What position did you play?
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@Crucial said in What position did you play?:
@mariner4life said in What position did you play?:
Funny that this thread comes up, and Facebook reminds me it's 9 years today since I played my last competitive game
Definitely in the 'back in my day' category then
Definitely
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@mariner4life until I killed off FB I was always tempted to join the golden oldies crew that a lot of my ex team mates are in. But then I think about how much I enjoy not being injured and getting match fit... pffft ain't nobody got time for that. Still get a surge of adrenaline watching rugby and league though - especially for a big hit or a sick play.
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@Paekakboyz I just play over 40s touch.
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@mariner4life more than 40 seconds of touching!! Fucking stud!
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@Magic65 said in What position did you play?:
@nzzp went up against him in his first year at Ponies. Preferred TH but was loose that day. Couldn't buckle the 19yr old straight outta MAGs.
Great story! How old were you then (dare I ask)?
My mother in law taught him at kindy ... no making prop jokes please
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I played everywhere in the backline.
Was fullback in my younger days, then moved to mainly to 9, but also a fair bit at 12.
Also played 1 game at hooker - lineouts were easy, but FUCK scrummaging.
Went out on top last year, winning the final whilehobbling around one good ankle. Just call me Richie.
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@pakman said in What position did you play?:
I'd let them have outside and come in low side on.
Hah. In my first year out of school I was playing senior 3 I think, so it was a lot of church teams and stuff. I would've been lucky to be 70 kilos so become used to being at fullback and guys running straight at and usually over me. That's how I eventually learnt to hit hard.
One time I decided to plant my feet early and look scared, then basically as soon as they'd straightened and thought I was easy pickings I'd take off directly at them. Worked a fucken treat and became my thing 😬
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At Primary school had a promising career at lock coz I was the tallest kid in the class but before I could become the next Pinetree we shifted to a non rugby area and I ended up playing two years of league and then three of soccer as that's what all my mates played.
Fortunately my parents divorced and we moved back to the Shore where I specialised as a non-kicking, non-passing 2/5 because I was big. Tactically most of our plays revolved around me taking it up. I was a rugby god. It worked really well until we started crossing the bridge and I found out that what passed for big amongst the little white boys at my school made you a midget facing the poly's from South Auckland. It did lead to my passing skills improving out of sight though.
Beer and girls curtailed my career until I ended up in Holland where I mostly played as a very slow, non-catching, non-tackling 14. Truth be told I specialised mainly in the after match.
Finally a few years later I got roped into two seasons in London for a social side back where I started - as a lock. Mainly because I didn't want to freeze my balls off in the backline who never saw the ball more than once a game. Our idea of spin it wide was giving it to the half back. I did learn to appreciate the rolling maul as a great way to avoid hypothermia in an English February.
Finally gave it away when someone tried to take my eye out which I decided wasn't very social.
Still available for selection although to be honest I have slowed down a lot since my days in Holland. Still good at the after match though.
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@JC said in What position did you play?:
Halfback. I was a cross between Justin Marshall (i.e. good hair) and Sid Going (i.e. we both came from Northland). Other than those points there was nothing else in my game that was reminiscent of any All Blacks.
JP rhymes with JC?
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@Bones said in What position did you play?:
@JC said in What position did you play?:
Halfback. I was a cross between Justin Marshall (i.e. good hair) and Sid Going (i.e. we both came from Northland). Other than those points there was nothing else in my game that was reminiscent of any All Blacks.
JP rhymes with JC?
Believe me, I’ve clutched at all those straws 😞
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One theme that runs all through this thread is the number of positions we’ve all played. I believe there is a correlation along the lines of: more positions played = the shittier you are at rugby.
To back this up I can tell you that whilst I spent most of my “career” in the back row, I have played every position barring 2 and 9. Case proven.
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@Catogrande no no NO!!
It is because we were so good at so many positions, we suffered as one of those supremely talented athletes that was never given the opportunity to specialise in just one position and take thier game right to the top!
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@nzzp said in What position did you play?:
@Snowy said in What position did you play?:
Didn't like lock much and still enjoyed more running ball in hand so moved myself to 8 when they made me captain. Complete abuse of power.
I always wanted to be an 8.
And I could have been good too, aside from the lack of athleticism, speed, ball skills and mongrel.
There’s always accountancy!
