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…
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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…
The greatest hookers of all time: Bismarck du Plessis
Major teams: Free State Cheetahs, Natal, Sharks, Montpellier Country: South Africa Test span: 2007-2015 South Africa caps 79 (50 starts) Test points: 55 (11T) Stuck behind the sizeable figure…
The greatest hookers of all time: Raphael Ibanez
Major teams: Dax, Perpignan, Castres, Saracens, Wasps Country: France Test span: 1996-2007 France caps: 98 (75 starts) Test points: 40 (8T) He took over the France captaincy at the start…
The greatest hookers of all time: Mario Ledesma
Major teams: Curupatyi, Narbonne, Castres, Clermont Country: Argentina Test span: 1996-2011 Argentina caps: 84 (67 starts) Test points: 15 (3 tries) Wallaby prop Sekope Kepu might seem an odd choice…
The greatest hookers of all time: Colin Deans
Major teams: Hawick Country: Scotland Test span: 1978-87 Scotland caps: 52 (52 starts) Test points: 10 (2T) Although Deans had much to celebrate in his career, he was denied the…
The greatest hookers of all time: Bryn Meredith
Major teams: London Welsh, Newport Country: Wales Test span: 1954-62 Wales caps: 34 (34 starts) Lions caps: 8 (8 starts) Test points: 12 (4T) Meredith had a long distinguished career…
The greatest hookers of all time: Peter Wheeler
Major teams: Leicester Country: England Test span: 1975-84 England caps: 48 (48 starts) Lions caps: 7 (7 starts) Test points: 0 Adopting the role of chief executive at Leicester…
The greatest second-rows of all time: Gordon Brown
Major teams: West of Scotland Country: Scotland Test span: 1969-77 Scotland caps: 30 (28 starts) Lions caps: 8 (8 starts) Test points: 8 (2T) And there were few personalities…
The greatest second-rows of all time: Frik du Preez
Major teams: Northern Transvaal Country: South Africa Test span: 1961-71 Test caps: 38 (38 starts) Test points: 11 (1T 1C 2P) When Frik du Preez and the All Black…