‘Chariots’ Offiah
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gabrielamato
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I did not know that. Every day's a school day.
DurhamBear
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Very similar in their tackling.
Bknowe
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Got subbed before he got sent off
UlsterScotGer
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Back in the days when League was professional and Union wasn’t and a lot of the best English players where in the 13 man game. Offiah and Ellery Hanley were immense.
WinkieWATP
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Should have been sent off. Was pulling the jersey off Sima when already on a yellow.
DurhamBear
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Yep, comms trying to tell us it was tactical or he was injured.
He was a bawhair away from a second yellow on Sima
Wasn’t really talked about post match but another example of a ref allowing a manager to sub a player off against us instead of applying the rules and showing a second yellow. Already on a booking and committed another shirt pull that should’ve seen him get his second yellow.
Naismith couldn’t get him off quick enough. Someone should’ve asked him if he felt like the ref done them a favour there since he wanted to talk about the officiating today…
Naismith couldn’t get him off quick enough. Someone should’ve asked him if he felt like the ref done them a favour there since he wanted to talk about the officiating today…
I played in the same team as Martin back in the early 90’s, great guy, cool,as fu.ck and an absolute beast in the gym.
Martin couldn’t tackle his granny so this lad must be pish.
hms
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What a rugby player that boys was in his time, light years ahead and much like Lomu in RU for the all blacks, both unstoppable at their peaks.
hms
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He was going off and Hearts knew it.
Los Pollos Hermanos
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This.
Was pulling Sima back right in front of Beaton, was basically holding him for seconds, incredible how no foul was given.
Subbed a minute later.
Dio
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Yes and Alan Tait who Offiah outpaced in that clip was eventually in a succesful British Lions team.
Lomoon17
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Info on Martin Offiah
Offiah has two sons, Tyler (born 29 June 2006) and Phoenix (born 24 September 2009) with his wife, model and photographer Virginia Offiah and lives in Ealing, West London.[43] He is the uncle of professional footballer Odel Offiah.[44]
Offiah has two sons, Tyler (born 29 June 2006) and Phoenix (born 24 September 2009) with his wife, model and photographer Virginia Offiah and lives in Ealing, West London.[43] He is the uncle of professional footballer Odel Offiah.[44]
AchtungBaby
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That's a blast from the past, from the days that BBC used to broadcast a Rugby League match on a Saturday afternoon on Grandstand. Wigan, Widnes, St Helens were household names despite being little more than northern English shiteholes with a rugby team.
Clicker
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Used to watch that, Eddie Waring was a great commentator. Loved how he pronounced the team names - “Leeeeeds”, “Wigaaaaan”, “Oooonslet”, “Oooool Kingston Rovers”, “ Leeeeeeigh” etc.
Marvellous Marvin
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I used to love watching Offiah on Grandstand in the 90s. He was amazing.
Was on the radio last week or week before at lunchtime, think it was 5 live. Was talking about the abuse he took and how he used it to motivate himself and was no point getting upset about it. Been hated and hating the perpetrators was a bad thing in his eyes. He used it to his effect.
A very cool guy and a magnificent athlete.
Was on the radio last week or week before at lunchtime, think it was 5 live. Was talking about the abuse he took and how he used it to motivate himself and was no point getting upset about it. Been hated and hating the perpetrators was a bad thing in his eyes. He used it to his effect.
A very cool guy and a magnificent athlete.
Yes. Switched to Union and was one of the best centres Scotland has had. Last time we won the 5 nations (1999) and was a British Lion.
Blue Lew
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He was 100% subbed off because he should have been sent off for a second yellow.
Sportscene laughably tried to say he was injured.
