Favourite all time Llanelli/Scarlets player
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Topic: Favourite all time Llanelli/Scarlets player
Posted By: LLANDRE
Subject: Favourite all time Llanelli/Scarlets player
Date Posted: 06 November 2019 at 9:47pm
Whose your all time favourite player? It doesn't necessarily have to be the best either.Personally I have a few. Phil May Martin Gravelle, Simon Easterby.
However Johny Griff would be my choice. My rugby period covers from 1984 onwards so I couldn't really select players that I never saw live
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Posted By: ap sior
Date Posted: 06 November 2019 at 10:12pm
Nothing on telly I take it ???
We've done this before LOL
Dai Hodges.
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Posted By: EJPT
Date Posted: 06 November 2019 at 10:44pm
1.Stephen Jones 2. Regan King
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Posted By: ScarletBear
Date Posted: 06 November 2019 at 11:07pm
In order: Phil Bennett Selwyn Williams Andy Hill Johnny Griff Andrew Lamerton Salesi Finau
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Posted By: henry_winkler
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 4:05am
In this order... Chris Hala'ufua Tomas Vallejo's Hottie Louw Dave Hewett Johnny Famatuainu Dave Duley Simon Maling. Tom Varndell
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Posted By: mark in sydney
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 6:22am
Those that I have seen play (showing my age) but avoiding more recent players and currently playing, by period they played
Benny ..Legend Grav legend Delme legend Barry Llewellyn...a prop with skills should be playing in todays game Paul Ringer … crucified by English press for being too good Ieuan Evans... class act Mark Perego … a modern day flanker ahead of his time Laurance Delany … gave all every game Scott Q … before he left Jiffy .. stayed longer than Barry John
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Posted By: Mogwen
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 7:15am
Backs - ieuan and jonny griff
Forwards - mark perego and big scott q
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Posted By: Maple
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 8:22am
Paul Ringer & Roy Bergiers.
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Posted By: aber-fan
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 8:27am
mark in sydney wrote:
Those that I have seen play (showing my age) but avoiding more recent players and currently playing, by period they played
Benny ..Legend Grav legend Delme legend Barry Llewellyn...a prop with skills should be playing in todays game Paul Ringer … crucified by English press for being too good Ieuan Evans... class act Mark Perego … a modern day flanker ahead of his time Laurance Delany … gave all every game Scott Q … before he left Jiffy .. stayed longer than Barry John
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That's a good list - you must be about the same vintage as me!
I have a particular soft spot for Benny, as he's the same age as me to a fortnight or so, and I first saw him play (unplayably!) at 15 in the Llanelli 7s.
A few others I'd include:
Norman Gale (hard man, captain, coach - and goal kicker!) Terry Price - a fantastic talent Clive John - talented and destructive 7 Roy Bergiers - must be on the list for 'that' try
There are any number of greats from more recent times, too.
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Posted By: dr_martinov
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 8:51am
How about the One Man Riot?
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Regan King was probably the best player I've seen in a Scarlets jersey so would get my vote. Finau, B. Davies were great to watch for excitement, Stevo, Dwayne two of my other favourite players and then KenO, Scott W in modern times.
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Posted By: BlackwoodScarlet
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 10:14am
henry_winkler wrote:
In this order... Chris Hala'ufua Tomas Vallejo's Hottie Louw Dave Hewett Johnny Famatuainu Dave Duley Simon Maling. Tom Varndell | How could you leave out the wing wizard Yannick N'Gog
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Posted By: stradeyscarlet72
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 10:22am
Alex Lawson and Gareth Bowen - never forget peter Francis from maesteg. He was bloody awful .
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Posted By: PE SA
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 10:55am
BlackwoodScarlet wrote:
henry_winkler wrote:
In this order... Chris Hala'ufua Tomas Vallejo's Hottie Louw Dave Hewett Johnny Famatuainu Dave Duley Simon Maling. Tom Varndell | How could you leave out the wing wizard
Yannick N'Gog |
No Viliame Iongi??
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Posted By: PE SA
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 11:00am
There is way too many for me to mention though as a fav ever but if I cut it down to 5...i still cant!!!!:
Scott Quinnell Chris Wyatt
Mark Perego Matthew Rees Stephen Jones Daf Jones Simon Easterby Foxy
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Posted By: stradeyscarlet72
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 11:19am
hottie louw and afiaki were very expensive second rows and did very little whilst they were at Llanelli
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Posted By: Rubrum
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 11:24am
Hmm... Too many to pick from. Here is my random sample.
