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Your ultimate resource for Groggs old and New.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-86708014017859551682017-03-17T20:21:00.003+00:002017-03-17T20:21:36.773+00:00Groggy Predictions 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
Who should be Grogged? This is a question debated between collectors regularly and a question which frequently crosses the brilliant mind
of Richard Hughes. There are so many potential candidates for Groggs but of
course with limited resources and capacity at the Groggshop they can’t all make
the cut. Below I have set out my own personal predictions as to players who
could be in line for a Grogg in the future, enjoy the article and if you’d like
to share your own predictions or wishlist drop us a message. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Welsh Groggs come thick and fast and the latest one to be released was the new
Dan Biggar 9”. Following on from the previous mould of Dan selling out, Richard
promptly started work on the new Dan Biggar Grogg, which was released recently.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So, we already know that the next Welsh Grogg to be released will be a Samson Lee 9”, however in terms of predictions for the next in line after that release, you would have to say Ross Moriarty is a strong contender. Following on from a strong six nations with Wales, Ross must be in the mix to be immortalised in clay, other contenders could be Jake Ball and Gareth Davies who have also gone from strength to strength on the international scene.</div>
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The last England Grogg produced was
Richard over 10 years ago, for various reasons there hasn’t been an English Grogg
made since and let’s face it England have largely failed on the international
scene for the last decade, with new management under Eddie Jones and grand slam
in the 6 nations last year and on route for a second grand slam could this be
the time we see a new England Grogg?<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is one young star who has
burst onto the scene at both club and international level who I feel could be
in with a shout and that is Maro Itoje. Despite his young years, Maro has already won a number of honours at
domestic and international level including: European Cup and Aviva Premiership
titles with Saracens and the Grand Slam 6 Nations with England in 2016 and the
opportunity for a second this weekend. I also happen to know Richard is a big fan
of Maro so this could be a real possibility. Another potential candidate could be half centurion Owen Farrell, gone are the days where he was a hot headed and often petulant player, he is now one of the first names on the pitch and has really developed his game under Eddie Jones.<br />
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There haven’t been too many Scottish Groggs in recent years but one man who was
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to celebrate in Italian rugby at the moment. However, there are still some
popular players connected with Italy. One player in particular who is a clear
fan’s choice would have been Martin Castrogiovanni. A miniature Grogg of Martin
was started, but completion of the Grogg never came to fruition, for a number
of reasons. From the current Italy squad I can’t see too many contenders worthy
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141 caps. We also found out today that a new Ireland Grogg is on the way and the player being
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been popular with the shop over the years whether we will get another this year
following Rory best remains to be seen, if we did CJ Stander could be a
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collectors rejoiced with the news that juggernaut Mathieu Bastareaud would
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player is deserving of a Grogg for sheer determination and work on the field of
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particular that stands out as a front runner for me would be Israel Folau, he
is an extremely popular both inside and outside of Australia and has also been
one of the first names off of the lips of collectors when discussing potential
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Georgia have really shone on the International
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highlight being a strong performance against the New Zealand All Blacks,
despite a loss. Georgia’s rise has even led to calls for them to be included in
the 6 nations in the future a move which could lead to a relegation/promotion
type scenario. One player in particular who has risen in popularity due to his
committed performances is Mamuka Gorgodze, the Toulon player had a fantastic
World Cup in 2015 and even managed to win the Man of the Match award against
the mighty All Blacks. He is certainly a popular player and if the Groggshop
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with the big boys, something which led to them having a great 2015 World Cup
where they finished 4<sup>th</sup> in the tournament. There are a couple of
players who could be potential candidates for Groggs and they are Juan Martin
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Saturday 19<sup>th</sup> September 2015 is a day which will
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The first is I got to meet my Rugby Hero Joost Van Der
Westhuizen. In a very bizarre turn of events my wife, an aspiring photographer
was working at the Sussex County Cricket Ground on the Friday, photographing a
wedding for one of her clients when she was asked if she could return the next
day to take photographs of a Charity event.<o:p></o:p><br />
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As further details became available it was clear it was an
event for the J9 Foundation, a charity founded by Joost Van Der Westhuizen to raise awareness
of and to help those suffering with Motor Neuron Disease. For those of you are not aware Joost himself
was diagnosed with the illness back in 2011 and ever since has dedicated much
of his life to helping those in similar situations. Find out more about the
foundation here <a href="http://www.joost.co.za/" target="_blank">The J9 Foundation</a><br />
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So the morning of the 19<sup>th</sup> of September 2015 came
around, my wife set off to take photos with my Rugby hero and I waited
patiently for my best friend Jay to arrive so we could head to off to Brighton
to watch my first ever Rugby World Cup match at the AMEX Stadium , the match
was South Africa vs Japan the second reason my day was so memorable, but we
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As we arrive in Brighton ready to have a few beverages
before the match my wife send me a message, it says “I’ve just met Joost”
followed by a photo of her with the man himself. My jaw nearly hit the floor,
although I knew it was happening the reality of seeing it was something else
and then something amazing happened. My wife told me that the event organiser
had invited myself and Jay down to meet Joost, the excitement was unbearable. For
a split second I was torn as to whether to go or not, fearing I may not make it
back in time to watch the big game, but my fears were quickly allayed by the
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So we head off to the cricket ground walk into the event
room and there he is my rugby hero sat watching the first Rugby match of the
day in preparation for the mighty Boks against Japan later that afternoon. In
what was a very humbling experience I nervously approached Joost and explained
how it was such a great honour to meet him and how he was my rugby hero. Given
the nature of Joost’s illness having a full conversation was not possible but
through his brother he was able to thank me for my words before a quick photo
opportunity.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Oh and for those who wondering, Groggs were mentioned to
him. Prior to my arrival at the event my wife showed Joost a photo of my own
Van Der Westhuizen Grogg and a smile beamed across his face, with his brother
confirming Joost still has his Grogg at home and how much he loves it!<o:p></o:p><br />
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So the afternoon continued, we ate some food spoke to some
of the fellow guests, took part in the auction raising money for the J9
Foundation and finally headed off to the AMEX Stadium still in disbelief about
what had just happened and thinking nothing could top what we had experienced
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So kick time approaches, 2 times world Champions South
Africa line up against Japan, surely this match is only going to end one way?
Buzzing with excitement, the crowd is ready to see some Rugby, kitted out in my
Springbok hoodie and having just met my rugby hero I know who I am supporting,
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Of course there were tries from South Africa, but Japan were
keeping pace. By the time the halftime whistle blew, Japan were within 2 points
of the Springboks, surely in the second half South Africa’s experience will
come good and Japan despite fighting bravely in the first half will just not
have enough to compete… how wrong could I be?<o:p></o:p><br />
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to score points but Japan looked dynamic, everytime they got the ball they
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After an hour of play Japan are still keeping pace with the Spingboks,
in fact it’s fair to say they are setting the pace of the game the score is
South Africa 22 Japan 22. Further points are added to the board as the minutes
tick by the score moves to 29 points a piece and then on the 72<sup>nd</sup>
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Japan continue to push but surely they can’t take the win?
Surely? 79 Minutes gone Japan are awarded a penalty, the sensible thing to do
would be to take the penalty kick and secure the 3 points right? A drawer with
the 2 time world champions would be epic, but no Japan are going for this they
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As the lineout is taken and won by Japan they drive over the
line, the crowd erupts but referee Jerome Garces isn’t convinced, it goes to
TMO and the decision is made “No Try”. Relief is clear across the faces of the
countless Springbok supporters in the crowd, but the game isn’t over. Japan are
awarded a penalty do they go for touch or goal? No they ask for the Scrum, this
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deemed the scrum to have turned so it needs to be reset. The scrum commences
and Japan retain possession, Leitch peels off the back of the scrum and heads
towards the try line, South Africa are defending stoutly and despite the
efforts of Japan they look like they will hold strong and then it happens 80 +
5 minutes Leitch charges through the ball is passed left to right and back
again and space is created for Karne Hesketh to pierce the defence and storm
over the try line. The crowd erupts, including me in my Springbok Jersey, the
buzz of the stadium is unreal, this is possibly one of the greatest upsets in
world rugby and possibly one of the best games I have ever seen! Final score
South Africa 32 Japan 34!<o:p></o:p><br />
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Japan went on to win another 2 matches in the pool stages
but a loss against Scotland in their second game was enough to halt their
progression to the knock out stages. Despite this Japan gained cult status in
the World Cup, were nominated for one of the teams of the tournament and have
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Ayumu Goromaru was arguably Japan’s stand out player the full back
delighted fans with his contribution during the world cup and his performances
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With pleas from Grogg collectors and Japan
fans alike, Richard couldn’t resist the opportunity to add another
International to the collection and work began on the Grogg back in October.<br />
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his iconic kicking pose complete with finger strapping this Grogg is the first
Japanese Grogg to be created since Yuji Matsuo back in the 80s and is due to be
completed in the New Year. I for one cannot wait to see the finished piece! <o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-36121594060986957272015-08-25T21:23:00.002+01:002015-08-25T21:37:06.996+01:00Unique and Commissioned Groggs - By Guest Writer Jonathan Fry<div class="MsoNormal">
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miscellaneous grogg of a rugby player was commissioned by S4C during the 1990s
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finally unveiled on the eve of the Wales V Australia game, when the Grand Slam
Wales team finally said Goodbye in style to fitness coach Andrew Hore by
presenting him with his own unique Grogg. As clued up collectors know this has
been under wraps for months and we were relieved to hear that Andrew was over
the moon to join the Grogg family along with his beloved Welsh team! Thanks for
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Pontypridd Gethin Jenkins. </span><br />
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commemorating the game, to present to Gethin. This is a World Of Groggs
first but any further anomalies will be addressed in a similar fashion!” (World
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Friday 5th November at Llandovery RFC. The dinner is being held to honour
London Welsh, Wales and Lions legend John Dawes in the presence of his Royal
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Unique. A unique grogg was auctioned at a dinner at Sardis Road to celebrate
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At the age of 19 I made the move from the bright lights of London town to the village of Treforest on the outskirts of Pontypridd to study at the University of Glamorgan. Coming from the hustle and bustle of England’s capital I could see a clear contrast between the life I was leaving behind and the ‘sleepy’ University town in South Wales which would be my home for the next four years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a village which at the time didn’t offer a huge amount to a young adventurous lad from London, there was one shining light which captured my imagination, peaked my interest and had me curious to engage more… that shining light was of course the Groggshop.</div>
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It was in my first year of University that I was introduced to the shop and I have been hooked ever since. So, how did I find out about the World of Groggs? Well I like to think of it as fate. On my first day of University I made a number of great friends with whom I’m still in regular contact with today. Around about the time of one of the Welsh guys’ birthday we got our heads together to decide what we should buy. The suggestion of a Grogg was made by one of the other Welsh lads, a suggestion which myself and some of the other English boys looked upon with what can only be described as ‘blank confusion’. As our friend explained and expanded on the definition of Grogg the confusion set in even further, it sounded so bizarre and different to anything we had ever heard of that it had to be seen to be believed… this was the beginning of my fist trip inside the Groggshop.</div>
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Walking down from the University and through the Treforest High Street we edged closer and closer to the shop, gleaming in Red and Green paint akin to the national colours of the flag of Wales, this was a sight to behold and as I stepped inside this historic building I was in what could only be described as a wonderland.</div>
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Every available space was filled with these lovingly crafted items. Individuals from the world of rugby, football, stage, screen and more were ‘Immortalised in Clay’ and stood proudly on the shelves. The walls and ceiling were filled with memorabilia donated to the shop by the proud recipients of their own Groggs and visitors alike. This place was more like a museum full of signed shirts and socks dangling from the ceiling, photos of stars from all over the world proudly holding their Groggs and a real sense that this was something special. I must have spent at least an hour wandering around in a state of amazement and taking it all in. </div>
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My first visit was of course not my last and over the course of the next four years I regularly visited the shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes my visits resulted in a little purchase (student living not really allowing for big spending). On other occasions I would simply just wander around, each visit spotting something new I hadn’t seen before. </div>
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I have the fondest memories from my time visiting the shop and memories which will always remain with me. I often saw the creator of the Grogg empire John Hughes pottering around the shop, sometimes sat on his sofa keeping his hand involved with Grogg production by painting the odd Grogg and other times he would be stood there with a huge smile just itching for the opportunity to talk about the Groggs themselves, something I was more than happy to do.</div>
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I also remember the first time I was shown Richard’s studio by John, this was a real treat and seeing the place the magic happened was something you wouldn’t normally see in other companies. If seeing the studio wasn’t enough, witnessing elements such as the ever growing signature wall, signed by stars of past and present alike who had stepped inside the shop over the years was fantastic in its own right. You could really sense that this was a business loved not only by collectors but by those lucky enough to have been Grogged themselves. </div>
