Andy Currier switched codes, joined my RU side, London Welsh and scored 50 tries quicker than any other player in our history, and we have quite some history.
I kid you not. He was quite a hero at Old Deer Park.
Andy Currier switched codes, joined my RU side, London Welsh and scored 50 tries quicker than any other player in our history, and we have quite some history.
I kid you not. He was quite a hero at Old Deer Park.
I was never sure as to why Roland didn't get more game time. He was clearly popular with the fans but not with the coaching staff. Could it be that he had a bonus payment due after a certain number of first team games?
BBC 2 Wales (not sure if it's on in England) at 7PM this coming Sunday 11th March. It might be good, or it might be a pile of cliched cack, but I'll give it a watch, then decide.
The Rugby Codebreakers.
Documentary charting the life-changing and controversial experiences of the Welsh Rugby League player. It uncovers the hidden history of the players who turned their back on the land of their fathers, becoming pariahs and outcasts in their own country - but heroes and legends in a foreign land. During rugby union's amateur era (1895-1995) more than 150 capped and uncapped Welsh rugby union players did the unthinkable and 'went north', switching codes to play Rugby League. But once they had become code-breakers, many went onto become huge success stories across the north of England - stories that have remained largely untold in Wales.
Carolyn Hitt uncovers why so many men gave up their dreams of playing for Wales to seek fame and fortune among the mills of Lancashire and Yorkshire. It's a story that explores the impact of class, racial prejudice and devastating economic change on the game at the heart of Welsh identity.
Kwik Fertle wrote:
Classy player. Enjoyed watching the Welsh contingent at Wire with Bateman, Kevin Ellis, Roland Phillips and 2 magical years of Jonathan Davies.
BBC 2 Wales (not sure if it's on in England) at 7PM this coming Sunday 11th March. It might be good, or it might be a pile of cliched cack, but I'll give it a watch, then decide.
The Rugby Codebreakers.
Documentary charting the life-changing and controversial experiences of the Welsh Rugby League player. It uncovers the hidden history of the players who turned their back on the land of their fathers, becoming pariahs and outcasts in their own country - but heroes and legends in a foreign land. During rugby union's amateur era (1895-1995) more than 150 capped and uncapped Welsh rugby union players did the unthinkable and 'went north', switching codes to play Rugby League. But once they had become code-breakers, many went onto become huge success stories across the north of England - stories that have remained largely untold in Wales.
Carolyn Hitt uncovers why so many men gave up their dreams of playing for Wales to seek fame and fortune among the mills of Lancashire and Yorkshire. It's a story that explores the impact of class, racial prejudice and devastating economic change on the game at the heart of Welsh identity.
