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Wivelgull is right. There is only one contender - Colin Bettany. This man was made of concrete. Branston, Kitchener do not come anywhere near. Ask anyone who has supported Torquay since 1964, ask them this question, they will all say Colin Bettany despite seeing many 'hard men' since then. Absolutely no contest, the man was awesome.

Cyril Knowles' teams didn't take any prisoners-they could dish it out but also take it as well;especially John Impey.
Going further back Mitchenson was a really tough tackler;also Mal Lucas and Jimmy Dunne.
In more recent times Branston certainly intimidated the opposition,but we haven't really got a "hard-man"as such at present.

Bruno, Mark Ford, Charlie Oatway, Brabin, Lee Thorpe

I know he's not like and that, but surely Bayo warrants a place?

Players bounced off him!

Derek Dawkins - especially in his "Lee Sharpe's minder" phase

yes there are a few more, branston, stocks , harrison, burgess, smith, anymore anyone?

yellowsmiffy wrote:Surely Guy Branston gets in there!!?

^ This. Surely?

Dave Stocks, Derek Harrison. Peter Darke OUCH !!!

Lee phillips!

oh yes bill kitchener another legend along with cave god rest his soul and mitchenson

You are all talking wet.

THE hard man can only be the one - and only........




Danny Stevens.

The one and only Bill Kitchener

Colin Bettany! Known as 'The Iron Man' or 'The Beast'. Hardest TUFC player ever.

I remember the pairing of Sean Joyce and Ian Weston certainly liked a tackle!

SO WHO ARE THE HARDEST TUFC TEAM

southall
darke
pethard
impey
Lloyd
rioch
joyce
hockley
hazelgrave
cooper
caldwell
subs turner
twitchen
oatway
dunne
bond