Allan Bateman : Fri Feb 16, 2018 1:20 pm  

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rug ... h-14227460 As expected from a Welsh paper, it's quite heavy on the other code, but there's some good stuff in the middle of the article. In fact, it's quite a complete article.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rug ... h-14227460 As expected from a Welsh paper, it's quite heavy on the other code, but there's some good stuff in the middle of the article. In fact, it's quite a complete article.

Re: Allan Bateman : Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:44 pm  

Classy player. Enjoyed watching the Welsh contingent at Wire with Bateman, Kevin Ellis, Roland Phillips and 2 magical years of Jonathan Davies.

Re: Allan Bateman : Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:50 pm  

I concur, Kwik

Bateman was quality. Saw him stick Tuigamala on his aris, a couple of times.
Liked Rowland, too
Was never overly keen on Ellis. He was good at dominating poor halves, but was always second best to Edwards, Gregory, Fox and Aston.

Johnny the Sheep Davies........manlove
I'd pay good money to watch him make toast.

Genius

Re: Allan Bateman : Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:13 pm  

good article! Great player too....best defensive centre I've seen in a Wire shirt. He was a class act.

Re: Allan Bateman : Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:14 pm  

It's so frustrating to discover he didn't really want to play Rugby and was still good at it whereas I tried so hard and was awful at it.

Re: Allan Bateman : Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:17 pm  

silver2 wrote:

It's so frustrating to discover he didn't really want to play Rugby and was still good at it whereas I tried so hard and was awful at it.

You are Matty Russell, and I claim my £5

Re: Allan Bateman : Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:37 pm  

lefty goldblatt wrote:

You are Matty Russell, and I claim my £5

Bazinga!

Re: Allan Bateman : Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:38 am  

lefty goldblatt wrote:

You are Matty Russell, and I claim my £5

Ladies and Gentleman we have a winner...

Re: Allan Bateman : Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:18 am  

silver2 wrote:

It's so frustrating to discover he didn't really want to play Rugby and was still good at it whereas I tried so hard and was awful at it.

And he was still turning out at 48 years old, albeit at much lower, 'village' level RU.

Re: Allan Bateman : Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:55 am  

I remember watching Allan make his debut in the A team and from the off it was clear he was top class and would make it to the top in RL, and so he did. All these muscle-bound brick outhouse threequarters who can barely move let alone pass would so well to.watch Allan - brains over brawn every time.

Lovely fella too. Spent many a happy hour in Time Square chatting to him and Kevin. Mark Jones turned up once. Huge fella, useless at RL though.

There was a rumour that Rowland Phillips was the signing we wanted and Allan came as part of the deal to sway Phillips. Not sure if there's any truth in that but goodness me Allan lit up Wilderspool.