Radley an Englishman!

[Kelby]

He has a mini AVO against him now...must remain at least 10 metres apart from Joseph Suaalii.

I thought it was only about 8 inches.................

[Recky62]

good on him...its unlikely he was gonna make a regular SoO position his for one or even a series or two, and as for Meninga whining about it saying he was gonna pick him for the WC squad, maybe Mal should of texted him or something ....anywhoo, give em heaps Rads , your dad must be stoked (and god knows the poms need the help)

[HunchoRooster]

An interesting take for mine. If he wants to play for England, so be it. He's a Rooster first. Whilst I could never play for the Poms despite the majority of my family hailing from there I think its his choice. A bonus is that he won't go missing during Origin periods either.

Here's a good idea for a future thread too or some discussion... with Rads ruled out, when/will we ever see an Easts Junior play rep footy (NSW or Australia) again? I can't remember the last one, would probably be Ricko or Fletch.

[Andrew Walker]

An interesting take for mine. If he wants to play for England, so be it. He's a Rooster first. Whilst I could never play for the Poms despite the majority of my family hailing from there I think its his choice. A bonus is that he won't go missing during Origin periods either.

Here's a good idea for a future thread too or some discussion... with Rads ruled out, when/will we ever see an Easts Junior play rep footy (NSW or Australia) again? I can't remember the last one, would probably be Ricko or Fletch.

Yes it would be Ricko or Fletch My money is on Ricko unless they last played for Australia together. I still remember Ricko scoring the winning try against the poms in 2003 in the UK

[zac]

An interesting take for mine. If he wants to play for England, so be it. He's a Rooster first. Whilst I could never play for the Poms despite the majority of my family hailing from there I think its his choice. A bonus is that he won't go missing during Origin periods either.

Here's a good idea for a future thread too or some discussion... with Rads ruled out, when/will we ever see an Easts Junior play rep footy (NSW or Australia) again? I can't remember the last one, would probably be Ricko or Fletch.

tamou

[King Salvo]

tamou

Angus Crichton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Roosters_Juniors

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Ricko represented Ireland too..

[Mickie Lane]

Aussie Team

Teddy
Cobbo
Latrell
Turbo/Wighton
Addo Carr
Munster
DCE

Yeo
Capewell
Murray
Hass
Hunt
Collins

Grant
Jake Turbo
Papalli
Tino

[ARD]

Aussie Team

Teddy
Cobbo
Latrell
Turbo/Wighton
Addo Carr
Munster
DCE

Yeo
Capewell
Murray
Hass
Hunt
Collins

Grant
Jake Turbo
Papalli
Tino

Val Holmes a walk up

[Paddo Colt 61]

[QUOTE=zac; 1]international league needs all the help it can get. yeah, it's about representing your country but if all aussies played for australia then international league would be dead.

Indeed and to think that up to the 70s it was the be all and end all. Every tour was highly anticipated - a "maybe this time" was the common sentiment and people shook their heads ruefully at the announced England side - Dave Bolton, Alex Murphy, Vince Karalius, Malcolm Reilly, Brian McTigue, Dick Huddart - all RL household names here. People tuned it to the early morning broadcast from Old Trafford and other exotic venues and the Northern commentator would mention the club of anyone who touched the ball - Rochdale Hornets, Hull-Kingston Rovers, St. Helens etc etc. And they always won. We waited until '61 for a win over there and it was always raining.

And the media of the time gave the Tests names. A particularly bloody game in the early 50s was dubbed the "Rourke's Drift" test and the agony and heroics of the Aussies was as deeply felt here as any Anzac episode. We could never win the fight either.

It does seem as though Pacifica is destined to eventually take their place. The England/Australia epics long forgotten or never even heard of by a new generation of fans for whom the skill and excitement of Origin serves the same purpose. To an older cohort, however, those Tests are fondly remembered.

[Mickie Lane]

Id be interesed to see who would play 5/8 for Australia if Munster was out.
As the ladder stands now with the teams 5/8's
Luia Somoa
Dearden
Hynes
Mam
D Brown New Zealand
C Walker
Foran New Zealand
Keary
Wighton
Amone Tonga
Harris Tavita New Zealand
Milford Somoa
Burton
AJ Brimson
Doueihi

Wighton I would think but I would go Hynes.

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[QUOTE=Paddo Colt 61;n948152]

international league needs all the help it can get. yeah, it's about representing your country but if all aussies played for australia then international league would be dead.

Indeed and to think that up to the 70s it was the be all and end all. Every tour was highly anticipated - a "maybe this time" was the common sentiment and people shook their heads ruefully at the announced England side - Dave Bolton, Alex Murphy, Vince Karalius, Malcolm Reilly, Brian McTigue, Dick Huddart - all RL household names here. People tuned it to the early morning broadcast from Old Trafford and other exotic venues and the Northern commentator would mention the club of anyone who touched the ball - Rochdale Hornets, Hull-Kingston Rovers, St. Helens etc etc. And they always won. We waited until '61 for a win over there and it was always raining.

And the media of the time gave the Tests names. A particularly bloody game in the early 50s was dubbed the "Rourke's Drift" test and the agony and heroics of the Aussies was as deeply felt here as any Anzac episode. We could never win the fight either.

It does seem as though Pacifica is destined to eventually take their place. The England/Australia epics long forgotten or never even heard of by a new generation of fans for whom the skill and excitement of Origin serves the same purpose. To an older cohort, however, those Tests are fondly remembered.

I had a hard covered history book of the touring teams of that era right up until the 80's. I wish I'd kept it now. I used to watch as many as I could with my father growing up in the 1970's and 80's. Back then, the "Kangaroos' was only for any Australian team touring Great Britain.

There is footage of Rorke's Drift available here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrtZI3ayvx0

[Paddo Colt 61]

Jeez, a century was it since Rorke's? Seems like a coupla weeks back in memory.

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Jeez, a century was it since Rorke's? Seems like a coupla weeks back in memory.

we are old but not that old...

I really do wish I'd kept that history book now. It wasn't any of these as they were published later, but still look good:

The Invincibles: The Inside Story of the 1982 Kangaroos, the Team That Changed Rugby Forever

A Centenary of Rugby League 1908 - 2008 : The Definitive Story of the Game in Australia