Benny (one of the very best ever)
Stephen Jones / Dwayne Peel (count them as one as I'm sure they could read each others mind) Ieuen Evans Jon Davies
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Posted By: TurkQuay
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 11:30am
ap sior wrote:
Nothing on telly I take it ???
We've done this before LOL.
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Posted By: Sosban bach
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 11:30am
Too young but benny! Stevo, wyatt, ieuan evs, Sanjay, Ken, scotty mighty Quinn! Proctor, stodds, boobyer Shorter time stays Ben Morgan, Barry Davies, Mike Philips especially the saffa games haha still class( kept the wrong scrum half)
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Posted By: TurkQuay
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 11:32am
Mine are Roland Phillips and Delme Williams .
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Posted By: PE SA
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 11:32am
stradeyscarlet72 wrote:
hottie louw and afiaki were very expensive second rows and did very little whilst they were at Llanelli |
Afeaki was a very decent signing IMO. Was a mainstay in our pack during his time with whether it was lock or 6. Also did a fair bit around the community.
Louw on the other hand...did he notch up 10 games for us? Dont think he did.
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Posted By: mark in sydney
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 11:33am
Aber -Fan We could well be the same vintage ..my first memories at Stradey are sitting on the Tanner Bank wall in 1968 … Cardiff game with the ground packed and running on the pitch at full time to get GOE autograph. Try telling that to the young kids these days ...no OH&S just Dai Sayers (?) telling you off patrolling the wall
I have a 3 programs in a frame in my office that I collected in my youth … Llanelli v Boks (70) v AB (72) and Wallabies(75) having been at all these games … my AB program is signed by Benny on the cover. There was always this feeling that when Benny played we would win ...love to see his win %
I too would add Roy and Norman to the list but wanted to spread out a few names other than the 70s Must not forget our mentor Carwyn James ...never saw him play but an icon of our club and game for his coaching
My father would pick John Warlow as they knew each other at school , my grandfather who took me to the Boks game ..Albert Jenkins and Ernie Finch
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Posted By: scarletnut
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 11:37am
stradeyscarlet72 wrote:
hottie louw and afiaki were very expensive second rows and did very little whilst they were at Llanelli | Afeaki did well but Louw was a disaster.
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Posted By: crj89
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 11:43am
Salesi Finau and Martin Madden
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Posted By: GPR - Rochester
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 12:28pm
My pre pro players would be Benny, Delme, Grav & Quinnell - all absolute legends of our club with a very honourable mention for Gareth Jenkins whose service to the Scarlets has probably been unmatched. Post pro era we have been blessed with some great servants; the homegrown talent is too numerable to try to select as it would wrongly insult those left out so I will look at non home players who have made a great contribution - Easterby, Hodges & Barclay with Tadgh Beirne very close behind.
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Posted By: henry_winkler
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 1:05pm
Seriously, it's hard to top Madden for likeability.
Stevo for commitment
Benny and Grav for legendary status
Finau for entertainment
Mike Phillips for pure talent.
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Posted By: M.M.
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 1:13pm
henry_winkler wrote:
Seriously, it's hard to top Madden for likeability.
Stevo for commitment
Benny and Grav for legendary status
Finau for entertainment
Mike Phillips for pure talent. |
Some great calls there. I'd throw in Dafydd James there too in your last category.
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Posted By: Sandman
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 1:21pm
Delme.
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Posted By: GreyScarlet
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 1:24pm
I think that Stevo was one of the most 'aware' player that I have seen. He seemed to know where everyone was (especially the opposition) at all times.
I am proud of myself, in that, I spotted that ability the first time I saw him play. I don't remember the opposition, but he played at centre.
(As noted on these pages in the past, my other 'talent spot' was a hooker by the name of Owens. I wish I could it more often, I could have made a fortune as an agent! In realty though both players have rewarded me with their ability and committment over a number of years, thank you boys!