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Being from England I was always very keen on anything the shop produced which represented my country of birth, so when I visited the shop and John asked if I wanted to see what they were making I felt like it truly was my lucky day. Seconds after asking me, John enters the main shop clutching the in development Groggs of Johnny Wilkinson and Lawrence Dallaglio, I was in awe.</div>
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By the time I left University and Wales in 2004 I probably only owned around four Groggs myself, but my fascination with them didn’t end. I continued to hold an interest in the shop and the work of the Hughes family and over the years I have continued to build my own personal collection. Just over a decade later I now am the owner of close to 100 Groggs, an active member of social media groups created by fellow Grogg collectors and the writer of my own blog all about Groggs and those who have been Grogged.</div>
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Despite retaining a healthy interest in all Grogg related, the year 2004 was the last time I had stepped into the shop until I returned recently in March 2015. Over the years that have passed so much has changed some amazing things have happened in the World of Groggs including an active engagement in the Social media world facilitated by Carly Hughes, the creation of the World of Groggs Museum on site showcasing some never before seen work and a general drive to re-energise the home of Groggs. </div>
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Of course it hasn’t all been happy news and in June 2013 the Hughes family entered probably the most difficult time of their lives when Father and Grandfather John Hughes passed away following a long battle with illness… a loss that was mourned all over the world by friends, family, collectors and the personalities alike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For most the passing of John Hughes was a huge shock. For many they had the opportunity to engage with this gentleman on a regular basis, I wasn’t lucky enough to do so after 2004 but will always hold the fondest memories of the welcome he gave me whenever I did visit the business he had lovingly created.</div>
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John’s legacy has of course long lived on through his family and Richard, Cathy, Carly and Simon all strive to maintain and exceed the quality of product and service that John had established 50 years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone who has had dealings with the Hughes family over the years will testify that the level of service, helpfulness and friendliness far outweighs anything any other ‘business’ would offer, in fact I would go as far as saying you feel part of the ‘Grogg Family’ and not just a customer.</div>
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On the 6<sup>th</sup> of March 2015 I finally returned to the home of Groggs and took a long awaited trip down memory lane. As I approached the shop the feelings of excitement began to bubble inside me again and the anticipation of what I was about to see (and buy) was unbearable. </div>
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Over the years since leaving Wales I had regularly been in contact with the likes of Carly, Cathy, Simon and Richard via social media or email but this was in fact the first time we had met in person, although I had of course crossed paths with Cathy and Richard in my previous visits even if briefly. Despite being relative strangers the welcome I received was fantastic, as it had been all of those years ago with John and of course subsequently whenever I engaged with the Hughes family via electronic means.</div>
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I savoured the opportunity to wander around the shop in fascination again taking in all it had to offer. Some things hadn’t changed much at all really, the character of the shop was as present as ever and in other areas you could clearly see the hard work and planning which went into polishing this piece of Welsh history. I was able to take a look at the ‘new’ Grogg museum and the changes that had been made to the room where I previously remember John sat on his sofa busily tinkering away. No longer was there an old sofa, in a somewhat darkened room but now there were gleaming cabinets full of brand new Groggs and memorabilia from the likes of Pontypridd’s own Richard Parks.</div>
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To my surprise I also bumped into someone with whom I had been talking to on the Grogg social media groups for a number of years, it is a small world after all. </div>
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But the icing on the cake had to be meeting Richard in person and being shown around his studio. The opportunity to speak with the man who has lovingly taken over the mantle from his father and has continued to dazzle and please collectors from all over the world is priceless. For me it was extremely interesting to be able to talk over the work in progress and of course ask all of those burning questions which I and other fellow collectors have considered over the years. </div>
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One of the most interesting elements from my perspective though was seeing some of the sketches which Richard has created over the years, some of which made it into Grogg form and others which only made it onto the wall of Richard’s studio in ink. There is an old saying which says “You always want what you can’t have” and that was definitely the case when seeing some of these sketches particularly the ones which were based on England players or the 2013 British Lions tour. </div>
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Of course from the fantasy comes the reality, the Groggshop with Richard at the helm have stuck by their principles of not wanting to become a production line of massed produced items (I’m sure there have been countless opportunities to do so). As a collector this can sometimes frustrate you as you would like everyone you admire or love to be Grogged, yet for the most part the limited numbers on Groggs, stringent selection process by the team and the personal touch felt on every piece produced is what makes the whole business so special and it’s something to be embraced and applauded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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As we reach the 50<sup>th</sup> year of the Groggshop it feels kind of apt that this is when I have returned for another visit. The recent announcement of the 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary piece has celebrated all that has gone into building this much loved business. Captured in clay form Richard has crafted a piece which depicts his father John passing a golden rugby ball over to himself. Influenced by the Weathervane over Twickenham which features Hermes passing over a rugby ball to a young boy, this anniversary piece celebrates the passing of the business from Father to Son a depiction which is highly emotionally charged yet completely fitting for the celebration.</div>
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It’s taken over a decade for me to return to the shop but of course none of the magic has been lost during that time and in fact it has just been enhanced. I hope my next visit is not as long in coming around and would like to thank the Hughes family for all they have done for me and fellow collectors in the past, all of the help and support they have shown me in the creation of The Grogg Blog and of course for the warm welcome they always provide. </div>
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Congratulations on 50 years of Groggy Success and here’s to another 50!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Many thanks to my wife Paloma for capturing the day, you can see more of her work at <a href="http://www.photographybypaloma.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.photographybypaloma.co.uk </a></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The World Famous Groggshop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ref Nigel Owens keeps his eyes on things</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My daughter Amaia gets a few collecting tips from Carly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The centrepiece of the 50th Anniversary display</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul O'Connell hides in amongst the Welsh boys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few of the shirts gifted to the shop over the years</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What is Wales without sheep?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amaia points out what she wants for Xmas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The magnifient Gareth Edwards</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daddy points out what he wants for Xmas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shirt gifted by England and British Lions hero Richard Hill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simon and Carly packing up my purchases</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some absolute legends immortalised in this Groggy artwork</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another great line up of Groggs and shirts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carly and the next great sculpter at the Groggshop?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The world famous signature wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A unique Real Madrid Gareth Bale stands proudly next to Jinx and Richard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One item I would have loved to have taken home</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A collection of some of Richard's sketches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few more fantastic drawings some of which were never Grogged</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Groggs in their whiteware stage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few of the works in progress Dan, Rhys and Luke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard & I discuss vital things like when the next England Grogg is coming</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some early work in the Grogg Museum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One operatic legend immortalised by another legend</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A couple of early pieces of Gareth and the Pontypool front row</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some more classic Welsh Groggs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Groggs depicting some of Pontypridd's finest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rare advertising piece from the shop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fantastic mix of some of the different styles of Groggs over the years</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alfie and Michael take centre stage in this display</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at some of the pieces started but never finished</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the most Grogged individuals Gareth Edwards</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some greats from the world of Music</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some early generic Groggs and some football greats </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to get political</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wonderful Grogg of John Hughes himself</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan Giggs proudly holds his Groggs in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally I get to take home my rugby hero in Grogg form</td></tr>
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<![endif]--><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><b>Age:</b> 40<br />
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<b>Location:</b> Sydney, New South Wales, Australia </span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When and how did you start collecting Groggs?</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I started collecting back in 2011. When my wife and I got
married we decided to decorate our tables with a mini Welsh player Grogg on
each one.</span></div>
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<b>What were the first 3 Groggs you owned and why in particular did you pick
these?</b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A little more than 3 Groggs were purchased for the wedding</span>. We had a number of the Welsh mini player Groggs, Wedding
Dragon Grogg and the Scott Gibbs “Perfect Day” Grogg which was quite fitting
for a number of reasons!</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><b>Do you still own these Groggs and if not
why?</b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yes we still own all of these Groggs</span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><b>What Groggs do you try to collect now?</b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I tend to go for the current players but also keen on a few
of the players from the 80s<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>How many Groggs do you own?</b> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I currently own 16 Groggs (including the Dragons)<br /> </span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What's your favourite Grogg?</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Probably would say it is the Scott Gibbs “Perfect Day” Grogg<br /> </span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Are there any Groggs you regret selling if so why?</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I haven’t sold any so far</span></div>
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<b>Who would you love to see Grogged?</b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Can’t think of anyone off of the top of my head, the
Groggshop have produced everyone I wanted so far!</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>And now for some photographs of your collection:</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy of Gary Thomas</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-41258193581249256342015-02-11T22:03:00.001+00:002015-02-11T22:03:24.839+00:00The Best of Times, The Worst of Times - By Guest Writer Owain WilliamsIt is the best of times, it is the worst of times. Being a Wales rugby
fan living in Scotland, the 6 nations can be a lonely experience. I may
have lived here since the age of 2 but with a Dad from the Amman Valley
and a Mam from Kaerdiff I was brought up to be the most passionate of
Welshmen; Ddraig Goch tattooed upon my shoulder blade and somewhere
close to 20 groggs in my possession. As a result of having young
children, they are temporarily stored in the loft until both sons (my
halfbacks!) are old enough too know and obey "don't touch!" Watching
Ieuan Evans inspired me to buy my first grogg circa 1995, with Alfie
following a few years later and so my collection has grown. My Dad
picked up a grogg dog, Taffy the Terrier, in a charity shop up here for
50p but that sadly fell to inquisitive fingers before safe storage was
employed!<br /><br />My interest in rugby stirred in late 80s with Jiffy,
Ringo and Adrian Hadley driving Wales to the triple crown in 1988. My
old man still has the video tape! What followed were some of the
most lean times for Welsh rugby, and going to a rugby based school (the
SRU was in fact founded in the staff common room), every February and
March would mean ridicule and embarrassment for the school's Welshmen
(my brother, sister and I). I even faintly recall celebrating a draw
against Ireland as some form of victory as Wales avoided a whitewash.<br /><br />Since
the Graham Henry era, however, things generally improved although I
was out of school by now and playing club rugby where banter was much
more fierce. Wins against England and France allowed optimism to grow.
All that is, except the annual Scotland fixture. More often than not,
this filled me with dread - the dread of having a Scottish victory
rammed down my throat for the next 12 months at training or in the
clubhouse! Although I had to give up rugby in 2007, the dread remains. I
am rarely in rugby clubs these days sadly but am still in touch with
good friends at Loch Lomond rugby club @LochLomondRFC and the explosion
of social media means there is no hiding place from a good old slagging!<br /><br />Now
in my mid-30s, I still get incredibly nervous before every Wales game. I
feel physically sick in the few hours before kick-off. If Wales win it
is ecstasy followed by frustration that there is only my Dad who lives
relatively close by to enjoy the victory with. It sometimes feels like
purgatory, especially with grand slams in 2005, 2008 and 2012, that I'm
stuck 400 miles away enjoying it alone whilst a nation, my nation,
celebrates together. I'm left to re-live the victory by
myself through Simon Thomas @simonrug on Walesonline and TV highlights.
On the other hand if Wales lose, it ruins my weekend and probably that
of those around me. I can't bear to read the match reports, watch the
sports news or even Scrum V for the following week. I can't put myself
through the pain of it. And when the its the Scotland game, this
pressure increases tenfold.<br /><br />It was no different last Friday.
Feeling sick all afternoon at the thought of losing to England followed
by the despair and embarrassment of having lost for the past few days.
