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Or 7
Don't think we have squad numbers, just the position you are playing.
Hope this helps.
Don't think we have squad numbers, just the position you are playing.
Hope this helps.
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Agreed. Rugby doesn't do squad numbers.Hull Fan wrote:Don't think we have squad numbers, just the position you are playing.
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Rugby do have squad numbers, just purchased something of ebay and was trying to find out i it was grenuine thats all
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Could you post the link to the item you bought so we can clarify the point?stevo wrote:Rugby do have squad numbers, just purchased something of ebay and was trying to find out i it was grenuine thats all
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Tigers do use squad numbers on their training kit. They are the small white numbers at the bottom on their training shirts.
I don't think the squad numbers stayed contstant for each player throughout their Tigers career though so it would be difficult to be certain that a particular number was Backy's unless you could also identify the season it was from.
I don't think the squad numbers stayed contstant for each player throughout their Tigers career though so it would be difficult to be certain that a particular number was Backy's unless you could also identify the season it was from.
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Dave, Thank you for that info, the shirt i have purchased has the number 69 on the bottom left hand corner and was advertised as being neils, just wondered if anyone knew what number for certain he was issued with
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With a number that high it sounds like it would most likely be a piece of kit from his time as defence coach as player squad numbers were much lower than that.
The higher numbers like 60something are/were normally for coaches.
Academy squad numbers are similar but prefixed by the letter "A".
The higher numbers like 60something are/were normally for coaches.
Academy squad numbers are similar but prefixed by the letter "A".
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That threw me a little, I dont remember Neil Back being an H or No.8. I thought he was always a 7 or in the olden days a G.hugh.st wrote:H
I'm sure someone out there will enlighten me.
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Opensides wear H in the old system.Nailsworthstiger wrote:That threw me a little, I dont remember Neil Back being an H or No.8. I thought he was always a 7 or in the olden days a G.hugh.st wrote:H
I'm sure someone out there will enlighten me.
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Tigers used to have the no.7 wearing H & the no.8 wearing G as the letters went across the back row in positional, not numerical order.
ie F-G-H for 6-8-7.
Hence why Backy used to wear H, not G.
This was repeated vs Maori when Julian Salvi 9at 7) wore H while Jordan Crane (at 8) wore G.
ie F-G-H for 6-8-7.
Hence why Backy used to wear H, not G.
This was repeated vs Maori when Julian Salvi 9at 7) wore H while Jordan Crane (at 8) wore G.
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Interesting, i didn't realise they had squad numbers on the training kit. Learn something new everyday.
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Yeah - I once got a top from Matt Hampson's Ebay that was "as worn by Geordan Murphy" - the number on it was 25 I think. I have another with 23 on it, but not sure who's that was....Hull Fan wrote:Interesting, i didn't realise they had squad numbers on the training kit. Learn something new everyday.
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Dave, Once again, thank you for your input. It is a shirt from neils days as defence coach.