Re: WIGAN HARDMEN PAST AND PRESENT

nathan_rugby · Post by **nathan_rugby** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:57 pm

Andy farrell past

Feka present

cpwigan · Post by **cpwigan** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:06 pm

Brian McTigue was an ex boxer. My father told me a tale of him playing for GB v Aus. They had a scrum. Played moved well up field and every player bar 1 moved with it. McTigue's opposing prop who lay unconcious and had to be removed on a stretcher.

Ken Gee, Tommy Brad apparently would say Ken such and such is giving me a hard time and Ken would say leave it to me Tommy and he would take care of them.

Les Davidson and he enjoyed fighting.

Ian Roberts by all accounts could handle himself. Never saw it but they reckon that was why nobody was keen to sledge him re being gay.

Pongia struck me as a tough bloke.

thomo · Post by **thomo** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:14 pm

don't think we have a hard man at present - non of the forwards strike me as an enforcer/ tough guy

Hock maybe?

ian b · Post by **ian b** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:42 pm

SKERRETT,SORRENSON AND LEE CROOKS COME TO MIND

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:43 pm

My son used to have a video 100 Rugby League fights and Shaun Wayne starred in most of them.

ian b · Post by **ian b** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:46 pm

SORRY DIDNT READ THE POST PROPERLY COS MY LAST 2 OBVIOUSLY DIDNT PLAY FOR WIGAN,STILL HARD THOUGH!!!.PS;MARTIN DERMOTT COULD KICK OFF!!.

Panchitta Marra · Post by **Panchitta Marra** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:19 pm

cpwigan wrote:Brian McTigue was an ex boxer. My father told me a tale of him playing for GB v Aus. They had a scrum. Played moved well up field and every player bar 1 moved with it. McTigue's opposing prop who lay unconcious and had to be removed on a stretcher.

Ken Gee, Tommy Brad apparently would say Ken such and such is giving me a hard time and Ken would say leave it to me Tommy and he would take care of them.

Les Davidson and he enjoyed fighting.

Ian Roberts by all accounts could handle himself. Never saw it but they reckon that was why nobody was keen to sledge him re being gay.

Pongia struck me as a tough bloke.

My old man used to box CP, and he told me that pound for pound, McTigue, there wasnt many tougher in Rugby League. He could put a bloke down with one short shot.
IMO Stevie Hampson was a tough bloke too.

Panchitta Marra · Post by **Panchitta Marra** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:25 pm

thomo wrote:don't think we have a hard man at present - non of the forwards strike me as an enforcer/ tough guy

Hock maybe?

I heard a story that Danny Hill got a bit of a kicking whilst out one night, think it was Danny Hill.
Anyway, Gareth Hock went out, brought a bloke to Danny's house by the scruff, and said, was this the bloke Danny. Danny said yes it was.
The bloke ended up in hospital for a short stint.

ragman · Post by **ragman** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:36 pm

ian b wrote:SORRY DIDNT READ THE POST PROPERLY COS MY LAST 2 OBVIOUSLY DIDNT PLAY FOR WIGAN,STILL HARD THOUGH!!!.PS;MARTIN DERMOTT COULD KICK OFF!!.

Sorenson did play for Wigan......

cpwigan · Post by **cpwigan** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:49 pm

ragman wrote:
ian b wrote:SORRY DIDNT READ THE POST PROPERLY COS MY LAST 2 OBVIOUSLY DIDNT PLAY FOR WIGAN,STILL HARD THOUGH!!!.PS;MARTIN DERMOTT COULD KICK OFF!!.
Sorenson did play for Wigan......

He did indeed and I think Vince Karalius was his coach