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Posted By: ScarletBear
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 1:53pm
BlackwoodScarlet wrote:
henry_winkler wrote:
In this order... Chris Hala'ufua Tomas Vallejo's Hottie Louw Dave Hewett Johnny Famatuainu Dave Duley Simon Maling. Tom Varndell | How could you leave out the wing wizard Yannick N'Gog |
Mike Hercus
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Posted By: EJPT
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 1:55pm
ScarletBear wrote:
BlackwoodScarlet wrote:
henry_winkler wrote:
In this order... Chris Hala'ufua Tomas Vallejo's Hottie Louw Dave Hewett Johnny Famatuainu Dave Duley Simon Maling. Tom Varndell | How could you leave out the wing wizard Yannick N'Gog |
Mike Hercus |
My favourite memory of Hercus was he made a clean break against wasps in the powergen cup final only to pull his hammy halfway to the try line
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Posted By: cymraes
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 2:07pm
We're so fortunate to have had such talent coming through our ranks. SQ and Stevo in recent years, Grav of course, the incomparable Regan King but I'd have to go with my 'first love' - one Andy Hill!
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Posted By: stradeyscarlet72
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 2:20pm
Andy hill was brilliant- cannot fathom how he was never capped I do remember him playing in the probables/ possibles game at stradey school pitch as stradey Park was frozen. Allegedly he didn’t play that well and he never had a look in again . How short sighted was that .
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Posted By: Grammar School Boy
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 3:03pm
stradeyscarlet72 wrote:
Andy hill was brilliant- cannot fathom how he was never capped I do remember him playing in the probables/ possibles game at stradey school pitch as stradey Park was frozen. Allegedly he didn’t play that well and he never had a look in again . How short sighted was that . |
I was at that game also..
My mother used like dancing at the club with Norman Gale..
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Posted By: Huwbach
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 3:28pm
Since 2007
Cubby
Before that
Stevo
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Posted By: henry_winkler
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 4:10pm
M.M. wrote:
henry_winkler wrote:
Seriously, it's hard to top Madden for likeability.
Stevo for commitment
Benny and Grav for legendary status
Finau for entertainment
Mike Phillips for pure talent. |
Some great calls there. I'd throw in Dafydd James there too in your last category. |
Dafydd James for prolific try scoring
Scott Q for his sheer disregard for the physics of how a massive bloke should run. And that forearm smash.
Ian Spaceman for making you take a breath every time he hit the line. (stoddart also in this category)
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Posted By: stradeyscarlet72
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 6:53pm
Ian Jones try in the 91 cup final v pontypool still gives me goosebumps - magnificent effort .
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Posted By: NeylandAllBlack
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 7:10pm
For me it's:
Ray Grav
Stevo
One Man Riot
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Posted By: Ffidel Bennett
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 8:06pm
How about a team of favourite players- Terry Price Ieuan Grav Regan Sanjay Benny Mike Phillips Scott Q Clive John Dai Hodges Tadgh Beirne Delme Barry Llew Norman Gale Martin Madden
Would smash overpaid Sarries any day.
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Posted By: ScarletBear
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 8:14pm
Ffidel Bennett wrote:
How about a team of favourite players- Terry Price Ieuan Grav Regan Sanjay Benny Mike Phillips Scott Q Clive John Dai Hodges Tadgh Beirne Delme Barry Llew Norman Gale Martin Madden
Would smash overpaid Sarries any day.
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Spaceman Ieuan Grav Regan Salesi Benny Johnny Griff Scott Q Cubby boi Simon Easterby Tadgh Beirne Delme John Davies Andrew Lamerton Martyn Madden - spelt correctly
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Posted By: ScarletBear
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 8:15pm
stradeyscarlet72 wrote:
Ian Jones try in the 91 cup final v pontypool still gives me goosebumps - magnificent effort .
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Just been trying to find it on youtube. Anyone?
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Posted By: LLANDRE
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 8:19pm
Good Idea 15 Martin Gravelle 14 Ieuan Evans 13 Dafydd James 12 Regan King 11 Carwyn Davies 10 Stephen Jones 9 Johnny Griff 1 Iestyn Thomas 2 Dai Fox 3 John Davies 4 Phil May 5 Russel Corneillus 6 Simon Easterby 8 Phil Davies 7 Iwan Jones
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Posted By: N14
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 9:06pm
Probably Stevo for me. Also special mentions go to Finau, Madden, Regan King and Barry the Boot! Oh and John Davies (prop).
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Posted By: Legendinmybathroom
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 9:32pm
stradeyscarlet72 wrote:
Ian Jones try in the 91 cup final v pontypool still gives me goosebumps - magnificent effort .
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Me too, it’s my favourite individual try of all time. It’s a shame that it’s not available on YouTube for the newer generation of fans to see it.
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Posted By: stradeyscarlet72
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 9:36pm
go on to the history of Llanelli rfc - which is on YouTube. Move on to around the fifty min mark u you’ll find the 91 cup final .
