| Born on this day in 1946 10:19 - Dec 9 with 393 views | onehunglow |
Mervyn Davies
Memories?
Comments?
Proper Jack , born bred and schooled
Just legendary |  |
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| Born on this day in 1946 on 10:29 - Dec 9 with 380 views | union_jack |
A group of us from school went to the Whites v Pontypool game at CAP in 1976. In those days you could walk around reasonably freely and we found ourselves walking down the tunnel beneath where CAP met the main stadium. Who should be walking down towards us but Mervyn Davies. As a group of slightly excitable young 15 year olds we said hello to him as he was coming towards us. He totally ignored us. It was as if we were not there and we were all a bit taken aback by his rudeness.
Then of course during the game he collapsed, right in front of where we were standing and the rest is history.
It dawned on us that whatever happened on the pitch was starting to affect him well before the game. It was a sad day. |  |
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| Born on this day in 1946 on 11:20 - Dec 9 with 347 views | onehunglow |
| Born on this day in 1946 on 10:29 - Dec 9 by union_jack |
A group of us from school went to the Whites v Pontypool game at CAP in 1976. In those days you could walk around reasonably freely and we found ourselves walking down the tunnel beneath where CAP met the main stadium. Who should be walking down towards us but Mervyn Davies. As a group of slightly excitable young 15 year olds we said hello to him as he was coming towards us. He totally ignored us. It was as if we were not there and we were all a bit taken aback by his rudeness.
Then of course during the game he collapsed, right in front of where we were standing and the rest is history.
It dawned on us that whatever happened on the pitch was starting to affect him well before the game. It was a sad day. |
Remember that day so well
Not sure anything like that happened before
He was a character and all characters have flaws | |
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| Born on this day in 1946 on 12:29 - Dec 9 with 316 views | KeithHaynes |
Old school, here in Spain at the numerous rugby clubs if you get into conversation with locals they know so much about Wales rugby from back then and into the 80’s it’s astonishing. Some who hardly speak any English will reel off names like Geoff Wheel and Allan Martin. So knowledgable. They even have evenings where old Wales games are watched and the likes of Fenwick and his kicking is fawned over |  |
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| Born on this day in 1946 on 17:52 - Dec 9 with 263 views | onehunglow |
| Born on this day in 1946 on 12:29 - Dec 9 by KeithHaynes |
Old school, here in Spain at the numerous rugby clubs if you get into conversation with locals they know so much about Wales rugby from back then and into the 80’s it’s astonishing. Some who hardly speak any English will reel off names like Geoff Wheel and Allan Martin. So knowledgable. They even have evenings where old Wales games are watched and the likes of Fenwick and his kicking is fawned over |
We kicked arse then Keith
Many even took up the game because of our elan at the game
Worst individual in welsh sport I came across was Wilf Wooller, a total racist craphouse whose arrogance was off the scale . Great at cricket and rugby though
Not one to invite over for a a braii | |
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| Born on this day in 1946 on 22:40 - Dec 9 with 219 views | max936 |
| Born on this day in 1946 on 10:29 - Dec 9 by union_jack |
A group of us from school went to the Whites v Pontypool game at CAP in 1976. In those days you could walk around reasonably freely and we found ourselves walking down the tunnel beneath where CAP met the main stadium. Who should be walking down towards us but Mervyn Davies. As a group of slightly excitable young 15 year olds we said hello to him as he was coming towards us. He totally ignored us. It was as if we were not there and we were all a bit taken aback by his rudeness.
Then of course during the game he collapsed, right in front of where we were standing and the rest is history.
It dawned on us that whatever happened on the pitch was starting to affect him well before the game. It was a sad day. |
Mervyn and his Wife were staying in same hotel on holidays one year as my parents think it might have been Malta.
Dad told me that Merv loved a good slurp.  |  |
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| Born on this day in 1946 on 19:37 - Dec 10 with 123 views | howenjack |
| Born on this day in 1946 on 12:29 - Dec 9 by KeithHaynes |
Old school, here in Spain at the numerous rugby clubs if you get into conversation with locals they know so much about Wales rugby from back then and into the 80’s it’s astonishing. Some who hardly speak any English will reel off names like Geoff Wheel and Allan Martin. So knowledgable. They even have evenings where old Wales games are watched and the likes of Fenwick and his kicking is fawned over |
Now that does surprise me. Spain is not a country that you would traditionally think of as rugby loving . Basque country to a certain extent I could understand , yes ; as it has a very close proximity to Southern French clubs like Pau ,Tarbes , Beziers , Bagneres , Narbonne . | | | |
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