Best of all time?
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@Nepia said in Best of all time?:
I was referring to David Kirk after the Cavaliers etc not Kirkpatrick
Apologies. New glasses....
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@MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?:
6N
George Graham (Sco)
Marco Manfredi (Ita)
Giovanni Grespan (Ita)
Bill Beaumont (Eng)
Sam Skinner (Sco)
John Jeffrey (Sco)
Colin Charvis (Wal)
Carlo Checchinata (Ita)Chris Cusiter (Sco)
Diego Dominguez (Ita)
David Duckham (Eng)
Brad Barritt (Eng)
Jonathan Joseph (Eng)
Teddy Thomas (Fra)
Scott Spedding (Fra)I like how you’ve gone for the controversial extra back for one less forward selection to keep the opposition guessing
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@ACT-Crusader too many non-Cantabs
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@MN5 said in Best of all time?:
@MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?:
6N
George Graham (Sco)
Marco Manfredi (Ita)
Giovanni Grespan (Ita)
Bill Beaumont (Eng)
Sam Skinner (Sco)
John Jeffrey (Sco)
Colin Charvis (Wal)
Carlo Checchinata (Ita)Chris Cusiter (Sco)
Diego Dominguez (Ita)
David Duckham (Eng)
Brad Barritt (Eng)
Jonathan Joseph (Eng)
Teddy Thomas (Fra)
Scott Spedding (Fra)I like how you’ve gone for the controversial extra back for one less forward selection to keep the opposition guessing
Was editing on the go
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Best little buggers of all time.
Jaques Fouroux
Grant Batty
Damian McKenzie
Yosohito Yoshida
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Best of all time?:
Best little buggers of all time.
Jaques Fouroux
Grant Batty
Damian McKenzie
Yosohito Yoshida
Shane WilliamsRelative to position played, Brian Williams (Neath and Wales)
Loose head prop at 6'1" tall and weighing little more than 14 stone
Wales' hardest rugby player died 15 years ago today
Williams was a one-off, a player so strong he was feared by opponents but respected by all
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@MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?:
Loose head prop at 6'1"
Giant compared to Ian McLauchlan....
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Faf de Clerk
5' 7" / 1.7m
13 st 12lb / 88kgNeil Back
5' 10" / 1.78m
14 st 9lb / 93kgLeigh Halfpenny
5' 10" / 1.78m
13 st 4lb / 85kgJean Pierre Rives
5' 11" / 1.8m
12 st 13lb / 82kg -
@MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?:
Leigh Halfpenny
5' 10" / 1.78m
13 st 4lb / 85kgI don't buy it. Added a couple of inches...
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Batty the angry midget - loved to run in from his wing to pick a fight with the opposition forwards -
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
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Best at Athletic Park Bernie Fraser
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Terry Wright
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Anyone who could make JPR Williams look stupid on defence had to be very, very special.
One of my favourite ABs of all time. Hard as nails and when he hit you, you went down hard. From 1:35.
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Classic example of why many think Bruce Robertson was the best ever.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Best of all time?:
Anyone who could make JPR Williams look stupid on defence had to be very, very special.
One of my favourite ABs of all time. Hard as nails and when he hit you, you went down hard. From 1:35.
JPR was playing 14
He mullered Andy Irvine
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@MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?:
JPR was playing 14
Think we've confused videos. In '73 (the video Daffy Jaffy posted), David Duckham was 14, JPR 15.
Had the pleasure of meeting Duckham about 10 years ago. Said Batty was a "real hard bastard"
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@booboo said in Best of all time?:
@ACT-Crusader too many non-Cantabs
I was ready to go Ben Blair over Chr… but that would’ve been too easy 😉
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Best of all time?:
Batty the angry midget - loved to run in from his wing to pick a fight with the opposition forwards -
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
I never saw my dad play but he would have played like Batty I reckon, same stature. My dads joke was he never made the All Blacks because they couldn't have two little wingers so Bee Gee got his spot.
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Batty was a giant compared to Ponty Reid; winning halfback against the Boks in 56 and AB captain against Oz.
Wringing wet he was (can only remember the old stats) 5'2" and less than 10 stone so that's about 60kgs and not much more than a metre and a half!
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@booboo said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
My dander has been re-raised.
On your skin grows "the fur of fluffy cats and long-haired dogs"? I'd have that looked at if I was you..
Back on the rugby, I think Horan or Nonu at 12 is worth a thread of its own, and there were other contenders.NB for that 'prestigious' forum ruck.co.uk
Nonu doesn't even feature at 12
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