What are your Rugby origins?

[Seldom]

Born in Rotorua (middle on the Nth Island, NZ) rugby in the bloody with the old man having a All Black trial at one stage. Started playing a 6, school boy rugby played at Wanganui Boys College and for Kaurau Club. Changed to B/ball in 3rd Form (year8) and never looked back. Now look after the WFSS. Rugby in the blood always!!!!!!

[fulvio sammut]

Is it compulsury that all natural born Kiwis have an AllBlack trial? A bit like every Italian becoming President of his country at least once in his lifetime?

It's just that I've met so many AllBlack trialists around the traps....

[The InnFORCEr]

Is it compulsury that all natural born Kiwis have an AllBlack trial? A bit like every Italian becoming President of his country at least once in his lifetime?

It's just that I've met so many AllBlack trialists around the traps....

I meet 100's in the last two weeks, but we did also meet the Legend that is BJ Williams, the first Islander to play for the All Blacks.

Just on this does anyone know if a Alan Baker played for the All Blacks or Maori All Blacks, also played for Waikato....met him as well.

[brokendown gunfighter]

[QUOTE=fulvio sammut;116535]Is it compulsury that all natural born Kiwis have an AllBlack trial? A bit like every Italian becoming President of his country at least once in his lifetime?

It's just that I've met so many AllBlack trialists around the traps....[/QUOTE



Fulvio,it was compulsory to have had a AllBlack trial before any passport would be issued,thats why there are so many about

[brokendown gunfighter]

born in Wellington,came to Perth in 1977 after being continually being left out the AllBlack trials,for which I have never forgiven the NZRFU
total lack of ability was no excuse,I had contacts & had it been South Africa,I would have been a shoe-in
managed to play for 16 or 17 years for Nedlands,sliding down the grades until there were no further grades to descend
After my unfortunate NZ upbringing am now a passionate Wallaby (& Force) supporter

[lozenga]

wat about born in new zealand raised by south africans living in australia/perth???

[The EnForcer]

Born and bred in bonnie Scotland. Played rugby at school and for a while as a young man then moved on to other things. My first live international match was in 1984 when Scotland won the Grand Slam against France....one of the top ten moments of my life. Have only played touch Australia.

[Bunji]

i finished my playing with the Joondalup Brothers at the age of 50yrs, i was a tight head prop and played that position for 42 yrs,

Your a dead set credit to the game..
You must be 1 tuff mother

[prop53]

Bunji some may say that but others say What a Idiot. My son as now been playing the same position T.H.P 18yrs

[travelling_gerry]

Thanks to Shasta for posting a summary of the results in the Rugby Heaven blog and telling the bloke who claimed our support was 75% South Africans to shove it

[Bunji]

Your a dead set credit to the game..
You must be 1 tuff mother

Just wondering how your pulling up in the cold these days and hows the son travelling at the moment.

Hope you have both escaped injury so far as i pitty the player running the fields in the cold arvos..

Ill prefer to snuggle up to some lady lumps around that time

[prop53]

Son is doing fine still learning the trade, and me well the knees have gone back pain in the lower region. But still traveling well

[force addict]

can't remember if i've already posted
but
dad got me into rugby when i was 3 years old
watched all wallabies games
became the first in my family to be interested in western force
converting my dad from brumbies to force

[prop53]

way to go Force addict

[Bunji]

Son is doing fine still learning the trade, and me well the knees have gone back pain in the lower region. But still traveling well

You can always drop back to the bench with Bunj and suck on some Johhnie walker to kill the pain.
And give the best wishes to the lad