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THE RUGBY PIPER ANSWERS to SUMMER HOLIDAY SPECIAL BILL Mclaren’S DREAM 1 THE RUGBY PIPER ANSWERS TO SUMMER HOLIDAY SPECIAL BILL McLAREN’S DREAM 1. England F. COTTON LIONS XV 2. England P. WHEELER In 1998, Bill McLaren selected his 3. Wales G. PRICE Lions Dream Team. It provoked several debates, and the selection of 4. Ireland W-J McBRIDE similar Dream Teams has always 5. Scotland G. BROWN been a feature of Rugby Memories groups all over Scotland. This issue 6. England M. TEAGUE of The Rugby Piper gives you a 7. Ireland F. SLATTERY chance to become Lions selectors- in your imagination. 8. Wales M. DAVIES No “impact players”, no substitutes. We are talking about the days when scrum-halves put the ball in straight, hookers hooked, and scrums took a couple of seconds. Lifting in the line-out was a penalty and half-time lasted a couple of minutes. Jerseys BILL’S TEAM were not plastered in adverts, and you got in for five shillings at the Can you guess the identity of Bill’s most. Those were the days. XV? Remember it only included players up to 1998. THE TASK IN HAND 15. Wales JPR WILLIAMS You are going to pick a Lions team to play against Bill’s team for the 14. Wales G. DAVIES All Time Best Ever Lions Trophy. 13. Ireland M. GIBSON All must have played in the amateur era. (Up to and including the 1993 12. England J. GUSCOTT tour to New Zealand.) 11. England D. DUCKHAM Here is your player pool to choose 10. Wales B. JOHN from. 9. Wales G. EDWARDS Full Backs- Hiller, Kiernan, FLYING WINGER Hastings, Davies, Wingers - O’Reilly, A. Smith, Jackson, Bevan, Steele, JJ Williams, by by Crossan Photo This Centres – Carling, O’Driscoll, Renwick, Dawes, He scored 3 tries in a Test Series. Who is he and on which tour did he Half-Backs – Bennett, Kyle, achieve this feat? GERALD Rutherford, Jeeps, Young, DAVIES.1971 TO N.Z. Armstrong, Sharp CAPTAIN’S TABLE Forwards – Orr, Milne, Wood, Deans, Dawson, Meredith, Millar, Who were the Lions captains on Moore, Pullin, McLauchlan, these tours? McLoughlin, Wheel, Norster, 1962 – South Africa – Scottish Dooley, Johnson, Campbell- ARTHUR SMITH Lamerton, Squire, Thomas, Winterbottom, Uttley, Hipwell, 1971- Australia and New Zealand- Jeffrey, Calder, MacNeill, Welsh JOHN DAWES UNFORGETTABLE 1989 Australia- Scottish FINLAY CALDER 1993 New Zealand- Scottish GAVIN HASTINGS WHO SAID THAT? What was his nickname and which “I would not describe today’s game English county did he play for? as dirty, because all our games in MERVE THE SWERVE.SURREY. New Zealand have been dirty” 1966. JIM TELFER IRISH LION SIX TRY WINGER Author is licensed licensed is Author Who is this player and what was his He scored six tries in a game against usual position? TONY West Coast/Buller in June 1971. O’REILLY.WINGER. Who is he and which Welsh winger repeated the feat in South Africa in 1974? DAVID DUCKHAM.JJ STATUESQUE WILLIAMS. MORE DREAM TEAMS Gavin Hastings selected a Scotland Dream Team back in 1999, mainly from players he had played with. Who is the player represented in this Can you recognise the players from statue? GARETH EDWARDS their initials? ANOTHER DREAM TEAM 15. GH GAVIN HASTINGS Bill Beaumont picked his England 14. AI ANDY IRVINE Dream Team in 1999 as well. Who were the players he selected? 13.SH SCOTT HASTINGS 15. BH BOB HILLER 12. JR JIM RENWICK 14. RU RORY UNDERWOOD 11. 1T IWAN TUKALO 13. JG JEREMY GUSCOTT 10. JR JOHN RUTHERFORD 12. DD DAVID DUCKHAM 9. GA GARY ARMSTRONG 11. MS MIKE SLEMEN 1. DS DAVID SOLE 10. RS RICHARD SHARP 2. CD COLIN DEANS 9. DJ DICKIE JEEPS 3. IM IAN MILNE 1. PB PHIL BLAKEWAY 4. CG CHRIS GRAY 2. PW PETER WHEELER 5. SM SCOTT MURRAY 3. FC FRAN COTTON 6. JJ JOHN JEFFREY 4.MC MAURICE COLCLOUGH 7. FC FINLAY CALDER 5. MJ MARTIN JOHNSON 8. JB JOHN BEATTIE 6.PD PETER DIXON IRELAND STAR 7. PW PETER WINTERBOTTOM 8.RU ROGER UTTLEY Who is the Ireland player on the left? JACKIE KYLE ROGER UTTLEY’S LIONS TEAM MAKING RUGBY Roger Uttley selected his own Lions EVERYONE’S GAME Dream XV in 2008. Can you identify them from their initials? Englishmen-JG, RU, FC, MJ, RU. GUSCOTT, UNDERWOOD, COTTON, JOHNSON, UTTLEY Welshmen- JW, GD, PB, GE, MD. WILLIAMS, G. DAVIES, BENNETT, EDWARDS, M. Thanks to everyone involved in the DAVIES Zoom seminar on Sunday June 6th from Murrayfield. There are Commented [MW1]: Irishmen- MG, KW, WJM, FS. certainly more and more Walking G GIBSON, WOOD, McBRIDE, Rugby groups being set up and SLATTERY catering for everyone who wants to be involved. It was great to hear of Scotsman – TS the work being done at Hawick, T. SMITH Linlithgow, Moray and Midlothian to name but four. You are NEVER THE JOY OF SCORING too old to get involved. Let’s hope it won’t be too long before we see our first Walking Rugby Festival in Scotland. Who is the Lion scoring the try? How many Lions Tours did he play in? GORDON BROWN.THREE. RUGBY MEMORIES If your club wants to start a Rugby Memories group, please e-mail. [email protected] Walking Rugby group at We can give you a starter pack of Linlithgow. Rugby Memories cards. .
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