The David Lyon's Award For Being Such An Unlucky Bugger

[Shiredad]

I was watching the Aus v Canada game in the Rugby World Cup last saturday night, when an incident got me thinking about a fun thread idea.

The Wallabies #8, David Lyons came off the field with a foot/leg iunjury. A bit of history ... before the tournament began, Lyons was diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis ... life threatening. He underwent some experimental surgery to get rid of the clots, so he could fly to France to play in the tournament, virtually risking his life to play for his country.

David Lyons is also the least-athletic looking sportsperson I've ever seen. Like Cameron Smith with baby fat.

He runs on for his first game, against Canada, and is soon seen limping to the sidelines. Turns out he broke his leg in a tackle.




Poor bugger.




So I thought we could come up with an award, the David Lyons Unlucky Bugger award, for the unluckiest sportsperson. Anyone got other unlucky buggers to tell us about?

 

[brad]

michael weyman is a pretty unlucky bastard. bout 1/2 his career has been on the sidelines

 

[bort]

that kiwi who tripped over his own child and did his ACL

 

[zakspiders]

kidwell

 

[Megashark]

David Lyons is also the least-athletic looking sportsperson I've ever seen. Like Cameron Smith with baby fat.

What about that bloke Matt Dunning? Unless of course the sport in question is sumo wresting...

So I thought we could come up with an award, the David Lyons Unlucky Bugger award, for the unluckiest sportsperson. Anyone got other unlucky buggers to tell us about?

Nic Kosef of the chickenhawks, hands down. A supremely talented backrower whose career was ended way prematurely due to umpteen reconstructions of both knees...

 

[Shiredad]

What about that bloke Matt Dunning? Unless of course the sport in question is sumo wresting...

'The Dunning' runs a very close second place for that award ... but David Lyons takes the cake. He looks like a fat accountant with a 5 o'clock shadow and a beer gut, yet somehow he's one of the better back rowers in the game.

 

[zakspiders]

its rugby-why would that surprise you!
id like to see dunning and co. playing league(what a laugh!)

 

[peachey]

kimmorley..cause he always manages to get picked..thats unlucky for the rest of us [waiting waiting hahahahaha]

id give that award to bowen..he can pull of tricks and other stuff that no other player can do and he is never picked..apparently his size is a factor