Only now am I feeling "over it," just in time for the dread of the
Scotland game to kick in. And this is how it is every 6 nations for this
lonely Welshman living on the banks of Loch Lomond. Thankfully Wales
have had a good run against Scotland of late (2007 was last defeat and
I'm sad to say "I was there") and I've been able to live up here in
relative peace. I don't go rubbing the Wales victories in my mates'
faces and I hope if the run ends on Sunday they'll be similarly
respectful. However, thanks to social media, I know if Wales do lose I
will be bombarded by people I've not spoken to in years (maybe decades)
with gloating and abuse. And so Sunday's game means more to me than any
of the others in this tournament. My heart, as always, says a Wales win
but my head can see Scotland by 8. Here's hoping I've had too many bangs
to it during my playing days and I can relax on Sunday evening and for
the rest of the year! If Wales win, I might even get all my groggs out
for a groggblog photoshoot - Cymru Ymlaen!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-46904751671894731962015-01-31T11:49:00.000+00:002015-01-31T11:49:41.700+00:00Collector Profile - Richard Tidy<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Age:</b> Recently
joined the 40s club </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b>Location:</b> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Bedwas, Caerphilly</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">When and how did you
start collecting Groggs?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I'm reliably
informed by my mum that my first Grogg was Xmas 1982. But we don't know which
one it was. I used to get a 6" hollow off Santa every year. It began with
70s welsh players then moved onto countries and other internationals. A few
have smashed along the way sadly. I remember one day coming home from school
and finding Bob Norster lying on the shelf headless. Bad break that was and not
repairable. Must have been my mum dusting the shelves. She never owned up to it
mind!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Was the highlight of my xmas finding the box in my xmas stocking and then
opening it up to find out who I had. I liked the way they looked. I didn't
really appreciate at the time the greatness of the player. I was football mad
so it's strange to think now why I loved having them so much because I had no
interest in rugby at the time. I just loved the look of them. I only started
following rugby in the late 80s when dad would put the 5 nations match on the
TV after my saturday morning football game.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
In 1988 I remeber running the Rhondda 10 mile race. I was 13 at the time
and ran it in 70 minutes. I managed to beat my dad (who was a marathon runner
at the time and was not at all too pleased that I had beat him) but the
highlight for me was standing next to JPR at the start line (got a photo too).
After checking the results in The Rhondda Heritage the next day I discovered I
had beat him too. That Xmas Santa brought me a JPR.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">What were
the first 3 Groggs you owned and why in particular did you pick these?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Discounting all the 6" hollows Santa brought
me I believe my first three 9" hollows would have been Ian Rush, Kenny
Daglish (both in Liverpool strip) and Neath Brian Williams. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Being football mad as a kid, supporting Liverpool
(and Cardiff I add), Ian Rush was my hero. I played number 9. It was the
obvious choice. King Kenny was again a no brainer. The 2 of them were
telepathic at times. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">As I said, it wasn't until my mid teens that I
started to follow rugby. I remember going to the shop (I used to love going to
the shop in those days, you never knew what you'd see or find) and seeing the
Brian Williams Grogg. It was awesome. I used to watch the rugby highlights
programme (the one presented by Alan Wilkins) with my dad and I always loved
watching the Neath matches. The forwards were like madmen, charging everywhere
and getting into the odd scrap. Plus playing in black they just looked so
intimidating. There were some monsters in that pack. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I just loved the look of
the Brian Williams Grogg in the shop, with his headband and arms wrapped around
the ball. I didn't buy it because of the player (I didn't really know much
about props) more the fact it was a hard looking Neath forward lol. In later
years I began to realise how good a player he was and the type of player every
team needs. Played with his heart and soul and most definitely punched above
his weight on the field.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Do you still owns these Groggs and if not why?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I've still got Rush and Dalglish. I sold the Neath
Brian Williams last year. My Groggs had been up my attic for 10 years - what
with work, marriage, kids etc. They ended up in cardboard boxes along with all
my other sports memorabilia stuff. I had a chance meeting with a Grogg
collector who I happened to tell about my collection. He asked if I wanted to
sell them. Cut a long story short I sold ten 9" and 6" minis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It
really was a cash in the attic exercise, I thought it pointless them being up
the attic, and I thought the cash could pay for a holiday. Then I discovered
the Facebook groups and suddenly feel back in love with Groggs. Obviously I
regret selling some of the Groggs, especially for the prices I sold them at,
but can't do anything about that now. Plus with regard to the Brian Williams Grogg
I'm not a Neath fan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Personally I prefer the older Groggs (hollows) and
I've come to realise they are harder to get so if I had kept some of mine I
could have used them to swap with other collectors and get some specific
players I'd like. e.g. Jiffy, Robert Jones.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">What Grooggs do you try to collect now?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I'd love to find some country 6" hollows like
the ones I have. No idea which countries were made (the shop don't have records
either) but would love to add a few more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I'd love another Ian Rush Grogg (the only player I
will allow myself to have more than one Grogg of) like the 14" one that
was done. I'd love one of him in the Juventus strip too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I'd love to have 1 Grogg per region (including
Celtic Warriors) but with the current club kit ban in the shop I can't see that
happening for a long time (can't afford to pay the silly prices they go for on
the second hand market). Given the choice I'd go for Simon Easterby Scarlets
(played and coached), Any Ponty player in a Celtic Warriors shirt, Jamie
Roberts Blues, Faletau Dragons and AWJ Ospreys (preferably an updated AWJ with
his big beard!).<br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In terms of old hollows, I'd love to find a Jiffy, Robert Jones and Gavin
Hastings. They are more realistic options as lots were made and not so rare as
others. If I found a Phil Davies I'd be very happy. Loved him as a player. If I
found a Blanco, OMG, I'd probably jump from the rooftops.<br />
I'd like to expand my non-welsh Groggs, basically pick up a few more
internationals. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Would like a Jonno (hated him when he played but what a
player!), would love Matfield to be done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Otherwise, as I said, bit by bit I'm trying to fill
in a period of time when I didn't collect (2003 to 2013) so I missed a number
of players, specials and club kits. I'm not obsessed with having rare rare Groggs,
for me I just want specific players (and I only have 1 Grogg per player -
except Ian Rush! - I can't have a massive collection) so am trying to get hold
of players to gel together a collection spanning +30 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I've recently
picked up Martyn Williams 2005 RBS Player of the 6 Nations Grogg. I went to 4
of the 5 matches in that campaign and actually had tickets off Martyn himself for
the France game (my wife worked with ex Wales prop Andrew Lewis who got it
sorted). We were sitting with all the player's families, it was awesome that
game. That second half, especially with Martyn scoring those 2 tries. Therefore
I wanted that Grogg not just because he was awesome that championship but
because I had had his tickets lo. I've recently picked up some standard Groggs
that are either sold out in the shop or are early productions so have groggy finish
(my favourite finish on a Grogg). Obviously if I had been buying at the time I
would have picked these ones up, but thankfully for the Facebook groups I've
managed to source some. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">My latest Grogg hunt is a 9" Brent Cockbain. Not everyone's
cup of tea but as a Ponty fan I loved his style of play and he was such a top bloke.
I'm determined to find a Grogg of him as it's no longer available via the shop
for some reason.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">How many Groggs do you own?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">52 last
count. 3 on order (Grand Slam Sam, Action George North and the newly re-listed
Wales Michael Owen). Oh yeah, and I just bought a teddy hollow Grogg on ebay.
It's going to be a present for my 9 year old daughter. Her first Grogg. It says
"I love Wales". Just had to buy that for her. None are on display at
moment. Lack of space and young kids. They'll be out one day.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">What’s your favourite
Grogg and why?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I've got 3 favourites - for 3 different reasons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I got a one-off Caerphilly RFC Grogg which my mum
and dad got commissioned in 1993 as a gift to me when I went off to university.
I played youth for Caerphilly and the 92/93 season our first team secured
promotion into the old Heineken League (Division 4). Nearly all the first team
were made up of local players and people I knew. Special times they were. I was
proud as punch to take that Grogg with me to University. My dad borrowed Dai
Phillips (ex Pontypool fly half who was finishing his career at his hometown
club) jersey as his dad worked with my dad. So on the back of the Grogg it's No
10, when I played that season openside (the year before I was a full back lol)
in Youth. That's the only thing I'd change about the Grogg. It's 11" too.
Don't think any Caerphilly Groggs have been done ever since<br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">My British Lions 1997 Scott Gibbs hollow. I watched every game of that tour
during my finals at Swansea Uni. My 4 years of university were spent watching
England dominate the 5 Nations so come the Lions it was magical to see some of
the welsh players excel on the bigger stage. Gibbs was simply awesome on that
tour. That hit on Oz du Randt was the defining moment for me of that tour. Not
the guscott drop goal or the Dawson dummy pass. Gibbs smashing Oz du Randt sent
the boks one big message that our boys weren't gonna roll over. We were up for
the fight.<br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">My Ian Rush Grogg. Enough has been said on this one lol.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Are there any Groggs you regret selling, if so why?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></b><span style="color: #373e4d; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The only Grogg
I really regret selling is my 1994 Front Row. I bought it after we won the 5
Nations championship. It's the Welsh jerseys with green collar. I went to the
last game, which we lost to England at Twickenham but it was our first success
as a nation for some time. So that's why I bought it. It was £125 I think at
the time. Now knowing the rarity of it at the time of selling I wish I hadn't
have sold it because the chances of getting it again are pretty much impossible.
