Flying Fijians vs British Baabaas 1970 at Gosforth (Apologies not 100% clarity)
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- Flying Fijians vs British Baabaas in October 1970 at Gosforth. An historic rugby match that exhibited the unorthodox and razzle dazzle style of the Flying Fijians against the more structured and highly fancied Baabaas.The Flying Fijians had some great household names back in the Islands and the Baabaas had nine players that toured NZ with the mighty British Lions seven months later after this match. The spirited Flying Fijians lit the field up in the second half with their innate and out-of-the-box open support play that had the entire crowd off their seats in a mesmerising performance. Running rugby with magical flow and in the words of the great Australian modern day sports poet, Rupert McCall "The way the game was meant to be"
I never seen this before, this is awesome.
the first time I seen my father in action the Fijian number 6 Ilai Nabobo
Vinaka vakalevu for putting this on CZcams :)
I was there! We went as a school rugby team and it was the most amazing game I had ever seen. As a second row I tried to replicate what I had seen the Fijian second rows do at school practice the following week and was promptly dropped from the team!
+John D. Anderson What did you try to replicate haha
😂😂😂
From Fiji - You did give it a try John... 😂😂😂 thanks for the memories
John D. Anderson it only works if your from Fiji
@@FirstNameLastName-xc8rq exactly
Our usos from Fiji got talent alright,love it.
The love, passion and the heart for rugby... the dedication and commitment... the pride and determination... and the flmboyant and beauty of fijian rugby ..no wonder they are know as 'THE FLYING FIJIAN'... We salute you all... vinaka vakalevu.
After 49 years from this game Fiji recorded another victory against the Barbarians on 17th Nov, 2019.
Fiji can beat any tier one nation team, if they stick to their style of rugby (open play).The Europeans notice their potential back then during Joe Levulas era 1939 onwards.And they brought in the structure rugby to close/box these kind of flairs down.Because they know if they won't come up with the structure style of rugby. They won't win any match against teams like Fiji..
Even by today's standards Fiji were right off the scale against a Lions strength Barbarians. This result shook the rugby world to the core. The old cosy club did not want rugby to go down this route, they couldn't compete, and no effort whatsoever was made to incorporate Fiji into the world game. The lawmakers also went into overdrive to ensure sides with a big pack and especially front five could dominate the game. Great shame, Just think how rugby might have been developed if these guys had been invited to the party straight after this!
Agree the old farts fucked the development of Rugby up and let Soccer take over and then the introduction of Rugby League also look at Scotland it's only played outside private schools in the Borders yet another country handed to Soccer because of the narrow minded elitism old boys network.
Wow thanks for that comment💯👌
Rugby fucked up 90 years ago from this game imagine watching a full strength Yorkshire v Cornwall with all the Rugby League clubs.
Thanks for the upload. Just like watching rugby sevens, how the ball floats around.
now thats where we got our skills from
unorthodox type of play
this video got me emotional jst looking @ our grandads
Thanks for the upload. Wonderful to watch my Fiji team. Isaaaa.
+AQUAMY VONZ its like watching live rugby this game. I was 2 years old this time
The game seemed much more entertaining back then.
Rugby to entertain, Fiji beat a very good BaBas side that day. Sadly we will never see the game played like this again with today's rule laden whistle happy bore fest.
Thanks for uploading
Goal kicking was a problem for Fiji for many years. I remember when a prop (Jo Rauto) was the regular kicker.
no 2 jersey is my grandad isa taitai Eton is Racika..
Yeah. Your taitai Racika was our friend and next door neighbor in Vatuwaqa Housing in the 80s.
Racika played most of a game against Australia with a cracked bone in his leg.
Racika was also a 'Lion Tamer' in '77 with Bosco and Tuisese.
Nasave was also a Lion Tamer' with Racika, Tuisese, Bosco and Latilevu,
11:37 that's the first time I have seen anyone attempt to kick a penalty like that
thanks for the upload
This is my area but what a strangle looking ground...reminds me of a smaller ground in the Canadian Football ground Emerson Lake and Palmer used for Fanfare for the Common Man
1:05 how about that. A prop flying like a winger
I thought the spectators was watching from a car park. Anyways love the video.
Benny was a fearsome tackler.
Wow 😃😃The fitness level back in the days so freakish! all this Fijian players can reach the tryline together with the try scorer doesn't matter whether you are forward or backline. Hardly to see this kinda rugby and players these days.
What caught my eye here was the unusual rugby stadium, seems very developed for what must have been an amateur club
in 1970.
