JPR Gooooone

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Openside
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:thumbdown: :thumbdown: very sad news gone at 74
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Sandstorm
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Legend. RIP.
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laurent
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Rest in peace...

commiseration to the taffs.
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Gumboot
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Very sad news.

He was a superb player. A true great of the game.

RIP
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bogbunny
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One of the true greats RIP
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Slick
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I’m very sad, an absolute legend of our game.

My dad’s favourite player and spent many hours watching clips of him as a boy
All the money you made will never buy back your soul
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Uncle fester
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The man weighed in at a strapping 14 stone!

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Tichtheid
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That is very sad news. It's no age now, 74.

He was one of the greats, for sure.
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fishfoodie
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RIP

It's hard now to appreciate that he, Edwards, John etc were all amateurs, & were as magically skilled as they were, while still doing a regular job during the week, & rocking out for their clubs at the weekend.
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Kiwias
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RIP to a genuine great. I was privileged to see him play live several times.
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Chilli2
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True Giant of rugby.
Nag Ou Grote!
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Insane_Homer
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RIP.

JPR formed some of my earliest rugby memories.
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Slick
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I'd forgotten he also won junior Wimbledon and qualified for the old British Tennis Open
All the money you made will never buy back your soul
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Simian
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Aw, man. So sad. Truly a legend
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dpedin
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... and he worked as an orthopedic consultant! How the feck he did all that with those sideburns is beyond me! Feckin legend.
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RIP.

99..
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inactionman
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Slick wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:42 am I'd forgotten he also won junior Wimbledon and qualified for the old British Tennis Open
Jonathan Joseph also a good tennis player (although not to that extent), must be something about great footwork and balance.

I've heard mixed reviews about JPR's medical skills though!
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dkm57
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So Sad.
JPR was my first rugby hero. RIP.
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Sandstorm
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inactionman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:36 am
I've heard mixed reviews about JPR's medical skills though!
Did he work on Liam Williams' knees?
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Uncle fester
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Sandstorm wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 12:44 pm
inactionman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:36 am
I've heard mixed reviews about JPR's medical skills though!
Did he work on Liam Williams' knees?
Tried the Pennys in mouth "trick" for breathalyser test too.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/ ... nk-driving
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Guy Smiley
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My parents took me to a British Lions' game against a combined local team for my 10th birthday, in 1971. It's my first live rugby memory... the 71 Lions fercryinoutloud. JPR and his sideburns were part of the sort of primary coding my rugby programming received.

I know it's simply nature doing its thing but this getting older and watching the trees thin out around you has knobs all over it. RIP JPR.
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