Still by selling that Grogg (along with the other 15) it made me fall back in
love with Groggs again. So yes I'm a bit gutted, but I'm back collecting so
it's all good at the end of the day.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Who would you love to see Grogged?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">How long have you got for me to answer this one. Absolutely impossible to answer with one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">From a 9" perspective I'd love any of the following:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">1. A second Row combination of Jake Ball and AW Jones. Obviously both with full beards. </span><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></b></div>
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2. Warren Gatland - All that he's achieved I think it's a no brainer he's Grogged. Plus the shop could could kill 2 birds with one stone and use the same mould but 2 paint jobs - 1 Wales and 1 Lions.<br />
3. I know he's retired but I can't for the life of me understand why Colin Charvis was never Grogged in 9". He's a former captain and British lion, our 6th highest capped player (with 94 caps) and scored 22 tries for Wales. Would look great with his dreadlocks at the end of his career nd not the dodgy braided hair phase he went through.<br />
4. Also not sure if John Eales was done already but he would be my 4th Choice.<br />
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If a non-Welsh player, then a few I'd like to see Grogged:<br />
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1. Victor Matfield - 120 Caps, still playing at 37, absolute legend.<br />
2. I don't think an Argentine player has been Grogged before so I would like to see Felipe Contepomi Grogged - still playing at 37, 87 caps, he's Argetina's most capped player and highest points scorer. Pichot would be another choice if the shop wanted a pretier player!<br />
3. Serge Betsen of France. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Away from rugby I'd love to see</span></div>
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1. Bill Shankly (You can't do Fergie and not Shanks!)<br />
2. Ian Woosnam (when he won Masters in 91)<br />
3. Geraint Thomas (in Welsh jersey from Commonwealth Games or for non-welsh in
a Sky Tour De France jersey)<br />
4. Usain Bolt (that would be an awesome Grogg)<br />
5. Joe Calzage (Legend!)</span></div>
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now for some photos of your collection:</span></b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-31050851821272016572015-01-28T06:55:00.000+00:002015-01-28T06:55:12.386+00:00Collector Profile - Steve MorganSomething a bit different now for all you Grogg Blog fans. In a change from the usual Q&A style collectr profile we have this great piece by fellow collector Steve Morgan, in which he gives us a great insight into his collection and the meaning behind each of his Groggs. I hope you all enjoy!<br />
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I'm not a big rugby fan so when I wanted to start collecting I just
decided to go for the greatest of them all (Ali). I decided to make my
statue unique with an inscription so I went with Ali's quote from the
very moment that this pose is based on. "Get up sucker and fight, get up
and fight!"<br />
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This was closely followed by George Best in his
Northern Ireland Strip (another who is also seen by some as the Greatest
in his sport). The quote this time is "Maradona Good, Pele Better,
George Best"<br />
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Following the "Greatest" theme I went for Gareth
Edwards next, inscribed with a line from the commentary on that try - "A
dramatic start! What a score! Oh that fellow Edwards!" Being the legend
that he is Gareth very kindly signed the base & the back of the
shirt when asked.<br />
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The Greatest boxer in my living memory is Mike
Tyson so he was the obvious next choice but unfortunately no 15"
version so he looks a little small against the others! Inscribed "Iron
Mike b.30.June.1966" I'm still debating whether or not to try to get
his face tattoo added in someway to make him even more unique! I know
this was added after he retired but it is iconic.<br />
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The sad death
of Roger Lloyd-Pack last year 'Triggered' an overdue addition to the
Only Fools and Horses set of statues. I had this inscribed with "RIP
8.Feb.1944 - 15.Feb.2014" I'm looking forward to adding Del, Rodney,
Uncle Albert (and possibly Boycie and Granddad in years to come?)<br />
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The
next in the "Greatest" collection will be probably be one or both of
the greatest Welsh footballers John Charles and Ryan Giggs (a possibly
Gareth Bale if he appears as a 15" statue)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-26021998864035373642015-01-27T07:45:00.001+00:002015-01-27T07:45:04.625+00:00Collector Profile - Mike Pouse Davies<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b>Age:</b> 47</div>
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<b>Location:</b> Neath, South Wales</div>
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<b>When and how did you start
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I started collecting about 5 years
ago when I picked up a Grogg at a market stall in Neath Market, which the
Groggshop supplied at the time. </div>
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<b>What were the first 3 Groggs you
owned?</b></div>
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Mefin Davies because he was the
only non regional player playing for Wales at the time. Duncan Jones because he
is awesome and Gareth Edwards because I used to work with him years ago.</div>
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<b>Do you still own these Groggs
and if not why?</b></div>
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Yep, still own them all plus many
more.</div>
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<b>What Groggs do you try to
collect now?</b></div>
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Only the smaller ones (minis)
because they are much easier to keep together. I only tend to go for the ones I
really like – hence I have quite a few!</div>
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<b>How many Groggs do you own? </b></div>
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I own 22 Groggs altogether.</div>
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<b>What's your favourite Grogg?</b></div>
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Well that’s a hard one at the
moment, but I’d probably have to go with Richard Hibbard as he is a beast who
gives his all.</div>
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<b>Are there any Groggs you regret
selling if so why?</b></div>
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Not yet, as I still own them all</div>
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<b>Who would you love to see
Grogged and why?</b></div>
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A bit too late now but I would have
loved a Filo Tia Tia mini, the shop only made him in the 9” version.</div>
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<b>Now for some photographs of your
collection:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy of Mike Pouse Davies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy of Mike Pouse Davies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy of Mike Pouse Davies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy of Mike Pouse Davies</td></tr>
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It was a cold and snowy December night,<br />
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Yet in the heart of Treforest, one light burned bright.<br />
In the workshop of the Groggshop,<br />
Santa Hughes crafted Christmas delights.<br />
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Throughout the year Collectors tried as they might,<br />
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but were of course super nice.<br />
"Why?" I hear you ask, well the answer you see,<br />
is all of these Collectors were hoping for something Groggy<br />
under the tree.<br />
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Santa Hughes kept a watchful eye over the Collectors,<br />
With the help of Simon, Cathy and Carly,<br />
the little Elf Inspectors.<br />
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Santa Hughes moulded and crafted and worked his magic,<br />
to ensure each Groggy gift gift was just as he planned it.<br />
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And on December 24th, all was in hand.<br />
With countless Groggy presents,<br />
delivered all over this land.<br />
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On Christmas day the collectors awoke,<br />
and rushed to the tree with hearts full of hope.<br />
Have I been good and been sent Bryan Habana?<br />
Or have I been bad and been sent some coal<br />
from a disappointed Santa?<br />
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for the rest all I can say is...<br />
there's always next year!<br />
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Thank you all so much for your support this year!<br />
The Grogg blog would like to wish you all a fantastic Christmas<br />
filled with Groggy cheer.<br />
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Also a huge thank you to Carly, Richard, Cathy, Simon<br />
and the rest of the Groggshop family. Hope you all have a well deserved<br />
Christmas break and here's to a fantastic 2015!! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-46870789100294692632014-12-02T06:11:00.000+00:002014-12-02T06:11:32.977+00:00John Hartson - You'll Never Walk Alone - By Rob Van Der Steen<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Over the course of his 16 year career, John Hartson formed a
reputation as a tough, archetypal centre forward with a keen eye for goal.
John’s career has seen him grace the top flight leagues in both England and
Scotland with some huge teams in football such as Arsenal and Celtic as well as
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Born in 1975 in Swansea, Wales John turned out for his local
side Lonlas Boys’ Club from a very young age before getting his big break in
the English leagues with Luton Town Football Club where he joined the Luton
Town Youth Training Scheme at the age of 16, despite some rocky periods as a
youngster John went on to sign his first professional contract with the club in
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54 appearances and 11 goals later, John was starting to form
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for a fee of 2.5 million pounds, small in comparison to the tens of millions
spent on players today but a huge amount at the time, breaking the record for
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It was Arsenal manager George Graham who brought John to the
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Hartson really came into his own at West Ham and for many
Arsenal fans it was sad to see this talented player leave, but of course
wonderful to see how well he was doing. Over the course of two season with the
Hammers John amassed an impressive 33 goals over 70 appearances. Controversy
was about to strike however, in September 1998 John was involved in a training
ground altercation with teammate Israeli international Eyal Berkovic. </div>
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For most team mates it is usual for bust ups to happen,
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issues are dealt with out of the public eye, for John however this wasn’t the
case, the incident which involved a kick to the head of Eyal Berkovic was
captured on camera and very quickly became public. </div>
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Following a dip in form, January 1999 signalled the end of
his time at Upton Park as John and West Ham parted company. Another record was
broken with Wimbledon paying a club record fee of 7.5 million pounds for
Hartson’s services. Injury played a big part over the next few years with John
struggling to maintain his fitness, although when available he continued to
show why clubs had broken records to sign him in the past. After just under two
years with Wimbledon, John moved on to join Coventry City on a “Pay as you
play” contract after some high profile moves had fallen through over fears of
injury/lack of fitness.</div>
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It was in August 2001 that John made the move North of the
border to join Glasgow Celtic in the Scottish Premier League for a transfer fee
of 6 Million pounds. Over the course of 5 seasons with The Bhoys, John enjoyed
playing some of the best football of his career and won a number of accolades including
the shared award of Scottish PFA Players’ Player of the Year Award (shared with
Fernando Ricksen of Rangers) and Scottish Football Writers’ Association Player
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John went on to achieve a number of honours with the club
including three Scottish Premier League titles, two Scottish Cups and the
Scottish League Cup in 2006. John also helped Celtic to the final of the UEFA
Cup in 2003, notably grabbing a goal against Liverpool in the Quarter final to
help them on their way. Unfortunately John picked up an injury on route to the
final and wasn’t able to turn out for the final game against Jose Mourinho’s
Porto. Celtic went on to lose by 3 goals to 2, the situation may have been
different if John had been on the field but that result will never be known.</div>
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It wasn’t just on the domestic stage that John excelled
however. Over the course of his 16 years professional career John also featured
for Wales 51 times, scoring an impressive 14 goals in the process making him
the 10<sup>th</sup> all time leading goal scorer for the National team prior to
retiring from the International stage in 2006 to concentrate on club football
with Celtic.</div>
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It was during John’s time with Celtic that he came to the
notice of the Groggshop and in 2003 John was Grogged in both the green and
white of Celtic and the red of Wales and no doubt hugely proud moment for this
Welsh lad. As a thank you for the honour of being Grogged, John donated one of
his signed Celtic shirts to the shops ever growing memorabilia museum.</div>
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After over 150 appearances and in excess of 100 goals John
left his beloved Celtic. A move back South of the boarder with Midlands club
West brown took place in June 2006. John grabbed two goals on his debut for
West Brom in a match against Hull City, proving he still had the touch for the
Premier League. </div>
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However after a short loan spell with Norwich City, West
Brom decided to terminate John’s Contract in January 2008, 6 months shy of its
end date. A month later, John announced the end of his career and retirement
from professional football.</div>
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Retirement didn’t stop John’s involvement or love for the
game of football. John regularly featured in the media as a pundit on well
known British television and radio broadcasters. John also spent time coaching
the forwards of the Welsh National side and spent time as a part time coach of
Newport County.</div>
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There is one event which has dominated the life of John
Hartson since his retirement and that is his battle with illness. In 2009 John
was diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of testicular cancer. As the
symptoms were ignored by John in the early stages the cancer spread to his
Brain and his Lungs leaving him with what is known as stage-four cancer before
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The delay in diagnosis meant this aggressive cancer was
taking its toll on John and resulted in countless forms of treatment and
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Whilst undergoing treatment of this devastating disease the
John Hartson Foundation was registered as a charity in 2010 in an attempt to
raise awareness of this often ignored form of cancer by those who suffer with
the symptoms. John was lucky enough to make a recovery and since has dedicated
much of his time to the foundation to help others in similar situations.</div>
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In John’s own words he said <i>“I believe I was meant to
survive testicular cancer to help others”</i> a noble and well respected statement.</div>
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The foundation has been actively involved in raising
awareness of this illness as well as making significant contributions to
support those affected most by cancer. Making the most of John’s status as a
former professional footballer, the foundation has put on a number of events
over the years including Golf Days, Galas, Charity Balls, Entertainment
evenings and physical challenges such as The Braveheart Ben Nevis Challenge
which saw 70 supporters of the foundation scale Britain’s highest mountain.<br />
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John was extremely popular during his professional career
and received a great deal of support during his own personal battles with
cancer, particularly from the fans of his beloved Celtic. Upon recovery from
his own illness John decided to get a tattoo of the Celtic crest with the words
“You’ll never walk alone” a nod to those who supported him in the most
difficult of times and of course echoing his love for the Glasgow club and its
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I for one have always been a huge fan of John Hartson during
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others even faced with the reality of their own mortality is a hero in my mind.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy of www.cardiffblues.com</td></tr>
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got his first taste of playing for the mighty Pont when he made a number of
appearances for them on permit which allowed him to feature for them in both
the league and the cup.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">This wouldn’t
be the last time Chris featured for Pontypridd, in fact he was drafted into the
senior squad just a year later. Chris had previously featured as a Full back
for former clubs but it was at Pontypridd that it was felt his physical stature
and presence could be utilised to better effect by placing him in the Lock and
Back row positions. This positional move may have proven to be instrumental in
Chris being voted the most improved player by the Pontypridd Supporters Club in
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first taste of under 21 international rugby with Wales during the 2005/06
season when he was capped during the under 21’s Six Nation Tournament held in
France. Chris had previously featured for the Welsh Under 19s side.</span></span></div>
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2008/09 season with injuries depleting the Pontypridd squad Chris regularly
featured as a Flanker, a position which<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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shone in, his power and pace was more than a benefit.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The season
that followed saw Chris feature at Number 8 towards the end of the season as
fans really began to see the versatility of the extremely popular player.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the end of the season awards Chris was
bestowed the honour of being voted both the Player of the Year and Players’
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Quickly becoming
a fans’ favourite and after five committed years with Pontypridd, Chris went on
to be handed the honour of the Pontypridd Captaincy for the 2010/11 season. It
was in the same season that Chris’s International career then took what many
may have considered an unexpected turn. </span></span></div>
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featuring for the Welsh national team at youth levels many may have expected
him to feature for the full team in the future. However, during the end of 2011
Chris was approached by the Cypriot National team and duly accepted the
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Chris’s
career continued to go from strength to strength. He captained Pontypridd to a
historic league and cup double in 2013, this time predominantly playing in his
familiar back row position.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Chris’s talent and influence on the game wasn’t
unnoticed and after 8 seasons with the mighty Pont a move to the Pro 12 with
Professional side the Cardiff Blues materialised where he would join up with
former Ponty Great Dale “The Chief” Macintosh and of course former players such
as Kristian Dacey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Chris made
his first appearance for the Blues against Glasgow in the Heineken Cup, what
better way to introduce yourself to the Blues fans than in such a huge game.
