Friday XV

[Galfon]

most appearances in that position without ever scoring a try ?

[Lizard]

most appearances in that position without ever scoring a try ?

Yep.

[Lizard]

How about this one:

1. Jock Allan 27 (Scotland)
2. Viliami Pahulu 16 (Tonga)
3. Okey Geffin 48 (SA)
4. Bill Tamplin 24 (Wales)
5. John Currie 16 (England)
6. Antonio di Zitti 25 (Italy)
7. Geoff Chapman 14 (Australia)
8. Jasper Coetzee 10 (Namibia)
9. Juline Dupuy 38 (France)
10. Eric Elwood 296 (Ireland)
11. Javier Carrion Llorens 46 (Spain)
12. Mark Nicholls 48 (NZ)
13. Enrique Fernandez del Casal 40 (Argentina)
14. Yuri Koshelev 10 (Russia)
15. Severo Koroduadua Waqanibau 268 (Fiji)

[Galfon]

Most points scored by player of that country in that position who also had never scored a try. ?

[Lizard]

Most points scored by player of that country in that position who also had never scored a try. ?

Bingo

[Galfon]

British & Irish international select...
who's the odd one out ?..only my answer counts for the coconut.
( makeshift hooker was needed so that's not the answer)

1. d marfo
2. a allan
3. d sole

4. j hamilton
5. j ball
6. d lydiate
7. s easterby
8. c charvis

9.   d morris
10. p burke
11. g north
12. r henderson 
13. j davies
14. s geoghegan
15. h southwell

Reps:
m cusack
a reed
b pountney
i smith
k o'brien
d maggs
s webster

Coach: i mcgeechan

[Banquo]

British & Irish international select...
who's the odd one out ?..only my answer counts for the coconut.
( makeshift hooker was needed so that's not the answer)

1. d marfo
2. a allan
3. d sole

4. j hamilton
5. j ball
6. d lydiate
7. s easterby
8. c charvis

9.   d morris
10. p burke
11. g north
12. r henderson 
13. j davies
14. s geoghegan
15. h southwell

Reps:
m cusack
a reed
b pountney
i smith
k o'brien
d maggs
s webster

Coach: i mcgeechan

They all appear to have been born outside the country they played for. Pountney qualified via Channel Island g-parentage?

[Galfon]

warm - need to be more specific..

[cashead]

Born in England, played for one of the Celtic teams.

[Galfon]

odd one out ?..

[Galfon]

roll-over:
which england player was born in the british isles but not in any of the 6N playing nations ?

[Which Tyler]

roll-over:
which england player was born in the british isles but not in any of the 6N playing nations ?

Matt Banahan
Or Neil Bennett if you want older, I'm sure there have been others too not sure if there's anyone currently in the frame

[Galfon]

Matt Banahan
Or Neil Bennett if you want older, I'm sure there have been others too not sure if there's anyone currently in the frame

Bennett (IoM) was the answer I was looking for ( late 70's).
Banahan gets a brucie bonus. don't think there were any more from manxland or the bailiwicks.

[Which Tyler]

Matt Banahan
Or Neil Bennett if you want older, I'm sure there have been others too not sure if there's anyone currently in the frame

Bennett (IoM) was the answer I was looking for ( late 70's).
Banahan gets a brucie bonus. don't think there were any more from manxland or the bailiwicks.

Channel islands are part of the British Isles, but not part of the British Archipelago. Surely Bana.s is not the only islander to play for England though, even if only born on holiday.

I was also trying to think of anyone born on an overseas military base, or diplomatic embassy that might count as "British isles", but I think those are "British" without the isles.
Scilly Isles are English rather dependencies (I had to check that one)

[Galfon]

Yes, I was surprised my rudimentary interweb searches gave no more internationals other than some guy who played for Spain.
There's a few early B.Isles players from Man.
(confusingly W'pedia listed Douglas Bader under notable players from IoM.. )

[Which Tyler]

Cheat, I only wiki searched the Scilly isles as I was sure of its status. I couldn't think of anyone from there though.
Mind, I only knew Bennett because he played "with" my godfather (Bedford IIRC). I'd have a sneaking suspicion that Bennett played for the firsts whilst U.Ray played for the 6ths or something, butnyoud never get that I pressing from talking to him!
Equally, my Grandad had Sir Jack Hobbs caught off his bowling, I suspect on the boundary, but he's always give the impression it was a slips catch. (Actually grandad might have been that good, Cambridge blue in multiple sports, England trial for rugby)

I knew Bader played rugby (public school toff in the 30s, of course he played rugby). Didn't know he was Manx though

[Galfon]

Well Hobbs played for nearly 30 years so he must have faced a few bowlers in that time....sure it was a snorter that bagged him though...
The question set above is different to intended once I discovered none of Bennett, Lewsey, Huw Davies or B Morgan were Welsh born ..and IoM was just a Crown dependancy.

[Banquo]

odd one out ?..

I give in

[Galfon]

The small town that gave us the person after which the highest mountain in the world is named was also where this Eng. player was born.
The position in this team could have been filled by an Irish born Eng. player who ironically does similar rugby-related work post retirement to the said fellow.
2nd brucie bonus for this one..

[Banquo]

The small town that gave us the person after which the highest mountain in the world is named was also where this Eng. player was born.
The position in this team could have been filled by an Irish born Eng. player who ironically does similar rugby-related work post retirement to the said fellow.
2nd brucie bonus for this one..

Dewi Morris, of course the only one born in celt land. Kieran Bracken then.

[Galfon]

Dewi Morris, of course the only one born in celt land. Kieran Bracken then.

Correct answers.
Coconut in the post.
( still need a proper hooker meeting the selection criteria for a better xv..
others considered but not randomly selected..
d hilton, t smith, r metcalfe, g easterby.)

[Galfon]

Revised anglo-geboren XV after further eligibility checks:
1. t smith sco
2. k kennedy ire
3. d sole sco
4. j hamilton sco
5. m o'kelly ire
6. d lydiate wal
7. s easterby ire
8. c charvis wal
9. d morris eng(*)
10. p burke ire
11. g north wal
12. r henderson  ire
13. j davies wal
14. s geoghegan ire
15. h southwell sco

Reps:
16. b llewellyn wal
17. d hilton sco
18. a reed sco
19. b pountney sco
20. k bracken eng(*)
21. d maggs ire
22. s webster sco

Head Coach i mcgeechan sco
assts.- n redman eng (*),
n bennett eng (*)

(*) players qualifying under residency only, born outside england.

[Galfon]

The * - ******** XV:

1. m stevens
2. k wood
3. p clohessy
4. l cullen
5. t rodber
6.  j haskell
7. j worsley
8. l dallaglio
9. k bracken
10. r o'gara
11. r baird
12. w carling
13. r gravell
14. g davies
15. j williams

16. p rendall
17. z fagerson
18. i paxton
19. c robshaw
20. m blair
21. a ward
22. a goode

these players have something in common..

[Spiffy]

The * - ******** XV:

1. m stevens
2. k wood
3. p clohessy
4. l cullen
5. t rodber
6.  j haskell
7. j worsley
8. l dallaglio
9. k bracken
10. r o'gara
11. r baird
12. w carling
13. r gravell
14. g davies
15. j williams

16. p rendall
17. z fagerson
18. i paxton
19. c robshaw
20. m blair
21. a ward
22. a goode

these players have something in common..

The Army - either in it or parent in it.

[Galfon]

not on my card..but a few in there right enough.