Gloucester v Wasps
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Topic: Gloucester v Wasps
Posted By: The Blues
Subject: Gloucester v Wasps
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2021 at 15:54
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Not strictly Championship but interesting to see the centres are all ex Blues players who clocked up 267 appearances and 485 points for us. Gloucester - Twelvetrees & Atkinson Wasps - Le Bourgeois & Bassett
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Posted By: Stalwart
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2021 at 19:16
and yet the RFU see the Championship as being of no value! |
The Blues wrote:Posted By: Raider999
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2021 at 20:20
Especially poignant given the Glos centres are England internationals. ------------- RAID ON |
Posted By: Bombay Duck
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2021 at 10:33
| Playing in front of an ex Championship FB Moyle |
Posted By: Stalwart
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2021 at 11:22
and Moyle was a product of Penzance and Newlyn RFC Mini/Junior section (as were Jack Nowell, both Cowan-Dickie brothers and Tom Hendrickson). Moyle was not snaffled by Exeter but was completely developed at The Pirates. Dan Frost is another player who came to The Pirates from Taunton (having been rejected by, I think, Northampton academy, then turned into a hooker from being a back rower. In other words, these players would never have emerged if it wasn't for the Championship. This is probably true of many others from other Championship clubs. |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2021 at 11:48
| Billy Twelvetrees played for Leicester Lions before joining Bedford, so we claim bragging rights there lol. |
Posted By: 'Hopper
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2021 at 12:01
Don't forget the club's further down the pyramid, where these and thousands of others over the years were first introduced to the game. Without their efforts, where would the top two flights of English rugby get the majority of their players? At least Championship clubs get some funding! ------------- What if the Hokey Kokey really IS what it's all about? |
Posted By: Raider999
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2021 at 15:28
Think he might have been a Haywards Heath junior - so you may have lost those bragging rights. ------------- RAID ON |
Posted By: Brizzer
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2021 at 15:43
Le Bourgeois - a deep seated name in the heart of Bedfordshire that one The Blues. Think that we will claim that one, along with the Jersey Juggernaut Matt Banahan...nice try though. ------------- Tackle Low!!!!! |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2021 at 20:23
Not exactly a claim but a statement that all 4 final destination after leaving us was the Premiership and they all face each other. Can’t imagine that has happened before.
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