The move to the Blues was a significant one and has catapulted Chris into the
world of professional club level rugby, a move which he felt may never happen.
In an interview with www.walesonline.co.uk Chris said:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“If I’m
being honest, I had given up on this happening. At 28, I thought my time had
gone. I was happy with my job, I was happy playing for Ponty. I loved what I
was doing. But when the call came, it’s something I had to take... Obviously I
spoke to Chief (Dale McIntosh) about the environment down here and everything
else.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">As well as
Chris’s achievements on the field he has also been bestowed one of the greatest
compliments any rugby player can achieve... not an award, not a trophy, not the
club captaincy... what I’m talking about is being Grogged! Shortly after being
named club captain for Pontypridd, Chris was immortalised in clay, of course he
is not the first Ponty captain to be Grogged but is definitely the first Cypriot
international!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Chris was
fantastic enough to talk to The Grogg Blog about his Groggs and Rugby playing
career. Hope you all enjoy the piece below!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The earliest memory I have of the
Grogg Shop was probably after the 97 Lions Tour to South Africa. I was obsessed
with the Lions during this tour and I seem to remember Neil Jenkins
being presented with a Grogg in his Lions kit and I remember asking my father
what a Grogg was. So from the age of 12 I have been aware of the Grogg
Shop.</span></span></div>
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being Grogged is a sign that you have made it and deemed as a huge honour and
achievement how did you find out that you were being Grogged the first time and
how did you feel about it?</span></b></span></div>
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not long after whilst in work to ask if I would like to be Grogged. Of
course I accepted straight away and then I was straight on the phone to
tell my family. I felt really proud that I had been asked and that I
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massive envy towards anyone who was lucky enough to have been Grogged. I was
even more envious when Nathan Strong got Grogged as it had been a while since a
Ponty player had been Grogged. I remember turning to Louisa my now wife and
saying I would love that to be me. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">I’m sure
over the years the Groggshop have presented you with some of your own Groggs.
Aside from these Groggs do you have any others in your collection? I’m sure our
fans would love to see some photographs of your own Groggs if you are able to
share them.</span></b></span></div>
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own Groggs in various kits of teams I have represented and then one of my
favourite ever rugby player Jonah Lomu which my Grandfather bought me for my
21st. I also have a few golden bobs which you receive after being man of the
match at Ponty games and my player of the year Groggs. My plan now is to start
collecting seriously and pass them onto my son Jacob when he is old enough to
appreciate them.</span></span></div>
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number of Grogg collectors the great appeal is being able to own a
fantastically crafted piece of some of your childhood/present day heroes. If
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">You have
been Grogged as a Pontypridd Mini so far for general sale to the public, if you
could be Grogged again would there be anything you would like to have done
differently for example maybe a 9” version, different kit or different physical
attributes or pose?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">There is nothing I would change
character wise about my Grogg. I had a tough decision to make about the
number, at the time I was playing 6 so went for that, but since then I have
played all my rugby at 5 so maybe I would change the number. As for a different
pose maybe one of myself lifting the Swalec Cup or Principality League
trophy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">As well
as playing for Ponty, the Cardiff Blues and the Welsh Under 21 Team, you also
now feature for the Cypriot National team. Of course your fellow Welsh
Teammates will be well aware of the work of the Groggshop, but how about your
Cypriot Teammates, what are their thoughts on the fact you have been
immortalised in clay?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Cyprus players are very aware
of what a Grogg is. One Christmas my father got me a Grogg in the Cyprus rugby
kit which I tweeted straight away. The next time I met up with them all there
was a thousand questions about The Groggshop in general and they were extremely
jealous at the fact I had been Grogged.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Over the course of your career to date you received a number of
great accolades including Captaining Pontypridd RFC. What would you say is the
proudest moment was of your rugby career so far and why?</span></b></span></div>
<span style="color: #20124d;"><b>
</b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>The
proudest moment of my rugby career to date would probably have to be winning
the 'double' first time round with Ponty. Obviously I was captain which made
it extra special and my son was mascot the day we beat Llanelli in the
final. It was also special because we had missed out on the double the two
previous years, so winning meant we were finally rewarded for all the hard
work we as a team had put in. It was also special to win it with a bunch of
boys I regard as close friends as a number of us have grown up together in a
Ponty shirt.</span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Once again a huge thank you to Chris for taking part! It's been a pleasure, good luck for the rest of the season! </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-80728716334118952452014-10-19T15:21:00.000+01:002014-10-19T15:21:01.967+01:00Collector Profile - Gwion Dafydd<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="5yl5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Age:</b> 33</span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><span data-reactid=".1ee.$mid=11412690575439=2519f8c2f5745c9d663.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$12:0"><b>Location:</b> </span></span><span>Turn right in Carmarthen and carry on until you're lost</span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b>When and how did you
start collecting Groggs? How did you come to hear about the Groggshop?</b></span></div>
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<span>My Habana certificate says June '09, so just over 5 years. I'd
always known about the Groggshop as Dad had one and my brother won one
off an S4C show many years ago, but didn't visit until that fateful
summer. I love going in there, and think I may be one of the rare people
who can just "pop in for a look".</span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b>What
were the first 3 Groggs you owned?</b></span></div>
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<span>Habana, McCaw and O'Driscoll, although BOD was actually bought off ebay (back when you could bag a bargain for £60!)</span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b>Do
you still own these Groggs and if not why?</b></span></div>
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<span>Yep, still with me. Since it's a pretty small collection, I
haven't seen the need to sell yet. I'm trying to keep my collection
quite "manageable" to be honest!<span class="im"><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /></span></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b>What Groggs do you try
to collect now?</b></span></div>
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<span>I got Habana to be different really, since most collections I'd
seen had loads of Wales players and this didn't appeal to me for some
reason. I then started to add to my collection with the aim of not
having more than one in any particular strip, although I have slipped
somewhat! It's still in the back of my mind though, and keeps me on the
straight and narrow really as I know there's a "sensible" limit to how
many I can get!<span class="im"><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /></span></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b>How many Groggs do you
own? </b></span><br />
<span>10 altogether, which is near the limit for my "designated display
unit". I also feel I'm living quite dangerously as the cabinet has 2
glass shelves, and I'm not sure of the weight limit, hence why the front
row is on the bottom even though the middle shelf would be its ideal
spot in my opinion!<span class="im"><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /></span></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><span data-reactid=".1ee.$mid=11412690575439=2519f8c2f5745c9d663.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$36:0"><b>What's your favourite Grogg?</b></span></span></div>
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<span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I
do like my front row, which I got off ebay for £180. It's partly down
to the sheer bulk and weight of it, plus of course the fact it was such a
bargain! However, my Dad's unique Grogg of Plwmsan (Mici Plwm's iconic
character from a children's S4C programme in the 80s...OK, I know I've
lost most of you now!) holds something very personal, mainly since I
still can't believe it was made (for an Eisteddfod auction in the mid
80s). Dad took it to the shop a few years ago to
see if it could be touched up and John (who said he wouldn't advise
repainting it) remembered it after all those years.</span></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b>Are there any Groggs
you regret selling if so why?</b></span><br />
<span>Not yet, although I'm thinking of selling my
North, to make room for the Action North, which I may regret in future</span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><span data-reactid=".1ee.$mid=11412690575439=2519f8c2f5745c9d663.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$44:0"><b>Who would you love to see Grogged and why?</b></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">As
a Newcastle Emlyn boy, I'd like to see Scott Williams Grogged, which
should happen hopefully. In an Emlyn kit as well if possible (this may
be pushing it!).</span></span><span class="5yl5"></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b>Now
for some photographs of your collection:</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy Of Gwion Dafydd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy Of Gwion Dafydd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy Of Gwion Dafydd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy Of Gwion Dafydd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy Of Gwion Dafydd</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-35908333260928799852014-10-14T06:24:00.001+01:002014-10-14T06:24:04.894+01:00Collector Profile - John Ansbro<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span class="5yl5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Age:</b>
63</span><br />
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<span class="5yl5"><span data-reactid=".1ee.$mid=11412690575439=2519f8c2f5745c9d663.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$12:0"><b>Location:</b> Brighton, England </span></span><br />
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<span class="5yl5"><b>When and how did you
start collecting Groggs? How did you come to hear about the Groggshop?</b></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5">Around 27 years ago, I bought a prototype
Ian Botham Grogg & carried out research from there regarding the shop</span>
and have been collecting ever since.</div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b>What
were the first 3 Groggs you owned?</b></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5">Ian Botham, Will Carling (18" Grogg)
& Paul Gascoigne</span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b>Do
you still own these Groggs and if not why?</b></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5">Yes still own them all</span><br />
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<span class="5yl5"><b>What Groggs do you try
to collect now?</b></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5">I’m interested in all Groggs really</span><br />
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<span class="5yl5"><b>How many Groggs do you
own? </b></span><br />
Around 80<br />
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<span class="5yl5"><span data-reactid=".1ee.$mid=11412690575439=2519f8c2f5745c9d663.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$36:0"><b>What's your favourite Grogg?</b></span></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5">A Dramatic Start (Gareth Edwards Barbarians
Try) then Lions Roar</span><br />
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<span class="5yl5"><b>Are there any Groggs
you regret selling if so why?</b></span><br />
No as any I have sold I have just moved on to try and upgrade my collection
quality wise i.e. more expensive or rarer ones<br />
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<span class="5yl5"><span data-reactid=".1ee.$mid=11412690575439=2519f8c2f5745c9d663.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$44:0"><b>Who would you love to see Grogged and why?</b></span></span><br />
I <span class="5yl5">have tried to give Richard subliminal messages about a Bobby
Moore!! Cant believe Bobby Charlton superseded him !!!</span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b>Now
for some photographs of your collection:</b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-10849433197554678322014-10-10T08:54:00.000+01:002014-10-10T08:54:54.846+01:00Collector Profile - Sandra Brittain<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span data-reactid=".nr.1.0.0.0.0.1:$mid=11412685916086=254d8dc548029589302.0.1.0.$right.0.0.1.0.$end:0:$8:0">Age:</span></b>
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<b>Location:</b> Morriston, Wales </div>
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<b>When and how did you start collecting Groggs?
