This Sunday sees a much welcome return to North Wales. And while it isn't Kimmel Bay or Prestatyn, I'm quite looking forward to it nonetheless.

Anyhow, as we all know, the boyos from the Valleys have contributed some significant players in our history, through birth or heritage. Some of those amongst us will have been lucky enough to have seen the likes of Andy Gregory, Kevin Ellis, Mike Nicholas, Alan Bateman, Jiffy, John Bevan, et al, whilst some will only know of Lee Briers (and Gary Hulse!) and have a fleeting memory of calling Iestyn Harris nasty names when he came to the HJ/Wilderspool.
And there may even be some who remember seeing Dai Davies in the flesh!

Of these - and other - great Welshmen to have pulled on the Primrose and Blue, who has been your favourite?

gareth davies

Andy Gregory? He is a pieman not Welsh.

Bobby Wanbon & Dennis Curling

Sir Lee.

Kevin Ellis - he used to live right across the road from me and had his own Montego with his name plastered all over it!

Jonathan Davies for me

Lee Briers, single handedly ripped the Aussies to bits in the world cup that time, great Warrington servant, love him or hate him, the guys a legend.

John Bevan..........yep.... I really am that old!

Paul Bodin.

Davies.. he was the best

massive sidestep.. loads of pace and strong with it.... and he also had an amazing kicking game on him.... distance wise for touch he kicked long... and his kicking for goal was also exceptional.. he also had great hands and could put someone through a gap.... Imagine Davies in this current wire team at fullback !

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my grandad is from widnes and he used to take me to see widnes reserves when i stayed at his on a fri night... he also took me see his debut game in RL....dougie laughton had just signed davies from union.. i remember he ran out on his debut against salford and he looked tiny, almost like a little boy compared to the other players in the first team... anyway he played 20 mins and martin offiah scored 6 tries and they won 59-8... laughton then put him in the reserves until he put on about 2 stone.. my grandad took me all those games... i loved watching him play... loads of brilliant displays.

John Bevab or Johathan Davies. Briers isn't Welsh really is he!

Alan Bateman for me. He was a tackling machine and played with such guile.

You prefer " Kriminal Bay " to Wrexham?

Played for Wales so, like Briers and Harris, falls into the 'heritage' category.

andy gregory



dear oh dear...jiffy,bateman...phil ford(madman)

Dean Busby - great man of the Valleys

I remember a season when 5 or 6 games in there was serious discussion on the forums that Busby was an early Man of Steel contender

roland phillips?

Ryan Giggs


Or Lee Briers

I challenge you to dig such threads up for analysis. If they exist then belief will be beggared.

Mike Nicholas for sheer hardness, Davies for class belonging in a different league to those who he played with and against.

Ryan Giggs rather have Ryan Gaskell

Even as a liverpool fan you got to like ryan giggs? One of the best players ever in the premiership, total proffesional don't see him getting photographed at 3am drunk

The subject is "Favourite Welshmen..?"
Not "played for Wales"
You should know, you started the thread.

Tom Jones