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Best set of Wigan backs?
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:35 pm
by Sutty
I was just watching a video of us from 1994 and we had
Radlinski
Offiah
Connolly
Tuigamala
Robinson
Paul
Edwards
As our backs. I can't remember seeing a full set of backs that were so brilliant, certainly not since I first started watching Wigan in 1986. Yes, we've had other players of a similar calibre, but not all at the same time. I feel genuinely privileged to have seen some of the rugby that we played back then.
Re: Best set of Wigan backs?
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:52 pm
by Shevvylad
Lydon, Bell, Hanley, Miles, Gregory. Botica..???
Re: Best set of Wigan backs?
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 11:09 pm
by Sutty
Fair one, that's not too shabby either
Re: Best set of Wigan backs?
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 11:14 pm
by Shevvylad
Sutty wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 11:09 pm
Fair one, that's not too shabby either
Tbh, not a positional set up, just individuals you can't ignore ( in my opinion..)
Re: Best set of Wigan backs?
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:27 pm
by morley pie eater
One for the old fogeys to consider:
Dave Bolton/Ray Ashby
Billy Boston
Eric Ashton
Keith Holden
Trevor Lake
Cliff Hill
Frank Parr
Re: Best set of Wigan backs?
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 7:02 pm
by medlocke
morley pie eater wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:27 pm
One for the old fogeys to consider:
Dave Bolton/Ray Ashby
Billy Boston
Eric Ashton
Keith Holden
Trevor Lake
Cliff Hill
Frank Parr
Rest of that squad not bad either
Re: Best set of Wigan backs?
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 9:18 pm
by PJC
If you want to see a brand of rugby by Wigan that in my view will never be repeated go on YouTube and find “Wigan Invincibles 1988-95. It covers Wembley. I don’t think that Joe Lydon gets the credit he deserves. I think that Andy Gregory is the most creative player I have seen.
Re: Best set of Wigan backs?
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:13 pm
by widdenoldboy
Perhaps not the best but dear to a few hearts
Edwards
Gill
Stephenson
Donlan
Ferguson
Kenny
Ford
Re: Best set of Wigan backs?
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:34 pm
by PJC
Re above……Wembley 1985
Re: Best set of Wigan backs?
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 7:22 am
by CheshireWarrior
1. Ashton, 2. Calderwood, 3. McAvoy, 4. Vaealiki, 5. Richards, 6. Orr, 7. Dobson......don't get better than the 06 'survival squad'......cometh the hour!