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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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Mark62 wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:58 pm
JP14 wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:08 pm Fullbacks should be easy:
  • Serge Blanco
  • Christian Cullen
  • Dusty Hare
  • Jason Robinson
  • JPR Williams
It may be sacrilege but wouldn’t have Dusty in there.
Ben Smith or Percy Montgomery maybe
Montgomery is a shout.
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Os du Randt was a loosehead I think?
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JP14 wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:01 pm Os du Randt was a loosehead I think?
My apologies you’re right well he needs to be in there some where 😂

Swop him for someone who should have been there Graham Price
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Locks
PoC
Johnson
Matfield
Retallick
Thorn
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Scott1 wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:11 pm Locks
PoC
Johnson
Matfield
Retallick
Thorn
Great list. One from history Willie John.
Bit controversial at this stage in his career, Maro Itoje
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Good shouts Mark! Its testament to how good Itoje is that hes in conversations already
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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Mark62 wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:56 pm
happywomble wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:49 pm No 8s

Dean Richards
Willie Ofahengaue
Wayne Shelford
Sergio Parisse
Francois Pienaar
For me
Parisse
Zinzan Brooke
Shelford
Mervyn Davies
Richards
Ah yes, Zinzan Brooke, I had forgot about him! Very good suggestion!
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Have to put Kieran Read in the 8s. Winding down now but at his best is an incredible player.
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John Jeffries in the flankers, anyone? aka The Great White Shark
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Mark62 wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:15 pm
Scott1 wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:11 pm Locks
PoC
Johnson
Matfield
Retallick
Thorn
Great list. One from history Willie John.
Bit controversial at this stage in his career, Maro Itoje
I'd probably have John Eales in there somewhere.
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Go on then, I'll have a shot at 10's....

Dan Carter
Jonny Wilkinson
Diego Dominguez
Barry John
Michael Lynagh

Shoot me down....
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ads wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:12 pm
Mark62 wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:15 pm
Scott1 wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:11 pm Locks
PoC
Johnson
Matfield
Retallick
Thorn
Great list. One from history Willie John.
Bit controversial at this stage in his career, Maro Itoje
I'd probably have John Eales in there somewhere.
Absolutely great player. Nickname was Nobody because Nobody’s perfect
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ads wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:22 pm Go on then, I'll have a shot at 10's....

Dan Carter
Jonny Wilkinson
Diego Dominguez
Barry John
Michael Lynagh

Shoot me down....
No it’s a great list, 3 from me Phil Bennett, my all time favourite player, Andrew Mehrtens a points machine and Stephen Larkham
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Add one to the list of 15s El Magico himself Juan Martin Hernandez always a much better 15 than 10 in my opinion
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Re: 5 Greatest players by position

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Start off the centres.

Danny Gerber
Mike Gibson
John Dawes
BOD
Tim Horan
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