July 27th, 2020 MYSTERY PLAYER
Who is the Welshman on the ball? FINGERS CROSSED JOHN BEVAN There are signs of activity- and let’s MUST HAVE BEEN SOME GAME hope that it won’t be too long before we can have real Rugby Memories meetings again. We are all trying to imagine social distancing in action, except that is for those who used to play on the wing when the team had a kicking stand-off.
IF IT WAS 2020? It ended with a win for Barry John’s team. Four Scots played in the Carwyn James XV- can you recognise them from their initials? IM, SC, GB, and RA. IAN McLAUCHLAN, SANDY CARMICHAEL, GORDON BROWN, and ROGER ARNEIL Five London Welsh players played for Barry John’s team- who were they? Their initials were JW, GD, GE,
JT, and MD. Who do you think would be in the respective Select XVs today? JPR WILLIAMS, GERALD DAVIES, Twas on a dark and dismal day in a week that GEOFF EDWARDS, JOHN TAYLOR, had seen rain, When all roads led to Stradey Park with the All MERVYN DAVIES Blacks here again, they poured down from the valleys, they The referee was Welsh- initials MJ. came from far and wide, MERION JOSEPH There were 50,000 in the ground and me and Dai outside.
Who wrote this poem? MAX BOYCE MYSTERY PLAYERS What is the Llanelli nickname? SOSBAN FACH Which Welsh International captained the winning Llanelli side? DELME THOMAS A GAME TO REMEMBER
Which one had more caps for their country? GAVIN HASTINGS 61 IEUAN EVANS 72
Which one scored more Lions points in their career? Scotland in white. Who is the player on the ball? IAN SMITH GAVIN HASTINGS 66 IEUAN EVANS 4 What was the final score? SOUVENIRS SCOTLAND 6 SOUTH AFRICA 3 That touring side played two Scottish District sides- which ones? NORTH OF SCOTLAND and THE SOUTH OF SCOTLAND WHO PLAYED THEN? In the above match, can you identify the Scotland players from their initials? Half-Backs- IR, DP IAN ROBERTSON, DUNCAN PATERSON Wingers- AB, SH. ALASTAIR BIGGAR, SANDY HINSHELWOOD Front Row- IM, FL, SC. IAN McLAUCHLAN, FRANK LAIDLAW, SANDY CARMICHAEL REMEMBER WHEN? Who is the scorer? PHIL BENNETT Which year was this? 1977
TEST MATCH SPECIAL
Who is the player on the charge? COLIN MEADS What makes this picture so remarkable? HE WAS PLAYING WITH A BROKEN ARM CALCUTTA CUP
Can you name all four players? JIM RENWICK, BILL BEAUMONT, ROGER UTTLEY, NAIRN McEWAN SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS Can you place the correct number of title wins next to these clubs?
• Hawick: 12 • Melrose: 10 • Heriot's: 5 • Ayr: 4 • Boroughmuir: 3 • Gala: 3 • Glasgow Hawks: 3 • Currie: 2 • Kelso: 2 • Stirling County: 1 • Watsonians: 1
TRIPLE CROWN
Wales win the Triple Crown 1971. Who are the two players being chaired off? BARRY JOHN and GARETH EDWARDS MY BALL….
Who is this player? MIKE ROBERTS (WALES) HE FLIES THROUGH THE AIR….
Who is the scorer at Murrayfield? JOHN TAYLOR