Rugby Quotes
Eden Wildy
Has anyone got any good rugby quotes? I came across a pearler the other day.
Free State captain, Helgard Muller, announcing: "Next year I'm going to give
up top rugby - I'm going to play for Northern Transvaal".
This must be up there with the quote from Kit Fawcett (sp.?), NZ fullback on
the '76 tour of South Africa, who chirped: "We'll do more scoring off the
field than on it".
Anymore?
Cheers,
Eden
Duncan Hay
Eden Wildy wrote:
Saw one in a book years ago.The NSW coach in the 70's. "I want you breakaways to
come round the side of the scrum like sharks in dirty water!"
The irish winger who now runs Heinz (forgot his name) at a dinner in NZ said
"Every year, at the start of the rugby season they send the 12 toughest,
meanest, strongest men in the King country up into the hills to bring Colin
Meads down to play." Every looked at Meads and nobody laughed.
Duncan Hay
eden.wildy
In article <34C86351...@paradise.net.nz> Duncan Hay <dun...@paradise.net.nz> writes:
>From: Duncan Hay <dun...@paradise.net.nz>
>Subject: Re: Rugby Quotes
>Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 22:30:58 +1300
>Eden Wildy wrote:
>Duncan Hay
That would be one Tony Reilly (MBE).
Peter Fraser
Eden Wildy wrote in message ...
>Has anyone got any good rugby quotes
>
>Cheers,
>Eden
>
Just an old one
Referee (explaining penalty) to prop;
"that tackle was late!"
Prop: "Jeez I got there as quick as I could..."
William A. T. Clark
In article <wildye.12...@zoology.unp.ac.za>,
wil...@zoology.unp.ac.za (Eden Wildy) wrote:
> Has anyone got any good rugby quotes? I came across a pearler the other day.
> Free State captain, Helgard Muller, announcing: "Next year I'm going to give
> up top rugby - I'm going to play for Northern Transvaal".
>
> This must be up there with the quote from Kit Fawcett (sp.?), NZ fullback on
> the '76 tour of South Africa, who chirped: "We'll do more scoring off the
> field than on it".
>
> Anymore?
>
> Cheers,
> Eden
Phil O'Callaghan, former Irish prop, was whistled for bringing down his
opposite number at a scrum in an Ireland-Wales game.
"O'Callaghan, you're boring" snapped the referee.
"Well you're not so bloody exciting yourself" came the response.
Wiliam Clark
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Jonathan Chapman
>
> >Duncan Hay
>
> That would be one Tony Reilly (MBE).
Close, but its O'Reilly.
--
JC
Dr I.F. Harvey
Rugby quotes:
Here are couple. Don't the know the full details but I'm sure they'll be
provided by the more erudite members of RSRU:
Mike Burton (on being set off for a late tackle, Eng vs Aus): 'It wasn't
late, the match was only two minutes old and I got there as soon as I
could'.
Willie John McBride, Lions in SA: "We'll have to get our retaliation in
first lads'.
Cheers
Ian
Biological Sciences
University of Liverpool
Henri Burger
Eden Wildy wrote:
>Has anyone got any good rugby quotes?
During a break in play between Br Lions vs SA at Newlands in 1968,
Willy-John McBride said something to Mof Myburgh (legendary Bok prop) on the
lack of grass on the pitch. "I didn't come here to bloody graze", quipped
Myburgh.
My personal favourite: Player running next to referee, saying "Gee, Mr Ref,
I didn't know the rules are available in braille."
Regards
Henri Burger - Tzaneen, RSA
"Afrika Is Nie Vir Sissies Nie!"
(E-mail: remove 'sukikaki.')
eden.wildy
In article <01bd2812$d208b3f0$0100007f@thinkpad-760el> "Jonathan Chapman" <j.ch...@dial.pipex.com> writes:
>From: "Jonathan Chapman" <j.ch...@dial.pipex.com>
>Subject: Re: Rugby Quotes
>Date: 23 Jan 1998 15:32:06 GMT
Whoops, thought it might be, anyway couldn't I just call him Tony Heinz?
