallas, the hits he took and the way he'd run it up the middle, a joy to watch!
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| David Furner was a reputed hard nut. Certainly didn't mess about on the field
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44075_1339364158.jpg What's the rumpus, Tom?
[quote="Pemps":1dso5atj]I can't confirm Bennett's exact words but I believe they were along the lines of "Strewth Ian, I wouldn't touch him with yours. He's a flammin' Gala". [/quote:1dso5atj]
[quote="Wigan Peer":1dso5atj]I keep my bin under 30mph to avoid fines... [/quote:1dso5atj]
[quote="MattyB":1dso5atj]you cant tell me they are all busting for a turd.
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| i always thought that Mick Cassidy was as tough as they come. Dont think i saw anyone ever get the better of him. Ian Robert hammered him with a monster hit in the Wigan v Aus game and Mick just jumped straight back up and played the ball. I could not believe that he just stood up as if nothing happened. You used to watch opposition forwards sucking it in when he was on the park because he would just beast them relentlessly.
Mean dean is an obvious one
Tallis, Paul Harrigan also
some may disagree, but in his pomp Stu Fielden knew how to put it about and i remember him leathering Jason Smith in the WCC for the Bulls. I also remember Barrie Mac coming a cropper after trying it on in one of there legendary scuffles. Brian Noble alluded to it in a post match interview saying somthing along the lines of "not mention anynames, but the master got shown up by the pupil today"
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| Quote: dirtbag83 "David Furner was a reputed hard nut. Certainly didn't mess about on the field'"
Furner and his "hard nuts" did their messing about off the field.
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| The fight between Gorden Tallis and Terry O'Connor in '97 was a beauty.
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