Major teams: Kelso Country: Scotland Test span: 1984-91 Scotland caps: 40 (40 starts) Test points: 44 (11T) Ceaselessly circling the breakdown, ruthlessly attacking on the counter or nibbling at…
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The greatest No 8s of all time: Wayne Shelford
Major teams: North Harbour, Northampton Country: New Zealand Test span: 1986-90 New Zealand caps: 22 (22 starts) Test points: 20 (5T) When debates rage over the hardest men to…
Zinzan Brooke
How many forwards are best remembered for kicking a drop-goal? Not many, but the extraordinary kick Zinzan Brooke slotted from almost 50m out during New Zealand’s 1995 World Cup semi-final…
Mervyn Davies
Mervyn Davies, who passed away in 2012, will be remembered as a Wales and Lions legend for what he achieved during the Seventies. Had his career not finished so abruptly…
Pat Lam
Though Auckland-born, Pat Lam is of Samoan descent and is revered on the rugby-mad island. Not only as a teak-tough No 8 who could offload, carry hard and drive attackers…
Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
A treble champion of Europe and part of the backbone of Toulon’s star-studded team for six years, Juan Martin Fernández Lobbe is one of Argentina’s greatest players. Versatile enough to…
The greatest opensides of all time: Fergus Slattery
Major teams: University College Dublin, Blackrock College Country: Ireland Test span: 1970-84 Ireland caps: 61 (61 starts) Lions caps: 4 (4 starts) Test points: 12 (3T) With an all-court game…
The greatest opensides of all time: Michael Jones
Major teams: Auckland, Blues Countries: Western Samoa, New Zealand Test span: 1986-98 Western Samoa caps: One (one start) New Zealand caps: 55 (54 starts) Test points: 56 (13T) John Hart’s…
The greatest opensides of all time: Jean-Pierre Rives
Major teams: Toulouse, Racing Country: France Test span: 1975-84 France caps: 59 (59 starts) Test points: 20 (5T) Nicknamed Casque d’Or – Golden Helmet – Rives was the star of…
Ten big reasons why you have to buy RW’s sevens special!
The excitement levels are building as it is now less than a fortnight until the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro kicks off. From the 6 to the 8 August, 12…