2022 Rugby League World Cup Final(s)

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Va'aiga Tuigamala dies: Tributes pour in for dual-code legend who starred for Wigan, Wasps and Newcastle

Plus, James Corrigan remembers Tuigamala's all-conquering Wigan team and how they showed rugby union just how much it had to learn

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

A weekend double of Rovers winning on SKY on Friday followed by Salford winning at FC on Saturday afternoon will make for a lovely Monday at work for this Salford lad living in Hull.

Good luck with that mate. My wife is a Rovers fan from Hull and used to serve them when she worked as a teenager at a chippy. They'd come off training at East Park and then pile in for fish n chips and scraps.
I tend to do the same in South Manchester but without the training!! Also been to the Wiilows a few times but not to the new ground.
Great game Rugby League

 

[threespires]

Va'aiga Tuigamala dies: Tributes pour in for dual-code legend who starred for Wigan, Wasps and Newcastle

Plus, James Corrigan remembers Tuigamala's all-conquering Wigan team and how they showed rugby union just how much it had to learn

www.telegraph.co.uk

Understandable that this and many other stories will get lost with such terrible events ongoing but this is a sad loss.

He was electrifying in his Wigan days, could excite the crowd just as much as the likes of Robinson. People focused on his power but he had great hands and a wicked step.He played with a real style and joy, a magical player. RIP.

 

[Cellarite]

Good luck with that mate. My wife is a Rovers fan from Hull and used to serve them when she worked as a teenager at a chippy. They'd come off training at East Park and then pile in for fish n chips and scraps.
I tend to do the same in South Manchester but without the training!! Also been to the Wiilows a few times but not to the new ground.
Great game Rugby League

I live a 5 minute drive from East Park. There’s a couple of chippys opposite the main gates - one called East Park Chippy. It’s decent but no Whitehead’s in Hornsea.

Your missus will know about Whitehead’s.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Understandable that this and many other stories will get lost with such terrible events ongoing but this is a sad loss.

He was electrifying in his Wigan days, could excite the crowd just as much as the likes of Robinson. People focused on his power but he had great hands and a wicked step.He played with a real style and joy, a magical player. RIP.

I agree - such a shame - don't you think that when sporting greats start dying around you its sports way to remind you that you are getting older too? I mean Tuigamala was painfully young even Des Drummond was only 63

 

[chesterbells]

Bloody grim stuff at Headingley. A distinct lack of creativity and butterfingers spreading across the team. Even Dragons going down to 12 men didn’t help.

 

[threespires]

I agree - such a shame - don't you think that when sporting greats start dying around you its sports way to remind you that you are getting older too? I mean Tuigamala was painfully young even Des Drummond was only 63

Indeed, I was really taken aback when I heard the news. I can see Des Drummond tearing down the wing as if it was yesterday but then I realise it was 30-40 years ago :-(

 

[bluethrunthru]

Indeed, I was really taken aback when I heard the news. I can see Des Drummond tearing down the wing as if it was yesterday but then I realise it was 30-40 years ago :-(

Try of the season - 1988 - only 34 years ago.....

 

[bluethrunthru]

and back on topic for balance the great Tuigamala

 

[Manc in London]

and back on topic for balance the great Tuigamala

Really sad to hear of his passing. He was a cracking player. Yes, he was hard to tackle but he was also skillful. He was also an honourable player. Absolutely no grubbiness or sportsmanship in his game.