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Half Back Pairings

  • 14-02-2021 11:30am
    #1
    karlitob
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    Thornley in the Irish times referenced Murray and Sexton had the second highest tally of any half back combination in history at 65 tests.

    First - to me - it just doesn’t seem like it for some reason. Always feels like Stringer and O’Gara had more tests together but I’m probably lumping in Munster.


    Main question - who has the highest tally? Weepu and Carter; Dawson and Wilkinson? Can’t find it anywhere.


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  • #2
    Must love hardship
    Registered Users Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Must love hardship


    karlitob wrote: »
    Thornley in the Irish times referenced Murray and Sexton had the second highest tally of any half back combination in history at 65 tests.

    First - to me - it just doesn’t seem like it for some reason. Always feels like Stringer and O’Gara had more tests together but I’m probably lumping in Munster.




    Main question - who has the highest tally? Weepu and Carter; Dawson and Wilkinson? Can’t find it anywhere.

    George Gregan and Stephen Larkham had 77 or 78 test together i think


  • #3
    .ak
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    Great, now I'm stuck imaging a Couples Come Dine with Me, with ROG & Stringer, Murray & Sexton, and Gregan & Larkham.


  • #4
    swiwi_
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    I find bluetooth works best.


  • #5
    hahashake
    Registered Users Posts: 831 ✭✭✭hahashake


    Slight tangent but this thread lead to me to this Wikipedia page:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rugby_union_test_caps_leaders

    Which led me to this:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_rugby_union_caps_for_Brian_O%27Driscoll

    Which one of you made this page? ;)


  • #6
    connemara man
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    .ak wrote: »
    Great, now I'm stuck imaging a Couples Come Dine with Me, with ROG & Stringer, Murray & Sexton, and Gregan & Larkham.

    I would watch the absolute crap out of that


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  • #7
    karlitob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭karlitob


    swiwi_ wrote: »
    I find bluetooth works best.

    Took me a while but I got there!


  • #8
    bilston
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    Don't know about the most but Gregan and Larkham were incredible in the late 90s/early 00s for the Brumbies and Australia. It would be an interesting debate, but I'd say they were the best pairing of the Pro era to date. World Cup, Lions series, Tri Nations and Super Rugby...they won the lot.


  • #9
    Serbian
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    hahashake wrote: »
    Which led me to this:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_rugby_union_caps_for_Brian_O%27Driscoll

    Which one of you made this page? ;)

    I thought it was pretty comprehensive when I saw the breakdown of every game... then I saw his record broken down by stadium. Ridiculous amount of work.


  • #10
    karlitob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭karlitob


    Serbian wrote: »
    I thought it was pretty comprehensive when I saw the breakdown of every game... then I saw his record broken down by stadium. Ridiculous amount of work.

    Only the best for our best.


  • #11
    karlitob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭karlitob


    Must love hardship wrote: »
    George Gregan and Stephen Larkham had 77 or 78 test together i think

    Well done that man!!!


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  • #12
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,822 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Serbian wrote: »
    I thought it was pretty comprehensive when I saw the breakdown of every game... then I saw his record broken down by stadium. Ridiculous amount of work.

    I don't like the way they split the Aviva and landsdowne road


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