The former British & Irish Lions, England, Barbarians and Coventry winger David Duckham sadly passed away on Monday night aged 76. All our thoughts go out to his family, RIP Dai
Re: RIP David Duckham
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:22 pm
by normanski
A devastating broken play runner. A legend.
Re: RIP David Duckham
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:28 pm
by Banquo
UKHamlet wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:08 pm
The only English player I wished was Welsh
The former British & Irish Lions, England, Barbarians and Coventry winger David Duckham sadly passed away on Monday night aged 76. All our thoughts go out to his family, RIP Dai
My absolute hero growing up, along with JPR and Gareth E (wish they'd been English . RIP.
Re: RIP David Duckham
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:38 am
by Numbers
I'll always remember him side-stepping the camerman in the '73 Baabaas match, a great player RIP.
Here are some of his highlights from that game:
Awesome!
Re: RIP David Duckham
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 11:46 am
by Banquo
just great stuff...brought a tear to my eye.
Re: RIP David Duckham
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:32 pm
by Sourdust
I remember as a boy, even my Nan liked Duckham. He's in that tiny club of English players genuinely loved (rather than just admired/respected) in Wales.
Re: RIP David Duckham
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:34 pm
by Graigwen
Sourdust wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:32 pm
I remember as a boy, even my Nan liked Duckham. He's in that tiny club of English players genuinely loved (rather than just admired/respected) in Wales.
This is spot on, it was the same in my family. My dad's "tiny club of English players genuinely loved" was just Dai Duckham and Prince Obolensky.
OK, maybe Obolensky was Russian but he played for England.
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Re: RIP David Duckham
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 3:31 pm
by newgalesurf
One of the few English players I wished was Welsh. RIP
. RIP.