Irb hall of fame

[Dizzy]

I've just checked the IRB Hall Of Fame and I see people like, Phillipe Sella, Gareth Edwards, John Eales and I think to myself... wow, Arguably the most well known and overall dominant rugby player of the last century isn't even included.
Especially considering the condition of which he played so superbly with surely increases his chances of being inducted.
You ask any of the players these days what they think of Jonah, and there will be great things said.

I think he deserves to be in there anyone else?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Don't you have to be retired to be in there?
Or something along those lines


Edit:
Scrap that, he was nominated in 2008 and didn't make the cut

 

[durbutter]

He'll be there eventually, he was imo the games first international superstar.

 

[Dizzy]

Don't you have to be retired to be in there?
Or something along those lines


Edit:
Scrap that, he was nominated in 2008 and didn't make the cut

Damn that's hard to believe.
I wonder why he never made it in

 

[TRF_Olyy]

No idea.
He lost out to:

• 1888 New Zealand Natives and team organiser Joe Warbrick,
  
  New Zealand
• Jack Kyle,
  
  Ireland
• Melrose Club and Ned Haig,
  
  Scotland
• Hugo Porta,
  
  Argentina
• Philippe Sella,
  
  France

It's a matter of "when" rather than "if", though. To echo what durbutter said: he was rugbys first superstar.

 

[Feicarsinn]

Well those guys are some of the greatest player of all time. It's no shame to be stuck behind Jackie Kyle.

 

[Feicarsinn]

There's an s missing from there. Bloody hell.

 

[Shaggy]

Yep, well as it's been said already, it's a matter of time probably ... it's only been going since 2006

... even with my biased NZ glasses on, there are other NZers i'd put in before Jonah though based on results and achievements, i'd probably have Colin Meads or Brian Lochore.

As an alternative you could view International Rugby Hall of Fame, selected by international rugby writers, that has been going since 1997 - http://www.rugbyhalloffame.com ... and yes, Jonah is in there

 

[Teh Mite]

Ed Fairhurst will be in first.

 

[starross]

Dizzy

Which Kiwis are in the Hall of Fame ?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

In the IRB Hall of Fame the kiwis are:
Wilson Whineray,
Joe Warbrick.

Bare in mind it's only been going for four years though, and the first year was just Rugby School and William Webb Ellis and 2009 was a Lions themed one, with only Boks and Lions inducted.
So two out of two isn't bad for NZ

 

[cyRil]

Jason Jones-Hughes
Chris Wyatt
Craig Warlow
Thomas Owain Davies

 

[Dizzy]

Which Kiwis are in the Hall of Fame ?

Not Jonah lol... Get back to work anyway

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Owain Davies

Well....do you?

 

[SelimNiai]

Ed Fairhurst will be in first.

Actually he sponsors it. To give it it's full ***le it is

"The Ed Fairhurst Hall of Not-As-Much-Fame-As-Me-But-Still-A-Lot Fame"

 

[Draggs]

Jason Jones-Hughes
Chris Wyatt
Craig Warlow
Thomas Owain Davies

Derwyn Jones, Rupert Moon, and Christian Loader- legends

 

[Duckdee]

Mrs Underwood

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[lynam1104]

i hate say it but that may them both look gay.

 

[psychic duck]

Mrs Underwood

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is that the real Jonah?

 

[Melhor Time]

is that the real Jonah?

Yes