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Great effort put into the tries by the ABs, almost as much as the suppression of happiness and reluctance to congratulate your teammates after the scores. Funny times.
Oh that's really sad, bad news. Amazing player and arguably the best running halfback I've ever seen- lethal 10m from the tryline. Hard as nails too.
@booboo said in Sid Going, RIP:
Maybe his pass wasn't exactly Laidlawesque but gee he could sniff a gap.
When he was dropped for Lyn Davis against the '77 Lions, some wags in the media ascribed Doug Bruce's fumbling of his first few balls to being shocked at actually receiving a decent pass from the new 9..
He was an awesome player who was seriously fast - check out from 7:30 below. Watch the whole 20+ minutes and you'll see him taking Gareth Edwards to the cleaners around the scrum and ruck.
@booboo said in Sid Going, RIP:
Oh no.
My first rugby hero. Which was probably because he was my brother's... and that was probably because he was from Northland.
My memory of him playing is very restricted to kicking a huge penalty v the Boks in 76 and scoring in the first test Lions 77. Just a but too young to remember much else.
Halfback for the Team of the Century IIRC.
Maybe his pass wasn't exactly Laidlawesque but gee he could sniff a gap.
Actually, I now recall watching him live. Northland v Romania 1975.
Sid kicked the only penalty in a 3-nil win.
Like others on here Sid was also my first rugby hero. Unsure why. (My other sporting hero was smokin Joe Frazier). I supported North Auckland (as a child) because of Sid but also his brothers too.
RIP Sid
@taniwharugby said in Sid Going, RIP:
You can always rely on Phil Gifford for a completely over the top article about any All Black from that era ( a physique envied by Arnold Schwarzenegger ? Good god, who approves this rubbish ? ) but it does sound like Going was quite the player.
Talking to older family members at a function today they mentioned him and Laidlaw would have been a brilliant one/two punch in today’s game.
@MN5 said in Sid Going, RIP:
Talking to older family members at a function today they mentioned him and Laidlaw would have been a brilliant one/two punch in today’s game.
I think he was one of those players, like Bruce Robertson, who would excel in any era. Tough little bastard too.
Can vaguely remember watching a couple of games at Athletic Park. Was in awe of Sid. Super tricky and hard to tackle. Went home to the Hutt Valley and practiced the back handed reverse pass ala Sid for the next couple of years.
@Victor-Meldrew said in Sid Going, RIP:
@booboo said in Sid Going, RIP:
Maybe his pass wasn't exactly Laidlawesque but gee he could sniff a gap.
When he was dropped for Lyn Davis against the '77 Lions, some wags in the media ascribed Doug Bruce's fumbling of his first few balls to being shocked at actually receiving a decent pass from the new 9..
He was an awesome player who was seriously fast - check out from 7:30 below. Watch the whole 20+ minutes and you'll see him taking Gareth Edwards to the cleaners around the scrum and ruck.
Edwards says best 9 he played.
13 days later
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