@Duluth said in Classic Rugby Videos:
such a great series, J.K doing J.K things
from memory he gassed Campese a bunch of times.
Some great test tries scored as well
Michael Jones busting through..
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This small You tube channel has approx 160 full test matches (all nations) from 1986 through 1995 (including world cups and the 86 Cavaliers in S.A.).
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@Virgil said in Classic Rugby Videos:
@Duluth said in Classic Rugby Videos:
such a great series, J.K doing J.K things
from memory he gassed Campese a bunch of times.Some great test tries scored as well
Michael Jones busting through..
I had a video tape of that tour so remember all those tries, including against NSW.
A great series for people who don't realise how good JK was to watch.
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Classic Rugby Videos:
This small You tube channel has approx 160 full test matches (all nations) from 1986 through 1995 (including world cups and the 86 Cavaliers in S.A.).
E.g.
RIP Jonah Lomu and Doddie Weir. Try scorers in the 1995 quarter final. Have just gone hunting for the interview on YouTube where Weir showed his utter delight at getting a couple, can't find it unfortunately but he was well pleased.
Scots did bloody well to get 30 points, conceding 48 was a bit of an issue though !
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A recent upload by Allblacks YouTube channel......
Cullens last game in NZ.
The look on his face when he gets the standing ovation.
The size of the crowd for an NPC game!
The good old days.
@Jet said in Classic Rugby Videos:
A recent upload by Allblacks YouTube channel......
Cullens last game in NZ.
The look on his face when he gets the standing ovation.
The size of the crowd for an NPC game!
The good old days.
Was at this game with my old man. There to see my favourite player play his final game in Welly.
Still the GOAT in my eyes.
Sheesh to be a Wellington fan in the 2000s, I think we made 7 finals between 2000 - 2009 and only won 1.
@Canes4life said in Classic Rugby Videos:
@Jet said in Classic Rugby Videos:
A recent upload by Allblacks YouTube channel......
Cullens last game in NZ.
The look on his face when he gets the standing ovation.
The size of the crowd for an NPC game!
The good old days.
Was at this game with my old man. There to see my favourite player play his final game in Welly.
Still the GOAT in my eyes.
Sheesh to be a Wellington fan in the 2000s, I think we made 7 finals between 2000 - 2009 and only won 1.
We've had some absolute freaks over the years, Jonah, Jeff Wilson etc. Even greats like Ben Smith and currently Will Jordan being the closest but there's just never been anyone exactly like Cullen.
Its so easy to lose yourself watching his highlight reels, the way he ran and made defenders look like they were trying to tackle a ghost
the great thing is its not limited to us NZ'ers who refer to him as the GOAT
Anytime ive come across Cullen mentioned on Reddit etc hes consistently referred to as the best of all time by supporters from other countries.
@Virgil Amazing player. Easily the best ball runner I've seen, but also under-rated in other aspects: very good positionally covering a huge amount of ground and a very good and hugely strong for his size defender.
Not much of a kicker - but fuck me if you can run like that why would you even entertain kicking.
Cully & Rupeni to me were the most gifted runners, both looked so effortless in thier running style and ability to beat a man.
Didnt realise how poor quality the footage was when we used to watch
@Virgil said in Classic Rugby Videos:
@Canes4life said in Classic Rugby Videos:
@Jet said in Classic Rugby Videos:
A recent upload by Allblacks YouTube channel......
Cullens last game in NZ.
The look on his face when he gets the standing ovation.
The size of the crowd for an NPC game!
The good old days.
Was at this game with my old man. There to see my favourite player play his final game in Welly.
Still the GOAT in my eyes.
Sheesh to be a Wellington fan in the 2000s, I think we made 7 finals between 2000 - 2009 and only won 1.
We've had some absolute freaks over the years, Jonah, Jeff Wilson etc. Even greats like Ben Smith and currently Will Jordan being the closest but there's just never been anyone exactly like Cullen.
Its so easy to lose yourself watching his highlight reels, the way he ran and made defenders look like they were trying to tackle a ghost
the great thing is its not limited to us NZ'ers who refer to him as the GOAT
Anytime ive come across Cullen mentioned on Reddit etc hes consistently referred to as the best of all time by supporters from other countries.
I think JK is up with Cullen and Jonah in being a step above those mentioned. I constantly get bemused when AB wings are discussed and JK gets overlooked in favour of say Doug Howlett (not knocking him, just seen that happen). Bloody children need to dust off late 80s ABs and Auckland videos.
@taniwharugby said in Classic Rugby Videos:
Didnt realise how poor quality the footage was when we used to watch
Footage from ~1995-2005 looks shit. Same for cricket. Older archive footage actually looks better. I think some places started storing footage on VHS to save money?
@Canes4life said in Classic Rugby Videos:
@Jet said in Classic Rugby Videos:
A recent upload by Allblacks YouTube channel......
Cullens last game in NZ.
The look on his face when he gets the standing ovation.
The size of the crowd for an NPC game!
The good old days.
Was at this game with my old man. There to see my favourite player play his final game in Welly.
Still the GOAT in my eyes.
Sheesh to be a Wellington fan in the 2000s, I think we made 7 finals between 2000 - 2009 and only won 1.
The good thing about that 1 win was Rennie was the coach. More importantly during that season he course corrected when the players couldn't adapt to the pod system they were trying to play and brought their complaints to him.
@Jet said in Classic Rugby Videos:
Kahui was unlucky with a) injuries and b) the fact his career coincided with Nonu, Smith and SBW.
He'd absolutely walk into the ABs at 13 if he was playing today.
@MN5 said in Classic Rugby Videos:
@Jet said in Classic Rugby Videos:
Kahui was unlucky with a) injuries and b) the fact his career coincided with Nonu, Smith and SBW.
He'd absolutely walk into the ABs at 13 if he was playing today.
Had a bit of mongrel too. Threw those shoulders around with gay abandon.
@Jet said in Classic Rugby Videos:
@MN5 said in Classic Rugby Videos:
@Jet said in Classic Rugby Videos:
Kahui was unlucky with a) injuries and b) the fact his career coincided with Nonu, Smith and SBW.
He'd absolutely walk into the ABs at 13 if he was playing today.
Had a bit of mongrel too. Threw those shoulders around with gay abandon.
Hardest hitting midfielder since Alama Ieremia.
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@mikedogz said in Classic Rugby Videos:
Saw this one the other day. I caught the second half live, paid $2 for the game from memory. Those were the days.
Isotolo Maka was an absolute beast. His brief AB career is such a source of frustration. Could well have been the most intimidating No 8 in history.
Andrew Blowers also looked like a man amongst boys out there.
Spencer was awesome.
Cullen good if not spectacular. He was playing centre though ( John Hart must have watched )
A very skinny looking James Kerr got the better of Joe Roff that day too ! a couple of sharp tries.
@Duluth said in Classic Rugby Videos:
That was not a fun watch at the time for a young schoolboy in the crowd, but I was always a fan of Davies from that day onwards.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Classic Rugby Videos:
Not close to the greatest try and a terrible bait and switch, I thought I was going to watch Cullen in full flight, not Fleming and his 90210 sideburns.
@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Videos:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Classic Rugby Videos:
Not close to the greatest try and a terrible bait and switch, I thought I was going to watch Cullen in full flight, not Fleming and his 90210 sideburns.
Hopeless. He only beat about five defenders.
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@duluth said in Classic Rugby Videos:
I had a video of that tour, I used to watch it all the time. JK scores a try at Concord in the test and he has to avoid NZ supporters when trying to dot down.