diego 1,980 Posted February 7 Don McKay was born in Auckland and died aged 86, and was a member of the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, from 1961 to 1963. He played 12 games for the All Blacks and represented Auckland at provincial level https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/all-black-don-mckay-passes-away/XI4OX7ELSJEUJPT7JRSRMLP5EE/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,581 Posted February 19 Bill Francis, English born born professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, Wales and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wigan, St. Helens, Oldham and Salford, as a fullback, wing, centre or stand-off. Obit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted February 28 Darryl Van de Velde died aged 72, the Australian played for Redcliffe and coached that team too, as well as Castleford, Huddersfield and Warrington Wolves https://www.totalrl.com/former-castleford-huddersfield-and-warrington-head-coach-darryl-van-de-velde-passes-away/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted March 1 Rugby League player for British Empire, Oldham, Wakefield Trinity and Batley John Etty, reportedly dead: https://roughyeds.co.uk/2024/03/john-etty-dies-in-hospital-at-the-age-of-97/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted March 4 Lewis Jones has died aged 92. He played both Rugby Union for Wales (1950-1952), the British and Irish Lions (1950) and Rugby League for Wales (1953-1963) and Great Britain (1954-1957). Jones was inducted into the Rugby Hall of Fame in 2013. Obituaries: BBC 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted March 17 Craig Maxwell de....livers match ball after completing epic walk. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68520802 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 19 Peter Glover, a former England rugby union international, has died. He was 78. https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/peter-glover-1945-2024 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted March 20 Phil Lowe, one of rugby league's greatest ever players who played for Hull Kingston Rovers, England and Great Britain, reportedly dead aged 74: https://hullkr.co.uk/news/hull-kr-are-deeply-saddened-to-announce-one-of-our-greatest-robins-phil-lowe-has-passed-away-at 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted March 20 Neil Thimbleby was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand and died in Napier aged 84. Thimbleby represented Hawke's Bay at provincial level and was a member of the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, on their 1970 tour of South Africa. He played 13 games for the All Blacks on that tour https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350220200/all-blacks-prop-hawkes-bay-rugby-legend-neil-thimbleby-dies-aged-84 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 4 Bob Lanigan has died aged 81, was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played for Newtown in the New South Wales Rugby competition In 1966 Lanigan finished as the competition's top scorer with 185 points. https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/04/04/vale-bob-lanigan/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,110 Posted April 4 8 minutes ago, diego said: Bob Lanigan has died aged 81, was an Australian rugby league footballer I don’t know squat about rugby, but is it normal to call a guy who practices rugby a "footballer" ? Shouldn’t you say "rugby player" ? Or is it a special case for Australia ? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 4 Just now, Sinbabad said: I don’t know squat about rugby, but is it normal to call a guy who practices rugby a "footballer" ? Shouldn’t you say "rugby player" ? Or is it a special case for Australia ? It's the way it is on his Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lanigan maybe this article will help explain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_football But it was a good question 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,110 Posted April 4 12 minutes ago, diego said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_football Ok so if I understand correctly, "rugby football" is the "official" name for the sport that everybody calls rugby ? Kinda like "association football" for football ? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,740 Posted April 5 52 minutes ago, Sinbabad said: Ok so if I understand correctly, "rugby football" is the "official" name for the sport that everybody calls rugby ? Kinda like "association football" for football ? Yes. It's not quite as mad as calling a game football where the only foot that ever touches it is a kickoff, field goal or punt. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DDI 105 Posted April 5 4 hours ago, En Passant said: Yes. It's not quite as mad as calling a game football where the only foot that ever touches it is a kickoff, field goal or punt. For what it’s worth, it’s believed the origin of the word football referred to any ball sport played on foot, as opposed to horseback. Over time it for some reason stuck specifically to what eventually became American football. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neol Edmunds 73 Posted April 5 33 minutes ago, DDI said: For what it’s worth, it’s believed the origin of the word football referred to any ball sport played on foot, as opposed to horseback. Over time it for some reason stuck specifically to what eventually became American football. Ahhh yes, so that's why cricket is short for cricket football. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted April 5 Does anyone call (association) football "soccer" these days? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted April 5 6 minutes ago, time said: Does anyone call (association) football "soccer" these days? In a previous role. I worked on a project about the methods of assessment for various types of sports footwear and my boss was adamant that when we referred to Football it should always be soccer because most of the brands were US based or took their lead from the US and they would confuse football with the American version Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 8 Keith Barnes, a club legend for the Balmain Tigers who earned the nickname 'Golden Boots', has died. He was 89. https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/keith-barnes-dead-balmain-tigers-mourn-the-death-of-club-legend-known-as-golden-boots/news-story/44064589cf338447809fde8e3afa42de Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,581 Posted April 8 On 05/04/2024 at 09:14, time said: Does anyone call (association) football "soccer" these days? They do in Ireland. I listened to Ireland playing on RTE Radio online the other week and they called it it Soccer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted April 8 André Boniface, former XV de France player, dead at 89 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bestparolanto 37 Posted April 8 19 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: André Boniface, former XV de France player, dead at 89 48 caps and 4 Five Nations Championship, including '54 first France win (with Wales and England) and '59 (France "only winner"). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted April 24 John O'Shea, Wales (5 caps) & Lions (1 cap) prop, has died aged 83 after a lengthy illness. First Lion to be sent off for foul play and also first lions prop to score 2 tries in a game. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 24 Terry Hill was born in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia and died in the Philippines aged 52, was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a center in the 1990s and 2000s. He played in the NRL for the South Sydney Rabbitohs , Eastern Suburbs, Western Suburbs Magpies, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and Wests Tigers as well as New South Wales and Australian representative football. He is also known for his television promotional work with Lowes Menswear. First player on Australia's 1995 World Cup winning team to die (only the coach had died) https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/24/terry-hill-death-age-52-cause-nrl-player-nsw-kangaroos-manly-sea-eagles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted May 6 Jacques Lepatey was born in Mazamet, was a French rugby union player and died aged 94. He made his junior debut with Sallèles-d'Aude in 1946, before joining RC Narbonne and SC Mazamet. In 1958, he set the record for most points tries in a season, a record surpassed by Jean-Pierre Puidebois in 1974. He also made five appearances for the French national team during the 1954 European Rugby Union Cup and the Five-a-side Championship. 1955 Nations https://www.lindependant.fr/2024/05/01/rugby-a-xv-le-sallelois-jacques-lepatey-ancien-international-francais-est-decede-11924168.php 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