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Posted By: Legendinmybathroom
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 9:42pm
LLANDRE wrote:
Good Idea 15 Martin Gravelle 14 Ieuan Evans 13 Dafydd James 12 Regan King 11 Carwyn Davies 10 Stephen Jones 9 Johnny Griff 1 Iestyn Thomas 2 Dai Fox 3 John Davies 4 Phil May 5 Russel Corneillus 6 Simon Easterby 8 Phil Davies 7 Iwan Jones |
You can’t argue with that starting 15. Although I may be tempted to change Martin Gravell for Ian Jones and Iwan for Perego. When we look back over the decades, it’s a privilege to have had the opportunity to watch some of the very best players plying their trade at this great club. It’s almost impossible to select a favourite 15 without leaving out a world class player here or there. Some very classy players haven’t had a mention on here, at fly half we have had Benny, Jiffy (but not for long enough), Colin Stephens and Franco Botica (who was the first try professional we had (in my humble opinion) and who helped this club and players adjust to professional sport), to name but a few.
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Posted By: Legendinmybathroom
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 9:43pm
stradeyscarlet72 wrote:
go on to the history of Llanelli rfc - which is on YouTube. Move on to around the fifty min mark u you’ll find the 91 cup final . |
Thanks for that, I will do it right now.
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Posted By: stradeyscarlet72
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 9:49pm
I watched it earlier. Still gives me goosebumps and immense pride at how the scarlets play .
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Posted By: Keith Bach
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 10:26pm
Grav Moonie Roy Shanto Thomas
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Posted By: roy munster
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 10:59pm
I love all the aforementioned legends...previous generations andy hill benny dq...delme...grav etc all legends...In my generation the list is endless...delaney dai fox lamerton...ricky evans phil may ...gary jones..perego...tarw...phil beef....quinnell...lyn jones had a few great seasons....johnny griff was immense ...moon..mark douglas class 9 too.....simon davies...john davies..foxy...cubby....stephen jones...carwyn daves and proctor try machines...daf james is high up the list....madden..regan king was a genius.lots of under rated stars like steve bowling...leigh davies dai hodges mathew j watkins ...But that one season we saw the genius of jiffy in a scarlets shirt was my favourite by far..That team and that backline was majestic.....But in my generation my numero uno was Ieuan.
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Posted By: Legendinmybathroom
Date Posted: 07 November 2019 at 11:20pm
If my memory serves me well, we only lost 1 game that Jiffy played for us, which was an incredible feat, even if it too short a career in the Scarlets shirt.
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Posted By: Sosban bach
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 12:31am
stradeyscarlet72 wrote:
go on to the history of Llanelli rfc - which is on YouTube. Move on to around the fifty min mark u you’ll find the 91 cup final . |
Cheers for that! Tbf all were great tries well worth the watch.
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Posted By: ScarletBear
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 4:56am
Sosban bach wrote:
stradeyscarlet72 wrote:
go on to the history of Llanelli rfc - which is on YouTube. Move on to around the fifty min mark u you’ll find the 91 cup final . |
Cheers for that! Tbf all were great tries well worth the watch. |
Cheers. It was actually the opening try on the vid.
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Posted By: stradeyscarlet72
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 9:14am
what a try to open the history of Llanelli rfc.
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Posted By: scarlettilidie
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 11:01am
No one mentioned Adam Eustace. Remember seeing his Scarlets shirts, ties, socks etc for sale on E.bay a few years ago
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Posted By: ap sior
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 11:07am
scarlettilidie wrote:
No one mentioned Adam Eustace. Remember seeing his Scarlets shirts, ties, socks etc for sale on E.bay a few years ago |
Scored the winning try when we first won at the Liberty in 2007.
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Posted By: PE SA
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 11:26am
ap sior wrote:
scarlettilidie wrote:
No one mentioned Adam Eustace. Remember seeing his Scarlets shirts, ties, socks etc for sale on E.bay a few years ago |
Scored the winning try when we first won at the Liberty in 2007. |
one of the most insane TMO decisions I have ever seen!!! Not complaining as we won the game...but how it was given I will never know!!!
