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55 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

 

I did bloody well say....

No one stopped you from creating one. 

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14 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said:

No one stopped you from creating one. 

My own respect for the site owners did. :lol:

 

I don't just open threads nilly and thither....

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2 hours ago, Paul Bearer said:
3 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

 

I did bloody well say....

No one stopped you from creating one. 

 

Wouldn't have been worth it, would it?

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3 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

 

I did bloody well say....

 

2 hours ago, Paul Bearer said:

No one stopped you from creating one. 

 

2 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

My own respect for the site owners did. :lol:

 

I don't just open threads nilly and thither....

 

14 minutes ago, Toast said:

 

Wouldn't have been worth it, would it?

He would have got kudos for starting a thread that didn't really last too long. 

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On 24/11/2022 at 23:04, Ulitzer95 said:

I don't know the answer to your question but I do know that there are no English, Welsh, Scottish or Irish international players who are anywhere near as old as Roper or Tweedale, which is probably why it hasn't come to attention.

Here's what I gather who could be the oldest players from each countries

 

Mick Lane                    Ireland                 3 October 1926  

Courtney Meredith     Wales                   23 September 1926

Ken Smith                    Scotland              2 June 1931

Doug Baker                  England               29 November 1929

Pierre Danos               France                  4 June 1929

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2 hours ago, whoismakoto said:

Here's what I gather who could be the oldest players from each countries

 

Mick Lane                    Ireland                 3 October 1926  

Courtney Meredith     Wales                   23 September 1926

Ken Smith                    Scotland              2 June 1931

Doug Baker                  England               29 November 1929

Pierre Danos               France                  4 June 1929


That's some excellent work.

Smith was born in 1929 as per the ESPN website. The Scottish birth records also confirm this.

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On 27/11/2022 at 23:11, Ulitzer95 said:


That's some excellent work.

Smith was born in 1929 as per the ESPN website. The Scottish birth records also confirm this.

Found more older players. They only played for their Home Nations but not for the Lions side.

 

Tom Danby      England     10 August 1926

Iain Ross          Scotland    15 December 1958

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14 hours ago, whoismakoto said:

Found more older players. They only played for their Home Nations but not for the Lions side.

 

Tom Danby      England     10 August 1926

Iain Ross          Scotland    15 December 1958

I know it's just a typo, but it's 1928 instead of 1958

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Australian former "Golden boy" of Rugby, Sandy Campbell, has throat cancer:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-sandy-campbell-homeless-throat-cancer-gofundme-bulldogs-roosters-rabbitohs/news-story/965db9057e0995d9120f1691fd7f5590

 

56 years old, but now homeless and a sad sight.

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Bob Cooper, infamous rugby league player for being suspended 15 months for joining in on a brawl has died at 67 after a battle with cancer.

https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/rugby-league/league-hardman-bob-cooper-dies-aged-67-c-9120259

 

Also, today I learned that Aussie Yahoo does not transition to UK.

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15 minutes ago, Banana said:

Bob Cooper, infamous rugby league player for being suspended 15 months for joining in on a brawl has died at 67 after a battle with cancer.

https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/rugby-league/league-hardman-bob-cooper-dies-aged-67-c-9120259

 

Also, today I learned that Aussie Yahoo does not transition to UK.

Bob Cooper did get a Mail obit though for future reference.

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Former British & Irish Lions player Ronnie Lamont dead aged 81.

 

(This is not the Lions player named Ronnie who's on my theme team).

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On 23/12/2022 at 14:29, time said:

Ex-jogador do British & Irish Lions Ronnie Lamont morreu aos 81 anos.

 

(Este não é o jogador do Lions chamado Ronnie que está no meu time temático).

made 13 caps for Ireland

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On 27/11/2022 at 12:44, whoismakoto said:

Here's what I gather who could be the oldest players from each countries

 

Mick Lane                    Ireland                 3 October 1926  

Courtney Meredith     Wales                   23 September 1926

Ken Smith                    Scotland              2 June 1931

Doug Baker                  England               29 November 1929

Pierre Danos               France                  4 June 1929


Doug Baker has died aged 93.

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On 29/11/2022 at 05:14, whoismakoto said:

Found more older players. They only played for their Home Nations but not for the Lions side.

 

Tom Danby      England     10 August 1926

Iain Ross          Scotland    15 December 1958


Tom Danby (wiki) dead at 96:
 

 

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3 minutes ago, alt obits guy said:

Doesn’t seem Scottish enough imo

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On 03/01/2023 at 17:13, Ulitzer95 said:


Tom Danby (wiki) morto aos 96 anos:
 

 

do you know who is the oldest english rugby player now?

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On 27/11/2022 at 13:44, whoismakoto said:

Here's what I gather who could be the oldest players from each countries

 

Mick Lane                    Ireland                 3 October 1926  

Courtney Meredith     Wales                   23 September 1926

Ken Smith                    Scotland              2 June 1931

Doug Baker                  England               29 November 1929

Pierre Danos               France                  4 June 1929

Pierre Danos dead at 93.

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