Exu 249 Posted January 29, 2022 Des Drummond: Ex-Great Britain, Leigh and Warrington winger dies - BBC Sport 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
six feet blunder 161 Posted January 29, 2022 RIP Des as well as rugby league he was runner up in BBC Superstars Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exu 249 Posted January 30, 2022 13 hours ago, six feet blunder said: RIP Des as well as rugby league he was runner up in BBC Superstars ...and apparently ran the 100m fast enough on that programme to have qualified for the 1984 olympics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,923 Posted February 3, 2022 Former Irish & Lions back Tom Kiernan has died age 83. Captained Ireland 24 times in 54 appearances, and captained the Lions on their 1968 tour of South Africa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,780 Posted February 5, 2022 I glanced at this on the BBC site and thought it was the score. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 813 Posted February 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, Toast said: I glanced at this on the BBC site and thought it was the score. Nicely done in a Guinness way, BBC ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,558 Posted February 5, 2022 Saw this and thought Scotland had retrained the Calcutta Cup 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,088 Posted February 9, 2022 Johnny Raper, an Australian Hall of Fame rugby player, has died after a long battle with dementia. He was 82. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/09/johnny-raper-rugby-league-immortal-dies-age-82-after-battle-with-dementia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 10,903 Posted February 10, 2022 On 27/01/2022 at 15:08, drol said: New Zealand rugby league "legend" Olsen Filipaina (wiki) on life support with kidney failure. As reported elsewhere, Olsen Filipaina, dead at 64. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,845 Posted February 10, 2022 Royce Simmons, former St Helens coach, diagnosed with dementia. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.seriousaboutrl.com/former-st-helens-head-coach-royce-simmons-diagnosed-with-alzheimers-48490/amp/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,162 Posted February 14, 2022 Great Britain and Hull FC player Johnny Whiteley (Wiki) has died aged 91. BBC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exu 249 Posted February 20, 2022 Steve Black: Newcastle United and Falcons lead tributes as mentor and coach dies aged 64 - BBC Sport Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,923 Posted February 20, 2022 Former Bok back HO de Villiers has died aged 76. He played 14 tests between 1967 & 70, the last being against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park, in which he scored a penalty in a losing effort. Its reported he underwent surgery for a brain tumour last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,923 Posted February 24, 2022 Va'aiga Tuigamala, former All Black RU player and Samoan RL & RU player, has died aged 52. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted March 19, 2022 Former Argentina rugby player Federico Aramburu was killed in Paris early Saturday, the Paris prosecutor's office said. He was 42. Prosecutors confirmed to The Associated Press that a murder investigation has been opened. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,923 Posted March 19, 2022 Dave Sims, former Gloucester forward who gained three England caps in 1998, has died aged 52. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 2,518 Posted March 21, 2022 Welsh rugby player Alan Rees (Wiki) dead at 84 bbc.com 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exu 249 Posted April 6, 2022 Tom Smith: Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop dies - BBC Sport Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 5,608 Posted April 6, 2022 21 minutes ago, Exu said: Tom Smith: Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop dies - BBC Sport As already mentioned on his own thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted April 15, 2022 Former player in Junior and Openage, Liam Ratcliffe has unfortunately died. Liam played for the Leigh Miners Rangers RL, a rugby club. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,088 Posted April 17, 2022 Tony Brown, the Australian rugby player who was the first captain of Pennrith, has died. He was 86. So, not the referee Tony Brown. Not the cricketer Tony Brown. Not even the New Zealand rugby player of more recent vintage Tony Brown. https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/rugby-league/penriths-first-captain-tony-brown-dies-c-6477097 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted April 23, 2022 Former Ulster and South Africa rugby player Pedrie Wannenburg has died at the age of 41, after a car accident in Texas. The retired back row forward was killed when a teenager led police on a high-speed chase and crashed into the back of Wannenburg's car at an intersection, according to local media. His wife and two children were in the vehicle with him but did not sustain life-threatening injuries. Wannenburg, 41, played 20 times for the Springboks between 2002 and 2007, and was close to being selected for the World Cup-winning squad in France. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted April 24, 2022 Legendary former Springbok captain Dawie de Villiershas died at the age of 81. De Villiers' family said in a statement he died at his house in Stellenbosch on Saturday night. He had been ill for some time. In his final Test, De Villiers captained the Springboks to a 20-17 win over the All Blacks at Ellis Park - a result that secured a famous 3-1 series win. At provincial level, De Villiers played for Boland, Western Province and Transvaal (now Lions). He was also an ordained minister in the Dutch Reformed Church and a renowned politician. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted April 27, 2022 Former Sharks star Nathan Stapleton has been told he is paralysed from the shoulders down. It was confirmed this week he had fractured his neck while playing country rugby union in NSW. The Daily Telegraph first reported Stapleton has now been given the heartbreaking news he is a quadriplegic. The 32-year-old has damaged his spinal cord at the C4 level of his cervical vertebrae, Stapleton's family confirmed in a statement posted on a new Go Fund Me page. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,905 Posted May 6, 2022 Welsh International Phil Bennett "is unwell": https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/phil-bennett-statement-issued-scarlets-23880112 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
