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Topic: Re:An old fart speaks
Posted by: David Giles
Date/Time: 11/02/15 00:38:00

Ken,  yes indeed rugby was a very different game back in 1995.  It would be interesting to see how today's players could perform under the various sets of previous rules and how many of them would win International caps as amateurs without all the training, coaching, physical conditioning and all the support our contemporary players are provided with.

Come to think of it, there are quite a few present day internationals who would have found it difficult to have been selected to play for some of the great amateur club  teams of the past such as London Welsh, the truly London Irish (Sunbury not Reading), London Scottish, Blackheath, Rosslyn Park or Harlequins.


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6 Nations begins....06/02/15 08:08:00 R Rees Williams
   Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 08:14:00 Loraine Pemberton
      Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 08:50:00 Gerry Tan
      Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 08:54:00 Michael Moran
   Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 09:33:00 bobby osborne
      Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 09:47:00 Nigel Brooks
         Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 10:09:00 Michael Moran
            Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 10:30:00 Andrew Cumming
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 12:46:00 R Rees Williams
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 13:05:00 Andrew Cumming
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 13:19:00 Richard Greenhough
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 14:20:00 Andrew Cumming
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 15:26:00 R Rees Williams
      Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 12:51:00 Richard Greenhough
         Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 15:14:00 Nigel Brooks
            Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 15:32:00 Andrew Cumming
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 16:29:00 Nigel Brooks
               the weekend....08/02/15 11:12:00 R Rees Williams
                  Re:the weekend....08/02/15 13:29:00 Keith Iddon
                  Re:the weekend....08/02/15 13:45:00 Michael Robinson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 15:34:00 Julian Pavey
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 15:44:00 Pete Mayes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 16:22:00 Nigel Brooks
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....06/02/15 16:58:00 Michael Robinson
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                        Re:16-2106/02/15 22:10:00 bobby osborne
                           Re:Re:16-2106/02/15 22:19:00 Julian Pavey
                              Re:Re:Re:16-2107/02/15 07:06:00 Michael Moran
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:16-2107/02/15 09:27:00 Andrew Cumming
   Re:6 Nations begins....07/02/15 09:54:00 R Rees Williams
      Re:Re:6 Nations begins....07/02/15 10:26:00 Richard Greenhough
         Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....07/02/15 10:29:00 Ken Munn
            Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....07/02/15 11:09:00 Nigel Brooks
         Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....07/02/15 11:05:00 Keith Iddon
            An old fart speaks07/02/15 12:47:00 Ken Munn
               Re:An old fart speaks11/02/15 00:38:00 David Giles
                  Re:Re:An old fart speaks26/02/15 13:57:00 Nick Mason
                     Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks26/02/15 14:52:00 Michael Moran
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks26/02/15 15:07:00 Nick Mason
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks26/02/15 15:59:00 R Rees Williams
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks26/02/15 16:08:00 Huw Burford-Taylor
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks26/02/15 16:07:00 Denis Fox
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks27/02/15 08:53:00 Andrew Cumming
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks01/03/15 16:45:00 R Rees Williams
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks01/03/15 17:20:00 Michael Moran
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks01/03/15 17:36:00 Paul Corcoran
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks01/03/15 21:00:00 R Rees Williams
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks01/03/15 21:09:00 Richard Greenhough
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks01/03/15 18:11:00 Loraine Pemberton
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks02/03/15 12:28:00 Andrew Cumming
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks02/03/15 14:21:00 R Rees Williams
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks02/03/15 15:31:00 Andrew Cumming
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks10/03/15 15:22:00 Steve Osborne
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks10/03/15 15:47:00 R Rees Williams
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:An old fart speaks11/03/15 09:33:00 Andrew Cumming
      Re:Re:6 Nations begins....20/03/15 07:33:00 R Rees Williams
         Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins.... Eng to beat France! 20/03/15 09:13:00 Loraine Pemberton
            Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins.... Eng to beat France! 20/03/15 09:52:00 Andrew Cumming
   Re:6 Nations begins....20/03/15 16:14:00 Denis Fox
      Re:Re:6 Nations begins....20/03/15 16:19:00 Huw Burford-Taylor
      Re:Re:6 Nations begins....20/03/15 16:24:00 David Roberts
         Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....21/03/15 16:31:00 R Rees Williams
            Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations ends....21/03/15 19:03:00 Richard Greenhough
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations ends....21/03/15 19:11:00 Julian Pavey
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations ends....21/03/15 20:22:00 Denis Fox
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations ends....21/03/15 22:44:00 Nigel Brooks
            Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....23/03/15 17:00:00 Ken Munn
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....23/03/15 17:24:00 Nigel Brooks
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....23/03/15 17:57:00 Andrew Cumming
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....23/03/15 18:06:00 Nigel Brooks
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....23/03/15 20:16:00 Andrew Cumming
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....23/03/15 21:35:00 Nigel Brooks
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....23/03/15 22:59:00 Andrew Cumming
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....23/03/15 23:32:00 Michael Robinson
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....24/03/15 00:19:00 Chris Calvi-Freeman
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:6 Nations begins....24/03/15 01:06:00 Julian Pavey
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                                       Re:Re Ireland24/03/15 09:59:00 Nigel Brooks
                                          Re:Re:Re Ireland24/03/15 10:46:00 Michael Robinson

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