5/6 Nations Nostalgia

[AlRums]

I have recently come across this newspaper article from the Sunday Express back in Jan 1968 report on the France - Ireland game and thought I would post this just for interest.

 

[Saintjay]

That's really cool. The whole pneumonia victims and playing on one leg thing made me laugh.
Reminded me of the Harry Enfields's 1920's football team vs the 1990's Liverpool team sketch.

 

[BrokenWing]

The Quins v RAF article sent me down a rabbit hole on the history of the points value of the different scores.
And, a penalty kicked by a lock?

 

[McTallshort]

The Quins v RAF article sent me down a rabbit hole on the history of the points value of the different scores.
And, a penalty kicked by a lock?

John Eales used to kick the penalties for Australia

 

[BrokenWing]

I suppose if someone who looks like a 6'8" orc grabs the ball and says "I'm taking the kicks" none of the backs are going to argue.

 

[AlRums]

The Quins v RAF article sent me down a rabbit hole on the history of the points value of the different scores.
And, a penalty kicked by a lock?

Was there an English lock who back heeled a conversion in a Baa-Baas game?

 

[AlRums]

The Quins v RAF article sent me down a rabbit hole on the history of the points value of the different scores.
And, a penalty kicked by a lock?

Did you notice the mention of future BBC presenter Nigel Starmer-Smith?

 

[AlRums]

The Quins v RAF article sent me down a rabbit hole on the history of the points value of the different scores.
And, a penalty kicked by a lock?

A try then was 3+2

 

[Saintjay]

John Eales used to kick the penalties for Australia

Yeah, wasn't it Eales who had the nickname "Nobody" as in Nobody's perfect.

 

[BrokenWing]

Was there an English lock who back heeled a conversion in a Baa-Baas game?

Kruis

 

[BrokenWing]

Did you notice the mention of future BBC presenter Nigel Starmer-Smith?

I did not

 

[spursindevon]

Ireland playing for the wooden spoon in the late 80s/90s, no cries back then of replace them with Romania watching the games at my local rugby club

 

[Amiga500]

Jerseys without player names on the back of them.

This is not soccer.