I'm an ex-forward who transferred to the backs due to too many
concussions and too small a jersey size.
My North Kildare teammates were none the wiser until the backs had to
do rucking practice.

On 7 Aug 2008, at 18:41, Mike Aughey wrote:

> Are there many backs out there? I'm an ex-hooker, was asked to play
> out in
> the back once (in the days before subs), suffered from agrophobia.
>
> Mike
>
> >-- Original Message --
> >To: <irishrugby@yahoogroups.com>
> >From: "Myles Byrne" <mbyrne@...>
> >Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:43:52 -0600
> >Subject: RE: RE: [irishrugby] Brian Moore
> >Reply-To: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com
> >
> >
> >You'd be surprised at the number of gnarled backs that would agree
> with
> >you too Frank!
> >
> >
> >
> >Myles
> >
> >
> >
> >From: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:irishrugby@yahoogroups.com] On
> >Behalf Of The Rockes
> >Sent: August 7, 2008 10:39 AM
> >To: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: RE: RE: [irishrugby] Brian Moore
> >
> >
> >
> >Rock on, Frank!!!
> >
> >Rocky
> >
> >_____
> >
> >From: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com <mailto:irishrugby
> %40yahoogroups.com>
> >[mailto:irishrugby@yahoogroups.com <mailto:irishrugby%40yahoogroups.com
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> >] On
> >Behalf Of Richard Powell
> >Sent: 07 August 2008 13:30
> >To: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com <mailto:irishrugby%40yahoogroups.com>
> >Subject: Re: RE: [irishrugby] Brian Moore
> >
> >LOL Good man Frank, you said what ALL forwards think!.
> >Richard
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Frank Long <longfrank@hotmail. <mailto:longfrank%40hotmail.com>
> >com>
> >Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008 3:50 am
> >Subject: RE: [irishrugby] Brian Moore
> >To: irishrugby@yahoogro <mailto:irishrugby%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com
> >
> >>
> >> "Why should it all be about constant running pretty boys?
> >> Variety is the spice of life..."
> >>
> >> Besides, we all know the proper rugby players are those gnarled
> >> front 8 players, not those "I didn't get picked for the football
> >> team so I think I'll play rugby instead" backs.
> >>
> >> ;-)
> >>
> >>
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> Mike Aughey
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> Invincibility comes from defence; attack gives you the opportunity
> for success
> Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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