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Mark62
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5 Greatest players by position

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Unashamedly nicking the idea from Jones and Barnes in The Times, though they have gone with top 10s, list your top 5 players of all time for each position, don’t have to be in any particular order.
So as to avoid long lists do a position at a time starting with loose heads.

Ayerza
Woodcock
Du Randt
McLaughlin
Califarno
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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Scrumhalves:
  • Gareth Edwards
  • Will Genia
  • George Gregan
  • Aaron Smith
  • Joost van der Westhuizen
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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JP14 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 1:52 pm Scrumhalves:
  • Gareth Edwards
  • Will Genia
  • George Gregan
  • Aaron Smith
  • Joost van der Westhuizen
Excellent list JP. I would probably have either Syd Going or Jon Hipwell ahead of Genia, both a lot before your time
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Fair enough, both players completely unknown to me unfortunately.
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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Openside Flanker

Richie McCaw
David Pocock
Neil Back
Josh Kronfeld
George Smith
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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Mark62 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 3:25 pm
JP14 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 1:52 pm Scrumhalves:
  • Gareth Edwards
  • Will Genia
  • George Gregan
  • Aaron Smith
  • Joost van der Westhuizen
Excellent list JP. I would probably have either Syd Going or Jon Hipwell ahead of Genia, both a lot before your time
Dawie de Villiers should be up there too along with Aussie Ken Catchpole.
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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Robespierre wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:31 pm
Mark62 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 3:25 pm
JP14 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 1:52 pm Scrumhalves:
  • Gareth Edwards
  • Will Genia
  • George Gregan
  • Aaron Smith
  • Joost van der Westhuizen
Excellent list JP. I would probably have either Syd Going or Jon Hipwell ahead of Genia, both a lot before your time
Dawie de Villiers should be up there too!
Genia above Gregan? Madness! Aaron Smith should be above them both.
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JP14 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 1:52 pm Scrumhalves:
  • Gareth Edwards
  • Will Genia
  • George Gregan
  • Aaron Smith
  • Joost van der Westhuizen
I'll throw 2 more names in there, neither of whom won the caps their talent deserved:

Nigel Melville
Terry Holmes
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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Tiglon wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:38 pm
Robespierre wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:31 pm
Mark62 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 3:25 pm

Excellent list JP. I would probably have either Syd Going or Jon Hipwell ahead of Genia, both a lot before your time
Dawie de Villiers should be up there too!
Genia above Gregan? Madness! Aaron Smith should be above them both.
Did say in no particular order Tiglon
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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Longshanks wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:51 pm
JP14 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 1:52 pm Scrumhalves:
  • Gareth Edwards
  • Will Genia
  • George Gregan
  • Aaron Smith
  • Joost van der Westhuizen
I'll throw 2 more names in there, neither of whom won the caps their talent deserved:

Nigel Melville
Terry Holmes
Melville probably England’s last world class 9 as you say career tragically short. Also agree about Holmes though didn’t he go to league
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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Pichot?

Faf de Klerk
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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LE18 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:54 pmPichot?
Good shout
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kpj tiger wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:29 pm Openside Flanker

Richie McCaw
David Pocock
Neil Back
Josh Kronfeld
George Smith
Could possibly add Hooper and Brousouw to that list.
A couple of oldies but goodies Winterbottom and Slattery
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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Moving to hookers
Wheeler
Deans
Fitzpatrick
Wood
Bismarck
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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Openside flanker.

Sam Warburton.
David Pocock.
George Smith.
Michael Jones.
Lewis Moody.
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