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Posted By: Mrfwon
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 11:31am
4 Pages in, and no one has mentioned Haydn, sporting his Scarlets Burrda Polo shirt
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Posted By: roy munster
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 11:34am
Mrfwon wrote:
4 Pages in, and no one has mentioned Haydn, sporting his Scarlets Burrda Polo shirt |
maybe we should have a greatest fan thread...followed by a best dressed fan thread
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Posted By: joni_bach
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 12:14pm
Well if we want to discuss something a bit more original, how about who would make your team of Scarlets exiles? I think I'd go for something like:
1. Rhodri Jones (Ospreys) 2. Kirby Myhill (Blues) 3. Nicky Thomas (Bristol) 4. Tom Price (Exeter) 5. Tadhg Beirne (Munster) 6. Josh Turnbull (Blues) 7. John Barclay (Edinburgh) 8. Nic Cudd (Dragons) 9. Aled Davies (Ospreys) 10. Steven Shingler (Ealing) 11. George North (Ospreys) 12. Scott Williams (Ospreys) 13. Adam Warren (Dragons) 14. Liam Williams (Saracens) 15. Dan Evans (Ospreys)
I did think of listing my 5 least favourite Scarlets players of all time but didn't want to be mean.
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Posted By: Mrfwon
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 12:20pm
Posted By: roy munster
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 12:22pm
joni_bach wrote:
Well if we want to discuss something a bit more original, how about who would make your team of Scarlets exiles? I think I'd go for something like:
1. Rhodri Jones (Ospreys) 2. Kirby Myhill (Blues) 3. Nicky Thomas (Bristol) 4. Tom Price (Exeter) 5. Tadhg Beirne (Munster) 6. Josh Turnbull (Blues) 7. John Barclay (Edinburgh) 8. Nic Cudd (Dragons) 9. Aled Davies (Ospreys) 10. Steven Shingler (Ealing) 11. George North (Ospreys) 12. Scott Williams (Ospreys) 13. Adam Warren (Dragons) 14. Liam Williams (Saracens) 15. Dan Evans (Ospreys)
I did think of listing my 5 least favourite Scarlets players of all time but didn't want to be mean.
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blinking heck good idea...though ben morgan dai lyons would surely usurp cudd for the 8 jersey surprised too no priest amongst others
ps joni bach must be one of the favourite scarlet lyrics of all time
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Posted By: TurkQuay
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 12:30pm
Legendinmybathroom wrote:
If my memory serves me well, we only lost 1 game that Jiffy played for us, which was an incredible feat, even if it too short a career in the Scarlets shirt. |
Two.
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Posted By: aber-fan
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 2:37pm
mark in sydney wrote:
Aber -Fan We could well be the same vintage ..my first memories at Stradey are sitting on the Tanner Bank wall in 1968 … Cardiff game with the ground packed and running on the pitch at full time to get GOE autograph. Try telling that to the young kids these days ...no OH&S just Dai Sayers (?) telling you off patrolling the wall
I have a 3 programs in a frame in my office that I collected in my youth … Llanelli v Boks (70) v AB (72) and Wallabies(75) having been at all these games … my AB program is signed by Benny on the cover. There was always this feeling that when Benny played we would win ...love to see his win %
I too would add Roy and Norman to the list but wanted to spread out a few names other than the 70s Must not forget our mentor Carwyn James ...never saw him play but an icon of our club and game for his coaching
My father would pick John Warlow as they knew each other at school , my grandfather who took me to the Boks game ..Albert Jenkins and Ernie Finch
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If you saw those touring games, you had more luck than I did!
Dad was from Burry Port, originally, so we mainly saw games during family visits - these would often be the matches against London Welsh over the Christmas period - some were epic battles, with Llanelli featuring Benny, Delme Thomas, Barry Llewellyn, Derek Quinnell, Andy Hill and the like, and the Welsh bringing JPR, Gerald Davies, John Dawes, Geoff Evans, Mike Roberts and so on. Epic battles in front of packed and jovial crowds.
The first game I ever saw was probably in 1959 v Aberavon... their centre Dai Thomas played a blinder and we lost, narrowly :(
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Posted By: Ffidel Bennett
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 3:21pm
Ah yes the fabled Albert Jenkins- you would probably need to be well into your hundredth year to have watched him play, but everyone who spoke of this legend did so in awe.
