Fri 10 Apr 2020 00:09

Dear All,

As we have a lot of time on our hands I thought I would encourage some Facebook Banter.

Please see below my all time best Starting 15 from the 80's and 90's, I hope that you can join me next week for my all time best Touring 15 from the same period, please feel free to join in if you wish

Wimborne RFC Top 15  1980-1990

                                    Coach: M.Heffield

  1. N Ramsier
  2. S.Ware
  3. T.David
  4. A.Dobson
  5. T.Philips
  6. R.Elliot
  7. A.Morgan
  8. C.Sharpe ©
  9. G.Krauss
  10. R.Walker
  11. E Goodwin
  12. J.MacIntosh
  13. D.Oliver
  14. A.Brown
  15. D.Hockings
  1. J.Llewelyn
  2. A.Adams
  3. P.Jones
  4. G.Sweatland
  5. A.Symes

Few Notables:

N.Ramsier – Beast of a prop, way ahead of his time, anyone who turns up in a pair of Alan Ball white football boots and a fresh perm is ok by me

T.David – Never took a backward step,

R.Elliot – In a 2s game against Reading they refused to come out for the second half because of Richard, never seen enthusiasm like it

A.Morgan – Gladiator, to this day still put in the hardest tackle I have ever witnessed on a pitch Salisbury in the 1984 cup semi final

C.Sharpe – without doubt best Captain I ever had the pleasure to play with

G.Krauss – some things just don’t need explaining total quality, Weymouth away, line out last minute on the half way line 3 points down, 4 ball and Krauss dropped a goal had I not been there

R.Walker – only played against him once when he was in his late 50’s absolute silk

E.Goodwin, A.Brown – Differing styles Eric possibly the quickest straight line runner the club has seen, Tony Brown a robust winger with pace again ahead of his time, great finish in the cup final.

D.Oliver – Dominant on the pitch and in the Bar, proper crash tackler, Richmond 2s away the guy is still screaming now

D.Hockings – Formidable half back pairing with Krauss, howitzer off each foot, best controller of a game

Plenty more names would arguably make this starting 15

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