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Rugby World Cup trivia

Smudge

Smudge

Hall of Fame Member
Yep, you were right, Fiery. Strangely, the next test after that, he was selected to captain Aussie against NZ in the Bledisloe Cup. Good way to reward violence.
 
Fiery

Fiery

Banned
Voltman said:
Yep, you were right, Fiery. Strangely, the next test after that, he was selected to captain Aussie against NZ in the Bledisloe Cup. Good way to reward violence.
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Oh yeah but some of our legendary skippers were hardly angels on the field, e.g, Pinetree and Fitzy
 
Smudge

Smudge

Hall of Fame Member
Fitzy never got sent off though, while Meads wasn't really what you'd call a legendary skipper - only captained NZ in 4 of his 55 tests. He was a reluctant captain, as he was a better lieutenant, who could dish out the nasty stuff to the opposition and get into the dark arts while the captain remained lilywhite.
 
Fiery

Fiery

Banned
Voltman said:
Fitzy never got sent off though, while Meads wasn't really what you'd call a legendary skipper - only captained NZ in 4 of his 55 tests. He was a reluctant captain, as he was a better lieutenant, who could dish out the nasty stuff to the opposition and get into the dark arts while the captain remained lilywhite.
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He definitely had a dark side. He ended Keith Catchpole's career by wrenching his leg in a ruck like he was breaking a drumstick off a roast chicken...had his hamstring torn free from the bone and severe rupturing of his groin muscles. Great player that Meads was he could be pretty dirty at times
 
cbuts

cbuts

International Debutant
Fiery said:
He definitely had a dark side. He ended Keith Catchpole's career by wrenching his leg in a ruck like he was breaking a drumstick off a roast chicken...had his hamstring torn free from the bone and severe rupturing of his groin muscles. Great player that Meads was he could be pretty dirty at times
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That was rugby though, Meads was no different from anyone else
Ironiclly when he did get sent off, it was undeserved!

At the 2003 world cup how many teams had Kiwi coaches
 
Smudge

Smudge

Hall of Fame Member
NZ - John Mitchell
Wales - Steve Hansen
Samoa - John Boe
Fiji - Wayne Pivac or Mac MacCallion (I think)
Another team had that Dave guy who coached Tonga in 1999, I believe - or was that in 2003?
 
cbuts

cbuts

International Debutant
anyway ill give it to ya voltman, cos im not gonna be ehre later to confirm or anythin

from mem your just missing Italy - Kirwan
 
Fiery

Fiery

Banned
KennyD said:
Thats not rugby. I'm afraid Meads will be playing the game in hell in the next life.
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No, no, no...St. Peter will welcome Colin at the pearly gates and give him a personally guided tour of all things rugby
 
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ohtani's jacket

ohtani's jacket

State Vice-Captain
KennyD said:
Thats not rugby. I'm afraid Meads will be playing the game in hell in the next life.
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To Catchpole's credit, he never held a grudge. Neither did Meads, really. When he had his arm intentionally broken on tour in South Africa, he played on. All he cared about was that NZ won the game.
 
BoyBrumby

BoyBrumby

Englishman
I'm gonna ask another as Fiery seems to have forgotten.

Which players from England's 2003 world cup winning squad were foreign-born?

Bonus point if you can name where they were born.
 
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