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Posted By: Legendinmybathroom
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 6:06pm
TurkQuay wrote:
Legendinmybathroom wrote:
If my memory serves me well, we only lost 1 game that Jiffy played for us, which was an incredible feat, even if it too short a career in the Scarlets shirt. |
Two. |
I thought it was 1 defeat and a draw at the brewery field, but I’m not 100%sure
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Posted By: whataguy
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 9:16pm
Ffidel Bennett wrote:
Ah yes the fabled Albert Jenkins- you would probably need to be well into your hundredth year to have watched him play, but everyone who spoke of this legend did so in awe. | My grandfather told me back in the seventies that there would be an extra 5,000 in Stradey if he was playing
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Posted By: tim d
Date Posted: 08 November 2019 at 9:29pm
My father who watched the scarlets from the 30s to the 80s said the best player he ever saw was Lewis jones.
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Posted By: mr geraint
Date Posted: 09 November 2019 at 9:10am
I can’t believe no one has mentioned Crazy Legs yet!
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Posted By: aber-fan
Date Posted: 09 November 2019 at 11:08am
tim d wrote:
My father who watched the scarlets from the 30s to the 80s said the best player he ever saw was Lewis jones. |
Good shout - never saw him play union, but did catch him playing league on TV - he was obviously a very classy player.
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Posted By: TurkQuay
Date Posted: 09 November 2019 at 11:36am
Legendinmybathroom wrote:
TurkQuay wrote:
Legendinmybathroom wrote:
If my memory serves me well, we only lost 1 game that Jiffy played for us, which was an incredible feat, even if it too short a career in the Scarlets shirt. |
Two. |
I thought it was 1 defeat and a draw at the brewery field, but I’m not 100%sure |
Losses to Neath and Bridgend. Draw vs Bath.
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Posted By: Dic Penderyn
Date Posted: 09 November 2019 at 1:22pm
mr geraint wrote:
I can’t believe no one has mentioned Crazy Legs yet! |
That's got to be a joke,surely.
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Posted By: PTScarlet
Date Posted: 10 November 2019 at 11:33am
EJPT wrote:
ScarletBear wrote:
BlackwoodScarlet wrote:
henry_winkler wrote:
In this order... Chris Hala'ufua Tomas Vallejo's Hottie Louw Dave Hewett Johnny Famatuainu Dave Duley Simon Maling. Tom Varndell | How could you leave out the wing wizard Yannick N'Gog |
Mike Hercus |
My favourite memory of Hercus was he made a clean break against wasps in the powergen cup final only to pull his hammy halfway to the try line |
I remember that !!
Boys you're also forgetting Joe Ajuwa and the much-hyped Kiwi 10 Frazer Climo.
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Posted By: stradeyscarlet72
Date Posted: 10 November 2019 at 12:04pm
Jason barrel the New Zealander who was being touted as an all black. Saw him playing at Aberavon- he took a pass 5m from the line and fell over as he scored. He had to be helped up as he was buggered and so unfit. He used to amble around the park .
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Posted By: Legendinmybathroom
Date Posted: 10 November 2019 at 12:11pm
TurkQuay wrote:
Legendinmybathroom wrote:
TurkQuay wrote:
Legendinmybathroom wrote:
If my memory serves me well, we only lost 1 game that Jiffy played for us, which was an incredible feat, even if it too short a career in the Scarlets shirt. |
Two. |
I thought it was 1 defeat and a draw at the brewery field, but I’m not 100%sure |
Losses to Neath and Bridgend. Draw vs Bath. |
Thanks for that information
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Posted By: aber-fan
Date Posted: 10 November 2019 at 1:57pm
stradeyscarlet72 wrote:
Jason barrel the New Zealander who was being touted as an all black. Saw him playing at Aberavon- he took a pass 5m from the line and fell over as he scored. He had to be helped up as he was buggered and so unfit. He used to amble around the park . |
I liked Kees Meeuws - actually, a very good player, but unfortunately carrying a lot of injuries before he ever showed up in Llanelli.
------------- “You cannot reason a man out of what he never reasoned himself into.” (Jonathan Swift)
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Posted By: TurkQuay
Date Posted: 11 November 2019 at 11:42am
Legendinmybathroom wrote:
TurkQuay wrote:
Legendinmybathroom wrote:
TurkQuay wrote:
Legendinmybathroom wrote:
If my memory serves me well, we only lost 1 game that Jiffy played for us, which was an incredible feat, even if it too short a career in the Scarlets shirt. |
Two. |
I thought it was 1 defeat and a draw at the brewery field, but I’m not 100%sure |
Losses to Neath and Bridgend. Draw vs Bath. |
Thanks for that information |
No Problem.
It's still a phenomenal record. I doubt there are many other (if any) players that have a 91% win ratio, who have played a decent amount of games for a team. Richie McCaw 'only' has 89% with New Zealand .
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