RugbyRebels

If we are doing RR nostalgia properly, we need to do a Friday XV.

Taking a cue from the MikeWlg board - Dead Musicians XV.

I'll start, feel free to suggest changes

1. M. Cass
2. S. Vicious
3. B. Smalls
4. P. Lynott
5. M. Hunter
6. J. Joplin
7. K. Moon
8. I. Kilmister
9. B. Scott
10. W. Mozart
11. E. Presley
12. J. Ramone
13. J. Ramone
14. D. Ramone
15. T. Ramone

No room for Andy "guitar" Sheridan?

"Andrew Sheridan (born 1 November 1979 in Petts Wood, Bromley, England) is a retired[2] English rugby union player and musician, who played as a loosehead prop."

Not technically deed, but...

Pyotr 'Cannons' Tchaikovsky at blindside for me.

zer0 wrote:Pyotr 'Cannons' Tchaikovsky at blindside for me.

Maybe we need to do a Classics XV v Modern XV?

Nikolai "Tricksy" Rimsky-Korsakov at 10, obviously.

Ludwig "What?" van Beethoven at hooker.

I'd have Val Doonican at standoff and outside centre, on the grounds he died more than once.

UKHamlet wrote:I'd have Val Doonican at standoff and outside centre, on the grounds he died more than once.

Not sure he qualifies as a musician...


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I'd have Paul McCartney and Denny Laine as Wings, and possibly Monroe as Hooker.
John F., Robert and Edward would be on the bench to cover the back 3.

David Bowie at 9
Buddy Holly at 10

WaspInWales wrote:David Bowie at 9
Buddy Holly at 10

Really? You would pick the guy famous for wearing glasses and the guy with a pupilliary abnormality? Why not go the whole hog and have Blind Lemon Jefferson throwing into the line out?

Second row must be Long John Baldry in the deid's and the tall Croatian Krist Novoselic from Nirvana for moderns.
I was thinking Mick Fleetwood but the Rumours put me off.

cashead wrote:And hey, Ray Charles at fullback.

referee, surely?

You've got the pack all wrong: surely it has to be John Lee at number 2, the giant pyramid from Spinal Tap's roadshow at 1 and the flaming cross from Ozzie's tour at 3, Akon at 4 and Bruno Mars at 5 and the Drifters at 6,7 & 8

UKHamlet wrote:You've got the pack all wrong: surely it has to be John Lee at number 2, the giant pyramid from Spinal Tap's roadshow at 1 and the flaming cross from Ozzie's tour at 3, Akon at 4 and Bruno Mars at 5 and the Drifters at 6,7 & 8

And AC/DC's inflatable Rosie as the team physio...

Given that professional teams in both hemisphere's have adopted the name, let's name the greatest Blues XV of all time. As a starter, I'd go with:

1. Muddy Waters
2. John Lee Hooker
3. BB King
4. Albert King
5. Jimi Hendrix
6. Howlin' Wolf
7. T-Bone Walker
8. Leadbelly
9. Robert Johnson
10. Son House
11. Buddy Guy
12. Sonny Boy Williamson, obviously
13. T-Model Ford
14. Lightening Hopkins
15. Jack "Token" White

Ref: Blind Lemon Jefferson

Maybe move sonny boy Williamson to 13 and play Little Walter at 12.

canta_brian wrote:Maybe move sonny boy Williamson to 13 and play Little Walter at 12.

Well played.

1. Muddy Waters
2. John Lee Hooker
3. BB King
4. Albert King
5. Jimi Hendrix
6. Howlin' Wolf
7. T-Bone Walker
8. Leadbelly
9. Robert Johnson
10. Son House
11. Buddy Guy
12. Little Walter
13. Sonny Boy Williamson
14. Lightening Hopkins
15. Jack "Token" White

Ref: Blind Lemon Jefferson
Coach driver: T-Model Ford

TV/Film Detectives - Veterans XV.

