Re: Favourite Overseas Player : Mon Oct 15, 2018 3:24 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

Always thought Nigel was from Wakey mate.

He was from (Far) Eastmoor

Should have read the thread title

In that case I'll go for Ray Price instead of Belly.

Re: Favourite Overseas Player : Mon Oct 15, 2018 4:53 pm  

I can’t see past Solomona, by far and away the most exciting import. Single handed lay turned us from perennial relegation fodder to top six in one season!

Also the only overseas player I can recall opposition fans being truly envious of.

Also won a WC medal whilst a Trinity player. Incredible player, he’d tranform this team from good to exceptional.

Re: Favourite Overseas Player : Mon Oct 15, 2018 5:43 pm  

Wasn't Belly off Eastmoor? Could be classed as overseas I suppose.

Re: Favourite Overseas Player : Mon Oct 15, 2018 5:46 pm  

Never forget the "hit" by Ray Price on that Cas savage (I've forgotten his name), that left him staggering around BV as if he'd just taken 15 pints on board.

Re: Favourite Overseas Player : Tue Oct 16, 2018 6:57 am  

Solomona, Poching & Fifita

Re: Favourite Overseas Player : Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:22 am  

Redscat wrote:

Never forget the "hit" by Ray Price on that Cas savage (I've forgotten his name), that left him staggering around BV as if he'd just taken 15 pints on board.

Might be wrong but I think you might be mixing games up.

Ron Gibbs was the Cas player polaxed on Scrumdown staggering around like a drunk, think it may be on YouTube - pretty sure that wasn’t Price though, think it was an attempted tackle on Eden.

The tackle I think you may mean was at Fev on Boxing Day when Ray smashes Jeff Grayson who was even older than him - think the guy had been mouthing in the papers pre match. He was carried off the pitch if I recall.

Re: Favourite Overseas Player : Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:41 am  

vastman wrote:

Might be wrong but I think you might be mixing games up.

Ron Gibbs was the Cas player polaxed on Scrumdown staggering around like a drunk, think it may be on YouTube - pretty sure that wasn’t Price though, think it was an attempted tackle on Eden.

The tackle I think you may mean was at Fev on Boxing Day when Ray smashes Jeff Grayson who was even older than him - think the guy had been mouthing in the papers pre match. He was carried off the pitch if I recall.

Those were the days.
Post Office Road rammed full on Boxing Day (or New Years Day) and half the crowd would still change ends at half time
Even though I wouldn't want to go back to the winter game, we've definitely lost something (apart from frostbite) since the change.
Brendon Tuuta may be the player that you're thinking of ?

Re: Favourite Overseas Player : Tue Oct 16, 2018 8:04 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Those were the days.
Post Office Road rammed full on Boxing Day (or New Years Day) and half the crowd would still change ends at half time
Even though I wouldn't want to go back to the winter game, we've definitely lost something (apart from frostbite) since the change.
Brendon Tuuta may be the player that you're thinking of ?

No it's definitely Grayson but he probably did Tuuta that day as well, he was on fire in that game and really turned back the years.

Re: Favourite Overseas Player : Tue Oct 16, 2018 8:50 am  

The Ronnie "Rambo" Gibbs collision with Phil Eden's hip was a classic moment (right up there with Johnny Tompson's "I like it hard"). The credits at the end of the programme replayed Gibbs staggering about with Wishing on a Star playing.

Re: Favourite Overseas Player : Tue Oct 16, 2018 6:12 pm  

vastman wrote:

Might be wrong but I think you might be mixing games up.

Ron Gibbs was the Cas player polaxed on Scrumdown staggering around like a drunk, think it may be on YouTube - pretty sure that wasn’t Price though, think it was an attempted tackle on Eden.

The tackle I think you may mean was at Fev on Boxing Day when Ray smashes Jeff Grayson who was even older than him - think the guy had been mouthing in the papers pre match. He was carried off the pitch if I recall.

Maybe the old brain cells deteriorating Vasty, but I was convinced that it was Ray Price and a Cas player at Belle Vue.