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General Category => Wasps Rugby Discussion => Topic started by: BG on October 28, 2020, 05:01:30 PM

Title: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: BG on October 28, 2020, 05:01:30 PM
Something for the off-season.

Hopefully as general sports fans with a passion for rugby, we watch other sports and think "He'd be a good prop" or "the wheels on him.. he'd make a good winger"

Here's the team (form other sports)

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6. Stuart Pearce
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11. Linford Christie
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15.
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: Wiltshire Wasp on October 28, 2020, 05:04:08 PM
10 David Beckham.
12 Mohammed Ali
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: jamestaylor002 on October 28, 2020, 05:08:03 PM
14. Usain Bolt
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: backdoc on October 28, 2020, 05:08:54 PM
8. Geoff Capes
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: Neils on October 28, 2020, 05:09:51 PM
2. Cherie Blair
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: Nigel Med on October 28, 2020, 05:31:05 PM
7. Vinnie Jones
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: hookender on October 28, 2020, 06:32:33 PM
 ;D
Quote from: Neils on October 28, 2020, 05:09:51 PM
2. Cherie Blair
  :)
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: DGP Wasp on October 28, 2020, 06:32:52 PM
1. Mike Gatting
3. Rakheem Cornwall
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: DGP Wasp on October 28, 2020, 06:35:22 PM
4. Steve Redgrave
5. Matt Pinsent

As solid a lock pairing as you'll find. And I'd be inclined to have Sir Steve as my captain.
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: WonkyWasp on October 28, 2020, 06:38:01 PM
Referee: The Angel Gabriel.  He would have excellent aeriel views of scrums etc. and tricky tries .
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: Wiltshire Wasp on October 28, 2020, 06:40:30 PM
Quote from: DGP Wasp on October 28, 2020, 06:35:22 PM
4. Steve Redgrave
5. Matt Pinsent

As solid a lock pairing as you'll find. And I'd be inclined to have Sir Steve as my captain.

Not bad, I was thinking of Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy.
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: Mellie on October 28, 2020, 07:25:33 PM
Quote from: Neils on October 28, 2020, 05:09:51 PM
2. Cherie Blair
:)
Actually my first thought was Cynthia Payne
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: Skippy on October 28, 2020, 11:30:27 PM
Think you’d have to go with Lineker at 10 — football’s very own squeaky.

A few other ideas are:
Terry Butcher at 8.
John Regis as my crash ball outside centre
Davis Gower at inside centre
Kriss Akabusi at 9 — just for the non-stop chit-tat.
Ben Stokes at full back — and I’d be expecting Jason Robinson levels of miracles from him.
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: Shugs on October 29, 2020, 08:32:09 PM
Trump as a bosh it up 12.
Eamonn Holmes at loose head.
And surely the previous suggestion of Lineker - he would need to come off the bench as a "finisher".
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: hookender on October 30, 2020, 02:07:01 PM
Surprised no one went for the American football player C Wade.
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: Shugs on October 30, 2020, 02:55:37 PM
9. Willie Carson
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: Skippy on October 30, 2020, 11:27:45 PM
James Hunt has to be in the squad. Sure, he might not show up in time for kick-off — certainly not if the airlines are back in the air — but, if the team is going on tour, Hunt would be your man.
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: 13thWarrior on October 31, 2020, 05:46:09 PM
1. J Prescott
2. G Brown
3. A Merkel
Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: hopwood on October 31, 2020, 07:25:08 PM

Bobby Boucher (aka Adam Sandler as The Waterboy) at 13...lining them up.

John Belushi at prop

The Rock at Number 8

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vin Diesel at lock.


Samuel L Jackson as Head Coach.

Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: hopwood on October 31, 2020, 07:30:27 PM
Divine Brown at hooker.
Early Hugh Grant and his floppy hair at 9...trying to impersonate an early Gommers.

 ;D

Title: Re: Alternative Rugby Teams
Post by: Skippy on October 31, 2020, 08:56:39 PM
Robbie Coltrane could prop the other side of the scrum from Belushi