How did you come to hear about the Groggshop?</b></div>
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I have been a collector for a number of years. Being English
I am an avid supporter of English rugby but as I live in Wales will support the
Welsh team as long as they are not playing England! My first Grogg was Will
Carling a leaving present from work---I cannot remember how I heard about the
Grogg shop but do remember going there years ago to purchase the Grogg of Will
Carling.</div>
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<b>What were the first 3 Groggs you owned
and why in particular did you pick these?</b></div>
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My First Grogg was Will Carling followed by Two Groggs of
Shane Williams as I am a huge fan of Shane.</div>
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<b>Do you still own these Groggs and if not
why?</b></div>
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Yes. I have since added more of Shane, Leigh Halfpenny, Brian
O'Driscoll etc and have also been able to purchase some of the England World
Cup winning team.</div>
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<b>What Groggs do you try to collect now?</b><br />
I collect mostly National Team Groggs. Although I did have a Shane
Williams Osprey Grogg which I sold.</div>
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many Groggs do you own? </span></b><br />
I currently have 16 Groggs and one on its way--of Shane of course!</div>
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<b>What's your favourite
Grogg and why?</b><br />
My favourite has to be Jonny Wilkinson, then Diolch Shane, followed by Leigh Halfpenny's
golden boot special edition.</div>
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there any Groggs you regret selling if so why?</span></b><br />
None I regret selling</div>
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would you love to see Grogged?</span></b></div>
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I would love to see a Jonny Wilkinson retirement Grogg.</div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Age:</b>
47</span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><span data-reactid=".1ee.$mid=11412690575439=2519f8c2f5745c9d663.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$12:0"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Location:</b> Cardiff, South Wales</span><br />
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<span class="5yl5"><span class="5yl5"><b>When and how did you
start collecting Groggs? How did you come to hear about the Groggshop?</b></span></span></div>
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I got given my first Grogg (Neil Jenkins 1000pts) as a
birthday/ new house present in October 2001. I've known about Groggs for years
before then and even remember seeing them for sale in David Morgans arcade, and
then discovered the shop.</div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b>What
were the first 3 Groggs you owned?</b></span></div>
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Neil Jenkins 1000pts, Rob Howley & Craig Morgan, due to
my support of Cardiff RFC and liking these Groggs.<br />
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<span class="5yl5"><span data-reactid=".1x5.1.0.0.0.0.1:$mid=11412802152001=26f694df50fd20a5346.0.1.0.$right.0.0.1.0.$end:0:$8:0"><b>Do you still own these Groggs and if not
why?</b></span></span></div>
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I still own all Groggs I've ever purchased or been given.<br />
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<span class="5yl5"><b>What Groggs do
you try to collect now?</b></span></div>
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I have most of the current Welsh team and try to keep up to
date with the national team ones, as well as any Cardiff City, Liverpool and/or
Wales football ones.<br />
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<span class="5yl5"><b>How many Groggs
do you own? </b></span><br />
My current collection is 50 Groggs & 2 Christmas decorations<br />
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<span class="5yl5"><span data-reactid=".1ee.$mid=11412690575439=2519f8c2f5745c9d663.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$36:0"><b>What's your favourite Grogg?</b></span></span></div>
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I like them all but think the Ian Rush (Wales) & Kenny
Dalglish (Liverpool) are my favourites as they were very high up on my football
heroes during the 80s.</div>
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<span class="5yl5"><b>Are
there any Groggs you regret selling if so why?</b></span><br />
No as I have never sold any<br />
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<span class="5yl5"><span data-reactid=".1ee.$mid=11412690575439=2519f8c2f5745c9d663.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$44:0"><b>Who would you love to see Grogged?</b></span></span><br />
Football - John Toshack, Bob Paisley, David Marshall, Neville Southall<br />
<span data-reactid=".1x5.1.0.0.0.0.1:$mid=11412802152001=26f694df50fd20a5346.0.1.0.$right.0.0.1.0.$end:0:$24:0">Music
- the Manics, Mike Peters of the Alarm, Bono</span><br />
<span data-reactid=".1x5.1.0.0.0.0.1:$mid=11412802152001=26f694df50fd20a5346.0.1.0.$right.0.0.1.0.$end:0:$26:0">Film/TV
- Robin Williams, Rick Mayall, jimmy Carr</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy of Phillip Mears</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy of Phillip Mears</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph Courtesy of Phillip Mears</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-38266329537710776282014-10-09T09:14:00.001+01:002014-10-09T09:14:47.342+01:00Exclusive Collector Profile - Kristian Dacey - Cardiff Blues - By Rob Van Der Steen<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Born in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales in July 1989, Kristian Dacey had his first foray into Rugby Union at the young age of 6 where he turned out for the Merthyr Minis. Kristian went on to feature for Abercynon from the age of 13 before returning to Merthyr at the age of 16 where he featured for the Merthyr Junior Sections, the Blues North and the Merthyr Youth team where he was part of a truly formidable side who achieved the Youth Treble, which included the League Title, Youth Cup and District Cup.<br />
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Kristian was touted as a future star from an early age and in the 2007/08 season he was featuring regularly for Merthyr RFC in Division One whilst also turning out for the Cardiff Blues under 20's team.<br />
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In 2008 Kristian signed for Pontypridd RFC, linking up with his older brother Gavin following a series of impressive friendly appearances for the Black and Whites.<br />
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Under the guidance of Pontypridd Coach Dale "The Chief" McIntosh, Kristian flourished and it was this guidance which assisted the move from the familiar Number 8 position to Hooker in early 2010. This was a positional change which almost instantly paid dividends with Kristian having an outstanding season at Number 2, he went on to help Ponty to a magnificent Welsh Challenge Cup victory.<br />
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This shift in position, coupled with a superb season led to the Cardiff Blues upgrading Kristian to a senior contract where he would turn out in the Premiership for Cardiff RFC and of course feature for the Blues. <br />
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In September 2010, Kristian got his opportunity to make his competitive debut for the Blues in a victory of Irish team Connacht. Kristian has gone on to make over 50 appearances for Cardiff Blues and has truly gone from strength to strength, even finishing the Region's top Try scorer in the 2013/14 season which can be considered his real breakthrough season. <br />
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Billed as one of the hottest prospects in Wales, it is surely just a matter of time before Kristian is selected for the National team and challenges Richard Hibbard for that starting spot. Of course with the return of Matthew Rees to the Blues squad following his battle with testicular cancer, Kristian will have to challenge for that starting Hooker position. I'm sure this is a challenge Kristian is happy to take on and will embrace the opportunity to learn from a fantastic role model and professional .<br />
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The Grogg Blog was fortunate enough to undertake a short Q&A with Kristian and although he hasn't yet been Grogged Kristian is a keen collector of these Welsh wonders and was happy to share some of his thoughts on The World of Groggs. A huge thank you to Kristian for his help on this piece, hope you all enjoy!<br />
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<b>When and how did you start collecting Groggs? </b><br />
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Growing up I loved anything and everything to do with Rugby, a friend of the family had a collection of old school Groggs and I was mesmerised by them! After seeing those Groggs I was determined to start my own collection and asked for a Grogg that Christmas. I think I was about 11.</div>
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<b>How did you come to hear about the Groggshop?</b><br />
It would have been from the same family friend whose collection I saw.</div>
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<b>What were the first 3 Groggs you owned and why in particular did you pick these?</b><br />
Merv 'The Swerve' Davies - This was my first ever Grogg. I received it for Christmas, at the time I was playing in back row.</div>
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Terry Cobner - I had Terry Cobner when I played for Wales under 18's because he was the Team Manager at the time.</div>
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Keith Wood - I had this Grogg about 6 years ago after spending a week doing a coaching camp with him in Paris.<br />
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<b>What Groggs do you try to collect now? For example Welsh, 9", Minis, Footballers etc</b><br />
I tend to collect players I have played against/with or players that I admire.</div>
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<b>How many Groggs do you own?</b></div>
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I currently own 10 but I do have my eye on a few and plan to expand my collection very soon... got a couple on the Christmas list! P.S. How do I order a Sonny Bill Williams Grogg so I can have it under my tree? <b> </b></div>
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My favourite Grogg is the Lions Front Row, this is the Welsh front row I have grown up watching. I had it for Christmas not long after I converted to Hooker and eagerly had it signed and put it pride of place in my cabinet, little did I know they would end up being my team mates!</div>
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time you saw someone you personally know getting Grogged. If so what
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The first time I saw someone I personally know getting Grogged was when I was about 18 and playing for the mighty Pont, the Grogg was of Nathan Strong. My thoughts were "What a Jammy Bugger!" <b> </b></div>
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<b>Who would you love to see Grogged and why? Maybe an idol/hero growing up</b></div>
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Stuart Williams, he is a true Ponty legend.<b> </b></div>
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<b>For most individuals being Grogged is something they really treasure
and are proud of and is often seen as a recognition of achievement. What
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I have felt pride in every stage of my career, whether it be playing on a Sunday for Merthyr Minis, winning the Swalec Cup with Ponty, playing my first game for the Blues or playing in the probable-possible trial. You work hard through the week to earn your jersey on the weekend and are proud to have earned your place regardless of the level. I do however feel proud and privileged to be able to make a living out of something I love doing. In my opinion the highest accolade in Rugby is to earn an International Cap and to be Grogged and I am still striving to achieve both!!<br />
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<b>Now for a few photographs of Kristian's own Grogg collection. Once again a huge thank you to Kristian for getting involved!</b><br />
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When it comes to being Grogged, you probably fall into one of four categories:<br />
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Gareth Owen Edwards CBE was born in Pontardawe, Wales in 1947. The former Wales International Scrum Half can only be described in one way and that is as a Legend, even being billed as the greatest ever player to pull on a Welsh Jersey.<br />
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In fact Gareth was voted the greatest player of all time in a 2003 poll published by Rugby World Magazine and was even voted number 1 in the 50 greatest rugby players article by former England Captain Will Carling, a huge compliment given the players that have been and gone but a deserved one nonetheless.<br />
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After winning his first International Cap for Wales at the age of 19 in April 1967 against France, Gareth went on to achieve a number of huge accolades during his 11 year International Career. Throughout his 53 Caps for Wales, Edwards was named the youngest ever captain at the age of just 20, a true sign of his talent and matureness and he was instrumental in helping Wales to 7 Five Nations Championship Titles, 3 of which were Grandslams, only 1 of small group of players ever to achieve this.<br />
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A loyal servant to both Cardiff RFC and his beloved Wales, Gareth also featured for the likes of the British and Irish Lions featuring in the victorious Lions of 1971 in New Zealand and the unbeaten tour of South Africa in 1974. As well as achieving 10 Caps for the British Lions, Gareth also turned out for the Barbarians and in the process was instrumental in the creation of a truly iconic moment in Rugby history.<br />
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1973, Cardiff Arms Park, Wales. Gareth Edwards lines up for the Barbarians against some truly formidable opposition, the New Zealand All Blacks, the World was about to see what was later voted the Greatest Try of All Time.<br />
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The move begins with England Captain John Pullin throwing the ball in at the lineout for the Barbarians, the ball pops loose and Willie John McBride scrambles to retain possession for the Barbarians but the ball is won back by New Zealand. A kick down field lands in the arms of JPR Williams who has a little run with the ball and kicks it just as he is tackled around the head. New Zealand Scrum Half Sid Going picks up the loose ball and charges forwards before being tackled the ball is released and picked up by New Zealand Captain Kirkpatrick prior to being thrown to Wiliams on the wing, the ball is kicked deep into the Barbarians half and picked up by Phil Bennett just before his own line.<br />
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Bennett charges up the field evading 3 tackles in the process just before offloading the ball to Welsh International colleague JPR Williams. The ball then passes through the hands of John Dawes and England Captain Pullin before Tom David receives the ball and carries it to the halfway line before handing off to Derek Quinnell. It's Quinnell who spots Edwards charging down the wing to his left he throws the ball to him and Edwards is off racing forward, then finally diving across the line, to score a Try in the left hand corner despite the efforts of the All Blacks to stop him.<br />
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This magical moment of Rugby history was inspiration for one of the iconic Groggs produced by the World of Groggs, aptly featuring the inscription "A Dramatic Start" echoing the words uttered by the commentator on the day.<br />
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This of course isn't the only Grogg of Gareth produced by the shop. In fact Gareth has been produced numerous times over the history of the shop and it's fair to say he is probably the most Grogged player ever, in addition to this he was also the first ever "Named" player to be produced after a long succession of generic Grogg Rugby figurines.<br />
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From early hollow pieces, through to minis, modern 9 inch, action pieces, busts and even a place on Mount Groggmore, Gareth Groggs have continued to be as popular as the man himself. These fantastic representations of the Greatest Rugby Player of All Time have graced the shelves of the shop for over 40 years now, they have taken pride of place in many a collection and will no doubt continue to do so for years to come. Below are just a few of the Groggs produced by the World of Groggs featuring Gareth Edwards, hope you enjoy this little flashback!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-86243582908157703442014-09-26T13:08:00.000+01:002014-09-26T14:20:14.069+01:00The World of Groggs - 50th Anniversary - What's In Store?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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As you are aware the World of Groggs will be celebrating their 50th Anniversary in 2015. It was back in 1965, in a garden shed that John Hughes established what has gone on to become something of a global phenomenon. Loved the world over, but no place more so than in Wales itself. In a country beaming with National pride, The World of Groggs is revered as a true piece of Welsh history and over the years the work produced has graced the homes of many fans young old and in between.<br />
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It is not just the collectors who love Groggs but of course those who have been lucky enough to have been Grogged themselves. Taking great pride in being immortalised in clay and grabbing any opportunity to show off their new found Groggy status.<br />
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As we approach the 50th Anniversary, we know something special will be produced to commemorate such a wonderful occasion, but as to what it may be... well that is a mystery. Richard Hughes teased us all in his recent Blog update, indicating we can expect something but of course keeping any details top secret.<br />
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<b>"The big Five O is almost upon us. I must admit it makes me a little nervous to be celebrating a Golden anniversary in a World Cup year, challenging but very exciting. I have a few ideas for commemorative pieces already but must keep them to myself for now." </b> <br />
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We can of course speculate as to what we may see, but no doubt we will likely all be extremely wide of the mark, but hey that is often the fun of being involved with communities of fellow collectors... the speculation, the excitement and the debate as to who may be next to be Grogged always introduces some often interesting ideas.<br />