Cheers,
Eden
Jonathan Chapman
> >>
> >> >Duncan Hay
> >>
> >> That would be one Tony Reilly (MBE).
>
> >Close, but its O'Reilly.
> >--
> >JC
> Whoops, thought it might be, anyway couldn't I just call him Tony Heinz?
> Cheers,
> Eden
Yeah - or Tony Fuckinvery-Richbloke! You'd think people would be content
with being a fine rugby player wouldn't you?!
--
JC
M.J.Ra...@bris.ac.uk
Also, by all accounts:
"Phil deGlanville said 'every game is unique' and this game is no
different". Jon Sleightholme
Max
Rick Boyd
Eden Wildy wrote:
> Has anyone got any good rugby quotes? I came across a pearler the
> other day.
> Free State captain, Helgard Muller, announcing: "Next year I'm going
> to give
> up top rugby - I'm going to play for Northern Transvaal".
>
> This must be up there with the quote from Kit Fawcett (sp.?), NZ
> fullback on
> the '76 tour of South Africa, who chirped: "We'll do more scoring off
> the
> field than on it".
Yeah, he probably knew about South Adrican referees :-)
Australia has an infamous league commentator called Rex Mossop whose
hideous torturing of the English language is rated on a par with Sam
Goldwyn. You could dedicate a whole book to these but one of the more
memorable ones, although nothing to do with sport unfortunately, is when
he complained about nude bathing on his local beach.
"I don't want to go down to my local beach," ranted wowser Mossop, "And
have people's genitals rammed down my throat!"
* -- Rick Boyd
* Perth-Bayswater Rugby Union Football Club Inc of Western Australia
* http://www.wt.com.au/~boyd/perth-baysw.htm
Scribe
I heard this one a while back, apparently from ireland.
Referee to prop: Your boreing.
Prop to ref: Your not that interesting yourself.
Tom Joyce
On Wed, 28 Jan 1998 14:01:23 +0800, Rick Boyd <bo...@worksafe.wa.gov.au>
wrote:
>Australia has an infamous league commentator called Rex Mossop whose
>hideous torturing of the English language is rated on a par with Sam
>Goldwyn. You could dedicate a whole book to these but one of the more
>memorable ones, although nothing to do with sport unfortunately, is when
>he complained about nude bathing on his local beach.
>"I don't want to go down to my local beach," ranted wowser Mossop, "And
>have people's genitals rammed down my throat!"
Lions Tour, SA,1974. A Burns Night bash is organised in Durban by local
expats in honour of the Scots contingent on tour. The lock Gordon Brown,
resplendent in clan regalia complete with kilt and sporran, is asked the
inevitable question by a female SA fan... "What is worn under the kilt?"
Brown draws himself up to his full (not insignificant) height and sternly
replies, "Madam, nothing is *worn* under the kilt. Everything is in
perfect working order."
--
toodle pip,
Tom
Time flies like an arrow : Fruit flies like a banana
Knute Rife
Tom Joyce <t.m....@dur.ac.uk> writes:
>Lions Tour, SA,1974. A Burns Night bash is organised in Durban by local
>expats in honour of the Scots contingent on tour. The lock Gordon Brown,
>resplendent in clan regalia complete with kilt and sporran, is asked the
>inevitable question by a female SA fan... "What is worn under the kilt?"
>Brown draws himself up to his full (not insignificant) height and sternly
>replies, "Madam, nothing is *worn* under the kilt. Everything is in
>perfect working order."
bastard asked, "What do you have under the kilt?" I replied, "Your
girlfriend's lipstick."
Rick Boyd
Tom Joyce wrote:
> Lions Tour, SA,1974. A Burns Night bash is organised in Durban by
> local
> expats in honour of the Scots contingent on tour. The lock Gordon
> Brown,
> resplendent in clan regalia complete with kilt and sporran, is asked
> the
> inevitable question by a female SA fan... "What is worn under the
> kilt?"
> Brown draws himself up to his full (not insignificant) height and
> sternly
> replies, "Madam, nothing is *worn* under the kilt. Everything is in
> perfect working order."
I didn't realise the Browns were a Scottish clan.