[Archived] LIONS ROAR

[Alan75]

Lions bring the trophy home

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

What trophy ? I thought they'd just gone for a bit of an early summer holiday.

[Alan75]

The winners of the 3 test series between the Ausies and the Lions win the Tom Richards Trophy - summer holiday my backside - if some footballers put in the same commitment into their game as the rubgy players then maybe just maybe we could have some hope of the national team winning something.

[Guest Norbert]

He's one of those League fanatics Alan75. You know the sort, everyone who has ever played, watched or thought about Union is a Surrey based solicitor, whilst every League fan is an honest, 'arrd wokin; Nathen lad who take t'tram down t'road t' game after working 48 hours a day oonlaahhke t'southern softehs.

[JAL]

Good decision to drop O'Driscoll.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Who the kean was Tom Richards ? Was he the guy that wrote the " Billy Bunter " novels ?

[Alan75]

Try a google search http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Richards_(rugby_union)

Thomas James "Rusty" Richards MC (29 April 1882 – 25 September 1935)[2] was an Australian military officer and national representative rugby union player, who was born at Vegetable Creek, Emmaville in New South Wales. Richards was the only player to ever play for both Australia and the British Lions, thus, the Tom Richards Trophy is named in his honor

[Guest Norbert]

Vegetable Creek. What a good name for a place.

[dave birch]

Emmaville, Home of Debbie Wells, known as the Emmaville express.

I'm sure that the Tom Richards Trophy is only played between the Lions and the Wallabies. Not when the Lions play NZ or SA.