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So where to start? Well a good place may be to take a look at previous Anniversary pieces which have been produced to get an idea of the direction the 50th Anniversary may take inspiration from.<br />
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I take you back to 2001, The World of Groggs were celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their move to what is now The Grogg Shop. In 1971 John Hughes moved his operations away from his garden shed to a much more suitable home for the Grogg magic to happen and what better location to choose, a form pub in the heart of Treforest, Pontypridd.<br />
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So how did the Groggshop commemorate this Anniversary, well they went back to 1971 and captured a hugely iconic moment in Rugby Union history, the successful British Lions Tour of New Zealand. A special piece was produced featuring Welsh legend Gareth Edwards in his iconic "Hand off" pose from the 3rd Lions Test against the All Blacks in Wellington. Only 30 pieces were produced of this fantastic piece crafted by Richard Hughes, with only 27 actually going on sale to the public, making it an extremely rare piece. <br />
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It's clear to see why this piece was chosen to commemorate the 30th Anniversary. Firstly, it is an iconic moment in British Rugby history. Secondly, the star of the piece is a Welsh legend and thirdly Gareth Edwards was one of the first players ever created by John Hughes so clearly resonates in the history of the Hughes family and the World of Groggs.<br />
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Another piece was also produced in 2001 and that was a Grogg of founder of the Groggshop himself, Mr John Hughes. complete with tools in one hand and a traditional Dragon Grogg in the other this was an extremely popular piece.<br />
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Fast forward to 2005, the Groggshop celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the year they were established. Again a commemorative piece was produced, however it didn't have any significance to the year of establishment 1965, but instead captured another memorable moment of Welsh Rugby Union, the Grand Slams of 1976 and 1978. Richard produced a piece which captured the Grand Slam Front Row in all their glory, the legendary Pontypool Front Row was captured a number of times in various different Groggy guises.<br />
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Now to 2010, the 45th Anniversary of the World of Groggs being established and we saw something completely different and unique in contrast to the other commemorative pieces produced, Mount Groggmore was born. Created to look like Mount Rushmore in the USA, Groggmore featured a line up of some greats of Welsh Rugby including Neil Jenkins, Gareth Edwards, Shane Williams and JPR Williams, I suspect it is no coincidence that these are some of the most Grogged players ever. Only 45 of these beauties were produced and sold out extremely quickly, with fans recognising the quality and stature of such an iconic piece.<br />
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A year later the shop celebrated the 40th Anniversary of their move to The Groggshop. Again the focus was the 1971 British and Irish Lions Tour of New Zealand. However, the piece didn't feature any Welsh players, in fact it didn't feature any players at all, in stead we were blessed with a truly magnificent piece, The Lions Roar. The Lion is kitted out in full kit, bloodied, scared and roaring as he charges forward with rugby ball in hand. Standing the New Zealand fern and with an arm outstretched in "Hand off" pose very similar to the one featured in the earlier piece of Gareth Edwards from the same Tour (No doubt this is Richard's way of nodding to Mr Edwards). Only 71 pieces were produced and it is the only one of the commemorative pieces which is still available to buy today (although numbers remaining are very low now).<br />
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So we have seen what has come before, what could we possibly expect for the 50th Anniversary piece? I have a few unique ideas, let us know what you think yourselves and we will share the best ideas on the blog.<br />
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The first contender could be a Grogg that celebrates the place where the magic happens, The Groggshop itself. In a similar vain to pieces such as Mount Groggmore and The Captains Climb I could picture the shop captured in clay form, painted in the traditional Red and Green colours and the forecourt filled with miniature versions of some of the greats to have been grogged over the years. It would certainly be an epic piece.<br />
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Another option could be a Grogg which captures the people who have been so vital in the continued success of the World of Groggs. Something capturing John, Richard, Carly and Cathy possibly with nods to the roles they have undertaken over the years as the World of Groggs developed to the place it is today, John and Richard busily crafting the Groggs, Cathy Painting and Carly balancing several tasks phone being propped up against her ear by her shoulder, typing with one hand on the computer and safely packing up the Groggs for delivery in the other hand, maybe with little JJ strapped to her chest in his baby carrier ;-)<br />
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One fact we can't ignore is the fact that the Anniversary falls on a World Cup year. Could we perhaps see something with a nod towards the World Cup? Maybe a Grogg of the alleged inventor of Rugby William Webb Ellis, the man who lends his name to the Trophy presented to the winners of the World Cup?<br />
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Still on the World Cup theme perhaps we could see something along the lines of a Grogg of the Webb Ellis Trophy itself, maybe with a number of past winners or current players all clambering around the trophy in the hope to be the next ones to hold it aloft, imagine The Captains Climb but instead of a mountain it is a trophy in the middle.<br />
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Of course given the fact the World of Groggs is based in Wales, with a Welsh Founder, huge Welsh Fanbase and the fact it has immortalised a huge amount of Welsh Legends in Clay, there is a very high probability that the Anniversary piece could have a Welsh theme. Over the years Wales have seen a number of successes in the world of Rugby union, including Grandslams, Triple Crowns and having a number of legendary players gracing not only the red of Wales but also representing the like of the British and Irish Lions and the Barbarians. One of the most recent successes came in 2013 with the Welsh players forming a huge percentage of the Series winning British and Irish Lions team in Australia perhaps this could influence the new Grogg or maybe the recent victories over England in the 6 Nations could offer food for thought. We could even go all the way back to 1965, the year the World of Groggs was established and see a piece which commemorates the Welsh Triple Crown winning team.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-24846394802535372472014-09-19T13:40:00.004+01:002014-09-19T13:40:45.131+01:00Nick Cummins - The Honey Badger - The Most Australian Man In The World<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Nick Cummins was born on the 15<sup>th</sup> October 1987 in Port Macquarie,
New South Wales, Australia and raised by his father Mark Cummins along with 7
other siblings. Schooled at St Francis’ College in Crestmead, Brisbane he starred not only on the rugby field but also developed a reputation as
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a one-on-one. What happened was that he clawed the canastas off the big fella.
He just went one-two on the ball bag, and the big fella has walked around the
corner and fell over … That, to me, is outstanding”</i></b></div>
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Early flirtations with Rugby saw Nick represent Queensland
in the Australian Schools Rugby Championship back in 2005. In 2006 Nick moved to Sydney where he represented Randwick Rugby Club, The
Galloping Greens in a team which has previously seen some of the greatest
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<span class="scrumprofiletext">Able to play on the wing and at
outside-centre, Cummins really came into his own as part of a struggling
Western Force side, where his speed and direct approach to the game offered
something different and often creative in the attacking third. It was in 2008
that Nick joined the Force to feature in the Super Rugby Championship, after a
year with Perth Spirit. In the six years that Nick was at the club he racked up
close to 75 appearances for the club amassing around 80 points in the process,
whilst lining up alongside some greats of the game including David Pocock, Matt
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<span class="scrumprofiletext">Nick is also a former Australia
Sevens representative. He featured at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi,
India where he was a silver medal winner. Cummins played games against England
for the Australian Barbarians (An Australian A side) in 2010 and has been
called up to the latest Barbarians Rugby squad with whom he will be playing in the UK
later this year against his native Australia. Cummins won his first International
cap for Australia during the 2012 Rugby Championship in a 25-19 win over Argentina
in Rosario and went on to win another 14 Caps for the Wallabies scoring 6
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<span class="scrumprofiletext">Aside from his talent on the
field and becoming the Force’s 3<sup>rd</sup> highest Try scorer and a key
member of the squad, there was something else which managed to catch the
attention of a large contingent of rugby fans from all over the World. Was it
his talent, power and pace? Er, well no, this of course was no doubt there but
there was also something far more prominent. Embracing what can only be
described as an 80s perm, complete with porn star moustache and the iconic
headband Nick soon gathered a wave of fans who supported him throughout his
time at the Force and as he broke through to the National side. It wasn’t
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way with words. The Honey Badger’s quotes have become stuff of legend and have
even led to him having his own features where he would interview members of the
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when it was announced he was leaving Australia to ply his trade in the Japanese
Top League with Coca Cola West Red Sparks. Initially there were rumours that the
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Unions, Nick will unfortunately not be able to feature in the 2015 World Cup in
England having been released from his contract with the Australian Rugby Union.
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However, a World Cup hosted by England surely warrants a new edition to the
Groggy line up? The front runner with collectors would probably be Manu
Tuilagi. Much like Sonny Bill Williams of New Zealand Manu Tuilagi is a name
that often pops up when collectors are asked about who they would like to see
Grogged. Whether or not the Groggshop would share this desire to see him
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The current England Captain is a good shout for a potential Grogg, particularly if England
were to win the World Cup on their own soil. Touted as the potential captain of
the 2013 Lions Tour, Robshaw was disappointed not to have even been selected
for the tour. Robshaw certainly has something to prove, but is no doubt a great
leader on the field and if victorious would surely be in strong contention for
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With strong connections to Wales, the cousin of Talupe Faletau has burst
onto the International and Domestic scene with a bang, showing great power
through the middle of the field and the occasional eye for the try line. If
Billy can shake off injuries he could make the shortlist to be Grogged.<br />
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The other Vunipola brother Mako has also started his International and
Domestic career brightly, however a fairly poor Lions tour in 2013 and a whole
host of injuries have hampered the development of this powerful prop. This
hasn't halted his fan base however and would still make a great Grogg, he just
needs to stay fit and build his confidence.<br />
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Alex is an extremely strong candidate to be Grogged and is probably the most
likely out of the above list. Richard Hughes recently hinted that the full
Lions Test line up would be completed and was only missing two pieces to the
puzzle. Corbs was key in the Lions Test victories, particularly in the third
test and has previously expressed his desire to be Grogged. Currently playing
Rugby in Northampton alongside Welsh speedster George North, his eyes have no
doubt been opened further to the wonders of The Groggshop.<br />
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<b>Mathieu Bastareaud</b><br />
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The French National team have certainly had a tough time over the last
couple of years, as a result I feel it is highly unlikely that we will see any
players from France Grogged for the World Cup. However, if there was going to
be a stand out candidate it would have to be Mathieu Bastareaud, his strength,
stature and ability make him a strong option for a Grogg in the future.<br />
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Ok, Ok Armitage is technically English and of course has turned out for the
national side. However, as he is currently plying his trade in France with
Toulon, he is deemed ineligible to be selected for the England National side, a
rule which has irked many English fans, particularly as he is in the form of
his life having been named ERC European Player of the Year 2013/14. Even more
concerning is the fact he may actually be eligible for France, should he be
selected for France he is a potential candidate to be Grogged, what better way
for the Welsh to get one up on England than immortalising one of their own in
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<b>Jamie Heaslip</b><br />
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Jamie is a good shout for a future Ireland Grogg, firstly having featured in
the recent Lions tour of Australia and secondly and probably more importantly
having expressed an interest in being Grogged himself. He is unlikely to be the
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The World of Groggs have already announced that Johnny will be Grogged in
the future and is probably the top choice for the next Irish Grogg, it just
remains to be seen whether that will be in time for the 2015 World Cup.<br />
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Zebo has shown flashes of brilliance, but unfortunately has had a bit of a
tough time with injuries recently. If Simon can stay fit and have a strong
World Cup he could catapult himself up the shortlist and join a whole host of
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<b>Martin Castrogiovanni</b><br />
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Martin is another player who is regularly is requested by Grogg Collectors,
the long hair, beard and of course technical skills have all led to him being a
popular player who would look at home in Grogg form. I always say there are not
enough Groggs with beards! A Grogg of Martin was actually started a while back
by Richard (in miniature form) but shortly afterwards abandoned. Despite having
retired from International Rugby Castrogiovanni would be a popular choice for
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Allan is billed as the next big thing in Italian Rugby, much to the
disappointment of Scotland, who he could have played for. It is unlikely any
Italian Groggs will come out of this World Cup but Allan is certainly one to
watch and if he lives up to his billed potential could line up alongside Sergio
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Read is in the form of his life, he was named IRB Player of the Year in 2013
and will certainly be looking to build on this accolade with a strong World Cup
in 2015. A strong candidate for the next All Blacks Grogg (After Sonny Bill).<br />
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Savea is another All Black in great form, despite only having 26 Caps to his
name he has already scored an impressive 26 tries, 3 tries against England
recently certainly made him popular with the Welsh fans and if he continues
this fine form into the World Cup he could be a surprise contender to be
Grogged.<br />
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<b>Stuart Hogg</b><br />
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It's been a long time since the last Scotland Grogg, but let's face it there
hasn't been a great deal to celebrate in Scottish rugby. However, if there was
a strong candidate for a Scottish Grogg it would have to be Stuart Hogg, the
popular fly half adds a new dimension to this Scottish side and will be looking
to rack up a few points for the Scots in the upcoming World Cup. Having
featured on the 2013 Lions Tour should hold him in good stead as well. <br />
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Richie also featured on the 2013 Lions Tour, although he wasn't a regular
starter. Richie has featured at all International levels for Scotland and
recently moved to Castres in France, a move which he hopes will propel his
career further. Definitely an outside bet, particularly as his brother Jonny is
being tipped for big things in Scottish Rugby! <br />
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Toulon and South Africa Lock Bakkies Botha has been a regular feature in the
Springbok side. Having just won the Heineken Cup and French League with Toulon,
on top of a World Cup with South Africa in 2007, he is certainly used to
success, surely the ultimate accolade would be to join teammate Bryan Habana in
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<b>Jake Ball</b><br />
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Lock Jake Ball could be the archetypal Grogg, his huge red beard and scrum
cap make him a player full of character and one which I'm sure Richard would
love to start work on. However with just 5 caps to his name it could be a
little early for Jake. I personally would love to see him Grogged at some point
in the future and I'm sure he will be.<br />
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Liam is another player popular amongst Welsh Grogg collectors. Again it is
early days for Liam but the popular player will no doubt play himself into
contention to be Grogged with a few more consistent performances for Wales.<br />
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Fly Half Dan Biggar is a player that divides opinion even amongst his own
fans, however there is no doubting he is talented and has seen found some fine
form with the Ospreys and has consistently been involved with the Welsh squads.
