time 8,594 Posted July 29, 2020 2 hours ago, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said: The Reaper cannot be 'hood'winked as easily as English referee Roger Quittenton. Probably wasn't too difficult to topple him into the grave, mind. (No, I am not a bitter Welshman with a 40-year grudge ) You and @welshman according to this report headline. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted July 29, 2020 11 minutes ago, time said: You and @welshman according to this report headline. Him and them perhaps, but (as my username obscurely testifies) if there's one team I'd rather see lose than the All Blacks, it's Wales. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted August 7, 2020 On 28/07/2020 at 20:54, Joey Russ said: All Blacks legend Andy Haden dead at 69. Another one who was never going to make the starting line. Andy Haden QO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted August 19, 2020 Eric Hughes, rugby player and coach, has died aged 73. He played for Widnes and St. Helen’s, as well as coaching St. Helen’s and the Wigan Warriors. He had 10 caps for England from 1975-1979 and 8 for Great Britain from 1978-1982. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted September 4, 2020 Former "Springbok" i.e. South African rugby player Peter Cronje, dead at 70: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/rugby/former-springbok-center-peter-cronje-dead-aged-70/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted September 29, 2020 John Whittaker, Kiwi rugby league player who played on the national team from 1970-1982, has died aged 70. He was on the Kiwi squad for the ‘70, ‘72, ‘75 and ‘77 Rugby League World Cups. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted October 15, 2020 Former Exeter chiefs player Ian Stewart has died at 53: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/former-exeter-chiefs-player-passes-4607220 I knew he had been ill for a while, but he seemed to have disappeared. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted November 22, 2020 Ray Prosser, Welsh prop who played for Pontypool, as well as gaining 22 caps for Wales between 1956-1961 and representing the British Lions on the 1959 Tour, has died aged 93. He also coached at Pontypool from 1969-1987. Obituaries: BBC, Sky, ITV. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcJWallace 270 Posted November 23, 2020 https://7news.com.au/sport/rugby-league/manly-sea-eagles-player-keith-titmuss-dies-aged-20-after-training-session-c-1635809 Manly Sea Eagles' Keith Titmuss dies after taking ill at training aged just 20. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted November 24, 2020 Christophe Dominici, French rugby player who played for Stade Français (1997-2008) and gained 65 caps for France from 1998-2007, found dead aged 48. He played for the French team across numerous Rugby World Cups and Six Nation Tournaments. Obituaries: Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Star, Metro, The Independent, The Sun, BBC. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted November 24, 2020 29 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Christophe Dominici, French rugby player who played for Stade Français (1997-2008) and gained 65 caps for France from 1998-2007, found dead aged 48. He played for the French team across numerous Rugby World Cups and Six Nation Tournaments. Quite big name in French rugby - 3 World Cups, including one of the French tries in their 1999 Semifinal comeback win over the seemingly unstoppable New Zealand, widely regarded as one of the greatest rugby matches of all time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MightyMoose 10 Posted November 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Thatcher said: Christophe Dominici, French rugby player who played for Stade Français (1997-2008) and gained 65 caps for France from 1998-2007, found dead aged 48. He played for the French team across numerous Rugby World Cups and Six Nation Tournaments. Obituaries: Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Star, Metro, The Independent, The Sun, BBC. Sounds like he went for a big "Up and (now) Under" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted November 27, 2020 Tommy McClung, former Scotland International, died at the beginning of October, still alive at the time of posting on Wiki: https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/tommy-mcclung 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted December 15, 2020 Inspired by Dominici I was updating my long list with other rugby internationalists over the weekend. You know what happened next. Yep, 47 cap Jean-Pierre Lux has gone and snuffed it aged 74, days after being added. This never happens to serial killers, bigots or Will Self... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted January 20, 2021 Haydn Morris, former winger for Wales, Cardiff and the British and Irish Lions squad, has died age 92. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted January 27, 2021 Former England Rugby Union and British Lions cap Alan Ashcroft, reportedly dead at 90: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted January 31, 2021 David Rose, former Scottish International has died. Played rugby union and league. DAVID M ROSE 1931 - 2021 It is with great sadness that Jed-Forest Rugby Club announce the passing of their oldest surviving International player and former club captain David M Rose the outstanding winger of his generation See more here. https://t.co/QBNJwNJbnm https://t.co/xieGjP0GUF 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,594 Posted February 5, 2021 Former Lions & England hooker John Pullin has died aged 79. Two Lions tours plus 42 England appearances. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted February 5, 2021 2 hours ago, time said: Former Lions & England hooker John Pullin has died aged 79. Two Lions tours plus 42 England appearances. And one of the magnificent seven (?) involved in the 'try of the century'. The first of the gang to die. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 7, 2021 Ken McCaffery, the oldest surviving Australian Kangaroos rugby league player, has died. He was 91 or 92. https://www.northsydneybears.com.au/vale-ken-mccaffery/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted February 24, 2021 Former Ireland Prop Gary Halpin suddenly at 55 https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2021/0224/1198995-former-ireland-prop-gary-halpin-dies-aged-55/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted March 23, 2021 More early onset dementia, possibly also CTE. Former National player Dan Scarbrough: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/22/dan-scarbrough-on-rugbys-dementia-crisis-somebody-has-to-put-their-hand-up-and-take-responsibility Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted April 11, 2021 Massimo Cuttitta, who gained 70 caps for Italy from 1990-2000, including the 1991 and 1995 World Cups, has died aged 54 due to Covid-19. Obituaries: The Times, BBC. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,594 Posted April 16, 2021 Welsh captain John Dawes, the only British & Lions captain to win a test series in NZ, has died aged 80. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted April 17, 2021 8 hours ago, time said: Welsh captain John Dawes, the only British & Lions captain to win a test series in NZ, has died aged 80. The second member of the magnificent 7 of the Barbarians 1973 try to die only a couple of months after the first. See John Pullin posts from 5th Feb above. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
