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1 hour ago, elevenone said:

Has a Lionel ever played for Jags?  Thought this would make a nice homework project for someone tonight?  :thumbsup:

Lionel Weston (who was English, and I think an internationalist), played scrum half for the West of Scotland rugby team in the 1970s and would have worn a red and yellow hooped top. Is that close enough?

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14 hours ago, elevenone said:

You win.

Wikipedia has confirmed my recollection. However, as a former prop forward (at a very low level), if I had known about his "often quoted remark", I would not have given him the oxygen of publicity on this forum.

Lionel Edward Weston (born 22 February 1947) played for the England rugby team.[1]

Life[edit]

Weston was born on 22 February 1947 at Wenlock in Shropshire.[2] He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[3]

Weston’s test debut was against France at Colombes on 26 February 1972.[1] He played one further game for England against Scotland at Murrayfield on 18 March 1972.[1] In terms of club rugby, Weston played for Bedford, West of Scotland F.C. and Rosslyn Park.[4] He is often quoted for his remark, ‘I don’t know why prop forwards play rugby’.[5]

On 17 May 2019, Weston was awarded the title of Friend of Buckingham.

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29 minutes ago, partickthedog said:

Wikipedia has confirmed my recollection. However, as a former prop forward (at a very low level), if I had known about his "often quoted remark", I would not have given him the oxygen of publicity on this forum.

Lionel Edward Weston (born 22 February 1947) played for the England rugby team.[1]

Life[edit]

Weston was born on 22 February 1947 at Wenlock in Shropshire.[2] He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[3]

Weston’s test debut was against France at Colombes on 26 February 1972.[1] He played one further game for England against Scotland at Murrayfield on 18 March 1972.[1] In terms of club rugby, Weston played for Bedford, West of Scotland F.C. and Rosslyn Park.[4] He is often quoted for his remark, ‘I don’t know why prop forwards play rugby’.[5]

On 17 May 2019, Weston was awarded the title of Friend of Buckingham.

The Adam Barton of rugby. Although Adam was not given the title Friend of Partick.

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22 hours ago, elevenone said:

Has a Lionel ever played for Jags?  Thought this would make a nice homework project for someone tonight?  :thumbsup:

No record of a Lionel playing for Thistle but three have played against us:-

Lionel Prat Le Havre 25/7/1998

Lionel Djebi-Zadio several times for ICT

Lionel Ainsworth several times for Motherwell

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