Given his involvement in the successful 2013 Six Nations Championship, Dan is
surely in line to be Grogged, although maybe not before Luke Chateris who has
been in development for some time now.<br />
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The greatest part of being a collector of Groggs is the
opportunity to own one of your icons or heroes from the world of sports, stage
or screen. Of course as collectors you always want more, Groggs are a little
like Pringles, you can’t just have the one and as a result there is always
continuous demand for new, often diverse choices of who gets Grogged next.</div>
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Since starting The Grogg Blog I have seen various
individuals, who fellow collectors would love to see in their collections,
ranging from Sylvester Stallone as Rambo, Bob Marley, Arnold Schwarzenegger and
more traditional choices from the World of Rugby such as Manu Tuilagi and
Warren Gatland. </div>
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However there is one name which has been unanimously mentioned
throughout the profiles within <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/658885660831939/" target="_blank">The Grogg Blog</a> and through other social media
groups such as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/512269945502565/" target="_blank">The Jolly Groggers</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/groggsfans/" target="_blank">The Grogg Appreciation Group</a> and that is
Dual Code Rugby Player and Boxer Sonny Bill Williams.</div>
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Sonny Bill Williams was born in Auckland, New Zealand in August
1985 and has represented New Zealand in both Rugby League and Rugby Union. In
fact, he is one of only two players to ever have played Rugby Union for the All
Blacks having first played for the Rugby League National team, the other player
being Karl Ifwersen.</div>
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Williams' career within Rugby has seen him alternate between
League and Union since his breakthrough season in 2004. It was with Rugby
League side the Canterbury Bulldogs that Sonny Bill Williams made his professional
debut, back in 2004. </div>
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In 2008 his time with the Bulldogs was controversially cut
short when he departed mid season to join French Rugby Union side Toulon.
Williams spent the best part of 2 years playing for the French side playing
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In 2010, Sonny
Bill returned to New Zealand, this time with Provincial side Canterbury. It was
at the end of this year that Williams made his much anticipated debut for the
All Blacks, lining up against England during the 2010 end of year tour.</div>
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In the seasons that followed Williams spent time playing in
Super Rugby with the Crusaders in 2011 and the Chiefs in 2012 before a brief
stint with Panasonic in the Japanese League. After 5 years plying his trade
within Rugby Union, Williams returned to the New Zealand Rugby League scene
this time with the Sydney Roosters for the 2013-14 season, earning himself the
accolade of the World’s Best Rugby League Player at the annual RLIF Awards. </div>
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Much
to the delight of Union fans Sonny Bill announced in December 2013 that he
would be switching codes again to play Super Rugby for the Chiefs in the 2015
season, whilst also turning out in the ITM Cup for Counties Manukau where he
will be reunited with former All Black player and Toulon Coach Tana Umaga. </div>
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The
move back to union also means that Sonny Bill will be eligible to represent the
All Blacks during the 2015 World Cup, a move which will bring a feeling of
pleasure to all fans of rugby but also introduce a little fear no doubt to
those who will see him line up against their own nations.</div>
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It is not just in the dual codes of Rugby that Sonny Bill
has demonstrated his talents, believe it or not Williams is actually a former
Heavy Weight Boxing Champion. Since making his professional debut in 2009 as a
professional boxer, Williams has had a total of 6 fights winning all 6, 3 by
way of KO, winning two Heavy Weight Championships in the process, all whilst
playing Rugby at the same time… madness I hear you say, but Sonny would disagree,
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In
October 2013 Williams decided to hang up his boxing gloves (temporarily) to
concentrate on his Rugby commitments, this withdrawal from the sport however
has led to him being stripped of his two boxing titles, but I’m sure one eye was
on the World Cup in 2015 which would no doubt act as a pretty decent
consolation prize should the All Blacks triumph in England!</div>
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Sonny Bill is an extremely popular player amongst fans of
both codes of Rugby and it is no surprise Grogg collectors have called for this
popularity to be transitioned into clay and much to the delight of us all The
World of Groggs have recently revealed that Sonny Bill is to be Grogged, with
work having secretly commenced on the piece which will no doubt be as popular
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The timing couldn’t have been better really with the All
Blacks coming to Wales for the Autumn Internationals, no doubt we will see
Sonny Bill entering the Grogg Shop, holding his Grogg proudly in the way
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cannot wait to see the finished pieced, but in the meantime you’ll just have to
feast your eyes on the work in progress! Want a Sonny Bill Williams Grogg in
your collection? Pre orders can be made by emailing Carly and the Team at <a href="mailto:info@groggs.co.uk">info@groggs.co.uk</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279063125946292384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420302524888565858.post-18568137792782968722014-09-15T09:14:00.001+01:002014-09-15T09:14:40.113+01:00Despicable You – The Deceptive Tactic of Auction Bidding Up <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It’s fair to say the evolution of online market places such
as EBay, have done their bit to increase the availability of all sorts of items
for sale to a huge audience, which prior to these auction sites, may never have
had the opportunity to purchase such items. Unless of course they were local to
the sellers, had certain connections or the items went on sale in a National
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Of course EBay features many collectable items from toys,
trading cards, signed memorabilia and thankfully for us Grogg Bloggers, the
wonderful Groggs themselves. This all sounds great I hear you say… what could
be better than buyers all over the world being afforded an opportunity to purchase
these Welsh treats from the comfort of their own home, the opportunity to own a
rare piece, one they missed out on or of course to grab themselves a Groggy bargain?
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Well I agree on the surface it is superb, I live outside of
Wales and would probably only ever be able to purchase Groggs via the official
website or potentially through some of my collector friends on some of the
social media sites if it wasn’t for EBay. I have bought and sold on EBay in the
past and have to say my experiences have usually been fine. However, there is
one deceptive, despicable and downright fraudulent activity which is creeping
into the EBay markets and that is the practice of “Bidding Up” or Shill
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The practice of bidding up involves the seller using another
EBay account to bid on their own items increasing the price that the genuine
bidders end up paying and of course pushing up the overall cost of Groggs (and
other items) on the second hand market, due to the perception they are worth
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As collectors we often review sites such as EBay to hunt
down that elusive Grogg we are missing from our collections. As a result it is
common to see the same items relisted week after week, even after in some case
the appeared to have sold, this is usually a clear indicator that the item has
been bid up. In such circumstances where an item has sold in the auction but
then is relisted almost immediately or shortly after the end of the auction it
is likely that the seller has bid up the item to such a high price the genuine
bidder is no longer in contention to win the item and the fraudulent seller
actually ends up winning the item themselves. There are a few reasons they may
have done this, one to simply push up the price or secondly to see what the
highest price the genuine bidders would actually pay, this way they can relist
the item with a high starting price matching the previous genuine highest bid.</div>
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So what is the solution? Stop buying on EBay? Of course this
should not be the case, there are a lot of genuine buyers on sites such as this
which will not undertake any kind of fraudulent activities to sell their own
items. Highly collectable items such as Groggs will reach their full potential
without the need to intervene, true collectors know what the true value is and
at the end of the day you only need two people who really want the item for it
to reach its full potential. Recently a rare Grogg sold on EBay for in excess
of £5000, a record in terms of Grogg sales but it was something which two
collectors really wanted and they were prepared to pay over and above for it. </div>
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On the flip side we have recently seen a seller list a large
amount of Groggs, all of which appeared to have sold for a fair price, however
just minutes after the auction ending a large amount of the items were
relisted, this time at a significantly higher price than they had previously
sold for, a clear indicator of some form of bidding up.</div>
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So how can you avoid being the victim of bidding up or
shilling? EBay user Paw19670 offers the following advice:</div>
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<b>Check out your seller's feedback thouroughly before you bid! Are there a disprportionate amount of "not a registered user" in their feedback profile? Is there a disproportionate amount of "0" and "1" feedback users in their feedback profile, with suspicious dates? For instance, make sure feedback is not being exchanged just a few hours after the auction ends.</b></div>
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<b>Check out the bidding history of your seller. Are they placing bids exclusively on other seller's items? If they are shilling for another user ID, the chances are someone is shilling for them as well.</b></div>
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<b>Snipe your bids! The closer to the end of the auction that you place your bid, the less likely it is that you are likely to be shilled. This of course only helps to reduce the risk of being shilled after you place your bid and does not guarantee that the auction hasn't already been tampered with. </b></div>
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<b>Check the bid histories of ALL the bidders on the auction. Simply view the "Bid History" of the auction in question and although the bidder IDs will be encrypted you will be able to see patterns in the same encrypted user IDs bidding on similar items. Are any of the bidders bidding exclusively on your seller's auctions? This is perhaps the most important step to avoid shill bidding - always check the bid histories of any auction before you bid. </b></div>
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For more information on this subject area and for the
potential consequences for those who practice it check out this article <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1267410/Ebay-seller-faces-fine-bidding-items-raise-prices.html%20" target="_blank">Ebay-seller-faces-fine-bidding-items-raise-prices</a> </div>
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If you are in any doubt as to how reputable the seller is, I would probably suggest avoiding the seller altogether. Utilise social media pages such as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/512269945502565/" target="_blank">The Jolly Groggers</a> , <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/groggsfans/" target="_blank">Grogg Appreciation Group</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/658885660831939/" target="_blank">The Grogg Blog</a> to liaise with fellow collectors, they may have knowledge of the EBay users which may help you in your decision as to whether to bid or not. Most importantly Caveat Emptor "Buyer Beware".</div>
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