Does it still exist, is it still the home of Garforth RFC or maybe it is a housing estate?
I believe the title says Gosforth. I currently play for Gosforth RFC in Newcastle Upon Tyne however, there has been multiple site changes since 1970 and seeing as I only began playing nearly 2 years ago my memory can't really trace back to a time before I was born. Despite this I've done a little research into my club and I think this is an old stadium that used to be in Gosforth but has since been demolished as I also live in Gosforth and the closest thing to a stadium is Newcastle Racecourse with the closest stadiums in the area being Kingston Park and St James' Park. I also think that this stadium was never a site of Gosforth RFC.
@@bhfilmmaking I believed they played at the old County grounds which was used also Dog Racing but it says on the net that it demolished in 1988
looks like the old county ground which was sold for development in late 80's for a supermarket from memory. sited across from gosforth metro station and what was northern rock offices
@@philipoldfield8613 and also across the the road from Gosforth Northern I think...a good little area of Rugby despite te monstor of Soccer and same as Hartlepool.
@@chrisr5499 gosforth and the northern rugby club were on opposites sides of the great north road further up from the county ground. in the professional era i think gosforth became newcastle falcons with financial backing from sir john hall.
We salute our HERO's that laid the legacy of our FLYING FIJIANS....Mo du ..ohhhh
Amazing game
Flying Fijians than,And we still impress the world with our talents. Mai Viti. Roll on RWC 2015.
I have a vague memory of this but great to see it finally. I notice no barry john...i wonder if he'd been here would it have made any difference?
Barry John, my rugby master at school, might well have made a difference, for I have never seen anyone on a rugby pitch read a game so intuitively, stand back a bit deep in his own half, a move that gave him space and time to kick for touch against an oncoming, marauding team that was promptly halted in its tracks. John's ability to kick long, deadly aimed kicks that landed just inside the touchline has never been matched, a 50-60 yds gain against the flow of the game. In my less-than-humble opinion, the greatest fly-half of all time...
@@rogerlephoque3661 thanks for that insight roger
Would appreciate someone to post the names of this Fiji team.
1-Jona Qoro
2-Atonio Racika
3-Josateki Sovau
4-Ratu Jope Naucabalavu
5-Nasivi Ravouvou
6-Ilai Nabobo
7-Ilaitoa Tuisese
8-Sela Toga
9-Isimeli Batibasaga
10-George Barley
11-J.Vukula
12-Senitiki Nasave
13-Pio Bosco Tikoisuva
14-Ravuama Latilevu
15-Josaia Visei
@@sailasavakalala4531 Vinaka vakalevu Sai. It's thrill to watch this kind of entertaining rugby that the Fijians had exhibited earlier in the game worldover before the corporate rugby powers riddled the game with rules that not only destroy the love of rugby but gifted opportunities for other sports to dominate. Nevertheless Fiji still suffer from this changing laws, I would only hope the 7s code is not the emerging victim. Once again thank you for identifying these Flying Fijians as they are well known across the world. I watched most of these boys at Buckest Park, Suva in 1977 when they beat the British Lions.
@@orzyrok6849 Sa donu !!!!!!
Our Momo played at #7 here Mr Ilaitia Tuisese & later in 1977 against the British Lions.
I remember visiting Momo and he was watching in their living room the taped version(A reel of film transferred to VHS video tape) of the Fiji v Lions 1977 game courtesy of the BBC.We watched together and what a Classic !!!!!!!!!!
@@sailasavakalala4531 👍 indeed. Yup your momo also made it with Vilikesa Mocelutu in the NZ Rugby Almanac that only the greats of World Rugby are encrypted. Amongst Joe Levula, Collin Meads and others. They made us all proud .
This Fijian side made 8 British Lions look extremely ordinary.
25:42 Williams with his badge upside down on the jersey?!
Masters of the offload Fiji
🇫🇯 Fiji ever Fiji ! 🌴🏉
1: 52 that dive
😍😍😍
Where about was the County Ground
The fijian flyer did come along way...
Fiji's offloading skills in the 7s game is nothing new. This Fiji Team has proven it.
pure entertaining rugby....joker cah
Strange stadium as not big in capacity but the cover is very high up BUT gret location unlike Kingston Park which is in a complete crap area.
check the dive 😂💯 1:51
😅😅
That’s y we’re called the Flying Fijians😂😂
Thanks for the upload
Rugby to entertain, Fiji beat a very good BaBas side that day. Sadly we will never see the game played like this again with today's rule laden whistle happy bore fest.