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Who are your favourite oldschool players

.kimmy.

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I remember back in the day... my favourite player was Taine Randell... haha I LOVED him! Its sad to think he didn't end his career here in NZ!!!

Others are:

Christain Cullen
Andrew Mehrtens
Paul Miller (he is semi-oldschool :lol: )
Jeff Wilson
 
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i'm only 20 so i don't got too far back beyond the mid 90s

from NZ:
andrew mehrtens
zinzan brooke - i really hope he recovers from his accident
jonah lomu (was in his prime in the mid 90s)
taine randell - loved it when he did the haka (or whatever the guy at the front is called)

australia:
owen finegan
matt burke
john eales
phil kearns

i'll never forget greegans tackle on the kiwi (forget who) - on monday at school (i was in year 2 i think) everyone was emulating that situation
 
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Buck Shelford
Bernie Fraser
Richard Loe (gave Paul Carozza a great greating with his forearm).
Michael Lynagh
Roger Gould
 

.kimmy.

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OOH I forgot about Jonah!! I knew there were a few I had forgoten.. Would Tana Umaga be classed as "oldschool" although he is still playing? Lol.. cos if so definitly him.. I LOVE Tana!!
 

JJ

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Bruce Robertson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phillipe Sella
Mark Ella
Nicky Allen
Dave Loveridge
Murray Mexted
Gary Knight
Mark Shaw
 

SpaceMonkey

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Buck Shelford
Joe Stanley
Frank Bunce
Olo Brown
Sean Fitzpatrick
Zinzan Brooke
Inga Tuigamala
 

Iafeta

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Mark "Bull" Allen
Ian "The Kamo Kid" Jones
Jon Preston
Michael "The Iceman" Jones
Josh Kronfeld
Wayne "Buck" Shelford
Vai'aga "Inga" Tuigamala
Sean Fitzpatrick
Buck Anderson
John Mitchell
Duane Monkley
Graham Purvis
Stu "The Bear" Forster
Stephen Bachop
Bernie MacCahill
Olo Brown
Graham Dowd
"Smokin" Joe Stanley
John Leslie
Martin Leslie
Waisake Sotutu
Jamie Joseph
Aaron Pene
Gordon Slater
Slade McFarland
Kevin Schuler
Graeme Bachop
 

ozbash

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grant batty
beegee
colin meads
ian kirkpatrick
fergie mccormack
tony steel - was my primary teacher
kel tremain
the boot
ian mccrae
michael jones
david kirk
jonah
fitzpatrick
zinzan
sid going
bruce robertson
marc ellis
jk
frano botica
buck shelford
greg somerville
toddy
merts
carlos spencer
joe stanley


eales
gregan
geo smith
campo

jpr williams
gareth edwards
mervyn davies
john dawes
phil bennett

naas botha
rob louw
skinstad

no poms
 
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Stu Wilson
Dave Loveridge
Frank Oliver
Eric Rush
Mark Brooke-Cowden
Ian Jones
Murray Pierce...my favourite all-time player.
 

JJ

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John Asworth
Any Dalton
Gary Knight
Andy Haden
Gary Whetton
Mark Shaw
Michael Jones
Murray Mexted (incredibly underrated - only Brook better IMO)
Dave Loveridge
Nicky Allen
Terry Wright
Bill Osborne
Bruce Roberston
John Kirwan
John Gallagher

Actually, this is teh way I'd go, but it looks to me like ozbash is the only one that this would seem familiar to...

John Spiers
Andy Dalton (c)
Rod Ketels
Paul Tuoro
Gary Wright
Hank Habraken
Peter Clotworthy
Allan Dawson
Mark Codlin
Paul Reilly
Graeme Taylor
Bruce Robertson
Robert Kururangi
Brett Codlin

aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh, those were the happy days of my childhood at Pukekohe stadium :D
 
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Joe Stanley - strong bugger.
Shaun Fitzpatrick
Terry Wright - skinny but fast.
Grant Fox - superboot.
Mark Ellis
 

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