R.I.P James Small
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@sparky said in R.I.P James Small:
Tragic news. Third player at least from the 1995 RWC Final to pass away. He was outstanding that day and kept tackling Jonah Lomu fearlessly again and again.
Condolences to everyone connected with Natal and South African Rugby.
4 if you count Nelson in the 6 Jersey. Boom, tish.
Small, Mulder and Joost were incredible in defense that day, RIP.
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@Siam said in R.I.P James Small:
Tried to foot trip Cully that time didn't he?
Not one of their better wings in my opinion
Correct. Seemed like a bit of a prick too in interviews. Also didn't he hit Steve Gordon with some bizarre flying knee cheap shot ? By golly I have Rugby alzheimers, that happened in 94 and I can recall it but I can't barely remember Rugby games these days from a week or two.....
Loads of crap on FB about how our dearly departed winger from the same final never got a try against SA and apparently this was all down to Small. They're right he didn't but fuck me he trampled a fuckload of them and set up others brilliantly in other matches. Some Rugby fans have odd memories.
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@MN5 said in R.I.P James Small:
They're right he didn't but fuck me he trampled a fuckload of them and set up others brilliantly in other matches.
Plus after that the Paekak Express tore them a new one for years anyway and they never did learn how to tackle Nonu
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@SynicBast said in R.I.P James Small:
@MN5 said in R.I.P James Small:
They're right he didn't but fuck me he trampled a fuckload of them and set up others brilliantly in other matches.
Plus after that the Paekak Express tore them a new one for years anyway and they never did learn how to tackle Nonu
About 34 seconds in, who was that Bok fullback ? was that Small ? didn't even try....
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@MN5 said in R.I.P James Small:
@Siam said in R.I.P James Small:
Tried to foot trip Cully that time didn't he?
Not one of their better wings in my opinion
Correct. Seemed like a bit of a prick too in interviews. Also didn't he hit Steve Gordon with some bizarre flying knee cheap shot ? By golly I have Rugby alzheimers, that happened in 94 and I can recall it but I can't barely remember Rugby games these days from a week or two.....
Yep, I seem to recall Gordon kinda Willieaway-ing off the lineout, and Small coming from a long way back and leaping up with his knee protruding.
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@ACT-Crusader said in R.I.P James Small:
@MajorRage said in R.I.P James Small:
Is that Paarlbok’s twitter?
No, he is a local rugby writer, very knowledgeable on the technical side of the game and can analyse the game very good, so no, not Oom PB. But Oom PB is doing good btw.
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@MN5 said in R.I.P James Small:
@Siam said in R.I.P James Small:
Tried to foot trip Cully that time didn't he?
Not one of their better wings in my opinion
Correct. Seemed like a bit of a prick too in interviews. Also didn't he hit Steve Gordon with some bizarre flying knee cheap shot ? By golly I have Rugby alzheimers, that happened in 94 and I can recall it but I can't barely remember Rugby games these days from a week or two.....
Loads of crap on FB about how our dearly departed winger from the same final never got a try against SA and apparently this was all down to Small. They're right he didn't but fuck me he trampled a fuckload of them and set up others brilliantly in other matches. Some Rugby fans have odd memories.
Yeah , memory of him as a player was that he was thought of as an angry grub . Sad that he died so young though
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@jegga I was out at Iguacu in Parnell in the mid 90's and saw him in peak angry little man mode after he'd had possibly a few to many beerskis.
I think he would have had to adapt to survive in the age of social media. He was a journeyman winger but will always be a RWC winner and 50 is way too young to go.
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@jegga said in R.I.P James Small:
@MN5 said in R.I.P James Small:
@Siam said in R.I.P James Small:
Tried to foot trip Cully that time didn't he?
Not one of their better wings in my opinion
Correct. Seemed like a bit of a prick too in interviews. Also didn't he hit Steve Gordon with some bizarre flying knee cheap shot ? By golly I have Rugby alzheimers, that happened in 94 and I can recall it but I can't barely remember Rugby games these days from a week or two.....
Loads of crap on FB about how our dearly departed winger from the same final never got a try against SA and apparently this was all down to Small. They're right he didn't but fuck me he trampled a fuckload of them and set up others brilliantly in other matches. Some Rugby fans have odd memories.
Yeah , memory of him as a player was that he was thought of as an angry grub . Sad that he died so young though
Very much. Three out of 15 of a team 24 years on is way too high a percentage.
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@SynicBast said in R.I.P James Small:
they never did learn how to tackle Nonu
To be fair, very few teams did.
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'James Small collapsed naked in a sex club the night of his death' - report
Newspaper report says a judicial inquest has been opened into Small's death
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@jegga said in R.I.P James Small:
'James Small collapsed naked in a sex club the night of his death' - report
Newspaper report says a judicial inquest has been opened into Small's death
What a way to go ...