1. Dr. Ed Fitzgerald
2. Theo Kojak
3. Charlie Barlow
4. Jim Bergerac
5. George Gently
6. Endeavour Morse
7. Hercule Poirot
8. Jim Rockford
9. Jack Frost
10. Steve McGarrett
11. Frank Columbo
12. Jack Regan
13. Gene Hunt
14. Kurt Wallander
15. Jim Taggart

Manager: Sherlock Holmes
Coach: Dr. John Watson (Blackheath FC)
Murderball: Rob Ironside
Nutrition: Sam Tyler

Replacements:
Jacques Clouseau, Andy Dalziel, Peter Pascoe

There's defo sufficient newer talent for 1st XV & possibly Womens XV ..

Match abandoned (32 min.) - insufficient number of players on the pitch..

cashead wrote:TV detectives - the veterans/down and dirty XV

1. Jay Landsman
2. Thomas "Herc" Hauk
3. Vic Mackey
4. Lennie Briscoe
5. Jimmy McNulty
6. Jun "Jeans" Shibata
7. Leandor Sydnor
8. Curtis "Lem" Lemansky
9. Cedric Daniels
10. Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach
11. Ellis Carver
12. Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski
13. John Munch
14. Shane Vendrell
15. Ronnie Gardocki

Manager: Claudette Wyms
Coach: Howard "Bunny" Colvin
Backs: Shakima "Kima" Griggs
Forwards: Lester Freamon

I would suggest Max Carrados as referee, but I don't think he's been on the telly.

Louis Armstrong at 10 - he has all the time in the world after all.

WildCat International XV

1. Puma
2.Snow Leopard
3.Jaguar
4.Cougar
5.Tiger
6.Clouded Leopard
7.Leopard
8.Lion
9. Ocelot
10.BobCat (capt.)
11. Caracal
12.Serval
13. Iberian Lynx
14. Cheetah
15. Scottish Wildcat

Footwear: Puss-in-Boots
Drinks: Flat-headed Cat
Coach : TopCat
Physio: Pussy Galore
Manager: Mrs. Slocombe

tv presenters..( ex pro's n/a )

1.gregg wallace (capt.)
2.dominic littlewood
3.eamonn holmes

4.dan snow
5.jeremy clarkson

6.adam henson
7.bear grylls
8.mark (beast) labett,

9.richard hammond
10.ben shepherd

11.marvin humes
12.craig doyle
13.nick knowles
14.matt baker

15.dermot o'leary

Reps: d.jones, m.portillo,
j.cordern, j.paxman, r.madeley, ant n'dec, t.schafernaker

In honour of Donald Trump securing the Republican Party nomination, how about an All-Time POTUS XV?

1. Ulysses S Grant – aggressive and tactically astute in the dark arts
2. Dwight Eisenhower – loves the battle up front
3. Theodore Roosevelt – spitting image of Richard Loe, and similar hard-nosed attitude
4. Thomas Jefferson – old school, but provides great leadership in the pack (vc)
5. Abraham Lincoln – largely untested at international level, he’s done well domestically
6. John Quincy Adams – gets through a lot of work without the recognition he deserves
7. Richard “Tricky” Nixon – not afraid to test the boundaries of the law
8. Ronald Reagan – Versatile player covering 6, 8 and lock at a pinch
9. “Teflon” Bill Clinton – great talker and has the uncanny ability to get out of awkward positions
10. Jack Kennedy – able to get the attack deep into opposition territory. He also has great hands - he can really take a bullet
11. Herbert Hoover – a presidential John Kirwan, gets the nod despite not coming up through the usual ranks and suffering from depression later in his career
12. Lyndon Johnson – initially seen as purely a back-up for Kennedy, he has become a true playmaker in his own right
13. George Washington (c) – has the respect of all his team mates, especially enjoys hosting matches against England
14. Barrack Obama – ex-basketballer with good hands and some pace but a little iffy on defence
15. Woodrow Wilson – a bit slow to the action sometimes, but provides solid back-up when really needed

Kennedy has competition from Carter and G Ford for the 10 shirt, but showed his passion for the game by naming the lunar space programme after the Samoan forward, Perelini.

cashead wrote:Dubya played rugby during his uni days. Apparently he wasn't too bad.

Sorry, like the All Blacks and, apparently, the Aussie 7s team, there's a "no dick-head" rule. Besides, he's the kind of guy who makes a break, celebrates prematurely and then tries to score over the 5m line.