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<blockquote data-quote="Mala" data-source="post: 55637"><p>That was a nice post about Mal Meninga by Gay-Guy. Of course, I voted 'yes' to him being in the Hall of Fame (although frankly, I'm not sure exactly what it all means).</p><p></p><p>But I wanted to take the opportunity to add my own <em>Mal</em> story. It was 1991 and I had just finished my first season of union ball in college. Needless to say, I was hooked. However, living in the U.S. doesn't present itself with many <em>rugby</em> opportunities. Today, I have a good-sized library of books and tapes, but in the summer of 1991, I had yet to see rugby in a media format.</p><p></p><p>That is, until I turned on Home Team Sports in D.C. (a local sports channel catering to the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Orioles of baseball). Lo and behold, there it was to my astonishment. The State of Origin. I nearly crapped my pants. And even though the code was different from what I was in the midst of learning, it was still rugby. And on center stage was Mal Meninga.</p><p></p><p>I remember calling my friend and teammate (he too was new to rugby union) about it and he rushed over to watch the game. He was more thrilled than I was and thought big Mal was a bad ass.</p><p></p><p>What I remember most about him was an aura of calm about him amid all the chaos of State of Orign as he kicked for goal. I've rarely seen much league since then. But Mal Meninga remains one of my earliest memories about the game. It's a lasting memory, too.</p><p></p><p>Mala</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mala, post: 55637"] That was a nice post about Mal Meninga by Gay-Guy. Of course, I voted 'yes' to him being in the Hall of Fame (although frankly, I'm not sure exactly what it all means). But I wanted to take the opportunity to add my own [i]Mal[/i] story. It was 1991 and I had just finished my first season of union ball in college. Needless to say, I was hooked. However, living in the U.S. doesn't present itself with many [i]rugby[/i] opportunities. Today, I have a good-sized library of books and tapes, but in the summer of 1991, I had yet to see rugby in a media format. That is, until I turned on Home Team Sports in D.C. (a local sports channel catering to the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Orioles of baseball). Lo and behold, there it was to my astonishment. The State of Origin. I nearly crapped my pants. And even though the code was different from what I was in the midst of learning, it was still rugby. And on center stage was Mal Meninga. I remember calling my friend and teammate (he too was new to rugby union) about it and he rushed over to watch the game. He was more thrilled than I was and thought big Mal was a bad ass. What I remember most about him was an aura of calm about him amid all the chaos of State of Orign as he kicked for goal. I've rarely seen much league since then. But Mal Meninga remains one of my earliest memories about the game. It's a lasting memory, too. Mala [/QUOTE]
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