"Now I'd choose tennis" - JPR

[Wowbagger]

Well, I'm bloody glad he chose rugby.

Revealing Grauniad article.

I love this bit:- "on a Lions tour to New Zealand he was barred from certain training sessions because he had a habit of injuring his team-mates..."

[Wowbagger]

The one enormous tackle I recall was against France. It was probably a Grand Slam decider and I think it was Jean-Pierre Bastiat, "18 stones on the hoof", who came steaming down the wing, the line seemingly at his mercy. I have never seen such a huge player so comprehensively felled.

He was indeed a great player.

[Jaded]

I saw the Jet Propelled Rhino at Murrayfield a couple of times.

Never to be forgotten.

[Wowbagger]

I saw him play live a few times. The last one, I think, was 1976 At Twickers. 26 - 11 and JPR scored between the posts.