Major Teams: Bridgend, London Welsh, Natal, Tondu Country: Wales Test span: 1969-81 Wales caps: 55 (55 starts) Lions caps: 8 (8 starts) Test points: 39 (6T, 2C, 3P, 1DG) It…
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The greatest full-backs of all time: Andy Irvine
Major teams: Heriot’s Country: Scotland Test span: 1972-82 Scotland caps: 51 (51 starts) Lions caps: 9 (9 starts) Test points: 301 (12T, 26C, 67P) The owner of an extremely accurate…
The greatest centres of all time: Bleddyn Williams
Major teams: Cardiff Country: Wales Test span: 1947-55 Wales caps: 22 (22 starts) Lions caps: 5 (5 starts) Test points: 24 (8T) That was just another chapter of Williams’s astounding…
The greatest centres of all time: Mike Gibson
Major teams: North of Ireland, Cambridge University Country: Ireland Test span: 1964-79 Ireland caps: 69 (69 starts) Lions caps: 12 (11 starts) Test points: 112 (9T, 7C, 16P, 6DG) He…
The greatest centres of all time: Yannick Jauzion
Major teams: Colomiers, Toulouse Country: France Test span: 2003-11 France caps: 73 (65 starts) Test points: 103 (20T, 1DG) The professional era has seen midfields crowded with mighty collisions between…
The greatest centres of all time: Danie Gerber
Major teams: Eastern Province, Western Province Position: Centre Country: South Africa Test span: 1980-92 Test caps: 24 (24 starts) Test points: 82 (19T, 1C) From Eastern Province, Gerber emerged on…
The greatest centres of all time: Jeff Butterfield
Major teams: Northampton Country: England Test span: 1953-59 England caps: 28 (28 starts) Lions caps: 4 (4 starts) Test points: 27 (8T, 1DG) Jeff Butterfield was a stylish centre who…
The greatest scrum-halves of all time: Danie Craven
Major team: Western Province Country: South Africa Test span: 1931-38 Test caps: 16 (16 starts) Test points: 6 (2T) Danie Craven was such a towering figure in South African rugby…
The greatest scrum-halves of all time: Ken Catchpole
Major teams: Randwick, NSW Country: Australia Test span: 1961-68 Australia caps: 27 (27 starts) Test points: 9 (3T) He captained Australia on his Test debut and 12 other occasions, he…
The greatest scrum-halves of all time: Gary Armstrong
Major teams: Jed-Forest, Newcastle, Borders Country: Scotland Test span: 1988-99 Scotland caps: 51 (49 starts) Test points: 21 (5T) “Inside me at scrum-half I have one of the toughest players…