Dirtiest Rugby XV
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I think Gerard Cholley should be in the list together with Jean-François Imbernon and Michel Palmie. The French bunch of 1977 was a terrifying outfit.
Jean-Pierre Garuet was more discret but vicious. He has admitted that he had voluntarily jumped on Campbell's knee during the 1987 WC semi final against Australia. This action ended Campbell's rugby career. -
Moaner van Heerden was a notorious kicker of players on the ground. He booted Peter Whiting in the head in 1976. I heard Whiting refer to him as a “psychopathic prison guard”.
Steve Finnane was Australian heavyweight boxing champion and was mostly in the Aussie team for his punching. Became a barrister 😄. -
@wally said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
Moaner van Heerden was a notorious kicker of players on the ground. He booted Peter Whiting in the head in 1976. I heard Whiting refer to him as a “psychopathic prison guard”.
Steve Finnane was Australian heavyweight boxing champion and was mostly in the Aussie team for his punching. Became a barrister 😄.Many years ago I read in the Rugby News, when it was a weekly, that MVH had tried his usual tricks against Rhodesia. Unfortunately for him their LH was in the SAS. MVH was taken off motionless on a stretcher.
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@mn5 said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
Marc Cecillon. First name down. Takes a dirty fluffybunny to get on the hammer, shoot his wife dead and not remember it the next day.
Forgot about him. Brutal.
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@mikethesnow said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
@mn5 said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
Marc Cecillon. First name down. Takes a dirty fluffybunny to get on the hammer, shoot his wife dead and not remember it the next day.
Forgot about him. Brutal.
His son played for France until recently as well. That must have been awkward.
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You would pick more players from the pre-TV coverage/TMO days when anything goes. Some of the shit you read from games in the 1960s-80s makes many of these modern-day filth look tame in comparison.
Serial offenders like Hartley are just dumb with TV cameras everywhere.
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@mn5 said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
@mikethesnow said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
@mn5 said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
Marc Cecillon. First name down. Takes a dirty fluffybunny to get on the hammer, shoot his wife dead and not remember it the next day.
Forgot about him. Brutal.
His son played for France until recently as well. That must have been awkward.
Apparently he's never met him - grew up with his mother (not the wife he killed) and stepfather.
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Odd that no-one has mentioned dear old Danny Grewcock. He could punch, kick, stamp and very handy with the elbow too. Helps being 6'7" and a karate black belt.
Oh and add being pretty dumb with it.
Danny, if you're on this board, I don't really mean the dumb bit. if you're not though I do mean it.
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@catogrande said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
Odd that no-one has mentioned dear old Danny Grewcock. He could punch, kick, stamp and very handy with the elbow too. Helps being 6'7" and a karate black belt.
Oh and add being pretty dumb with it.
Danny, if you're on this board, I don't really mean the dumb bit. if you're not though I do mean it.
Yep he'd be pretty near the top of any 'dont fuck with me' 15 for sure. I'd pick Johan Ackermann to partner him at lock.
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@mn5 said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
@catogrande said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
Odd that no-one has mentioned dear old Danny Grewcock. He could punch, kick, stamp and very handy with the elbow too. Helps being 6'7" and a karate black belt.
Oh and add being pretty dumb with it.
Danny, if you're on this board, I don't really mean the dumb bit. if you're not though I do mean it.
Yep he'd be pretty near the top of any 'dont fuck with me' 15 for sure. I'd pick Johan Ackermann to partner him at lock.
Moaner Van Heerdan (see above) rucked Whiting on head with result that his ear was half hanging off. Something like forty stitches to reattach. Very dirty Cnut.
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@cgrant said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
I think Gerard Cholley should be in the list
Made the vudeo in the OP. Nice "fend".
But tough Nonu making that team. Pretty rough charge but I never had him down as dirty.
I'd put nominations in for Zinny Brooke, Fitzy and Jamie Joseph though.
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@booboo said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
@cgrant said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
I think Gerard Cholley should be in the list
Made the vudeo in the OP. Nice "fend".
But tough Nonu making that team. Pretty rough charge but I never had him down as dirty.
I'd put nominations in for Zinny Brooke, Fitzy and Jamie Joseph though.
Don't you mean Robin? I always remember Zinny as the hard but fair type
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@MN5 Zinny wasn't averse to liberal use of footwork
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@mn5 said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
@booboo said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
@cgrant said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
I think Gerard Cholley should be in the list
Made the vudeo in the OP. Nice "fend".
But tough Nonu making that team. Pretty rough charge but I never had him down as dirty.
I'd put nominations in for Zinny Brooke, Fitzy and Jamie Joseph though.
Don't you mean Robin? I always remember Zinny as the hard but fair type
Rose tinted glasses
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@mn5 said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
@booboo said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
@cgrant said in Dirtiest Rugby XV:
I think Gerard Cholley should be in the list
Made the vudeo in the OP. Nice "fend".
But tough Nonu making that team. Pretty rough charge but I never had him down as dirty.
I'd put nominations in for Zinny Brooke, Fitzy and Jamie Joseph though.
Don't you mean Robin? I always remember Zinny as the hard but fair type
Very long arms remember? (the motorist assault)
