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<blockquote data-quote="psychic duck" data-source="post: 567918" data-attributes="member: 48703"><p>Legend? Really? The same guy who was crap in every Lions tour, Rugby World Cup he played in and yet he is considered a legend by some deluded fans. And of course the deluded man himself. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You serious? He wasn't even a great in his own era never mind all time. As has been mentioned before, if you were to rank the Tier 1 fly halves of the last decade. He would be right down the list, he's not even Ireland's best fly half of his era. More on a level with Federico Todeschini or Andy Goode. And that's just in his era, "great players of all time" is just pure and utter rubbish. A player who was awful in 3 Lions tours, 3 Rugby World Cups is not one of the "great players of all time".</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>BG8. Disregarding the joke of his last year or so (which notably hasn't happened to Wilkinson or Contepomi). He was never a great fly half. A pretty average one who just got incredibly lucky with circumstances.</p><p></p><p>Generally loved by casual rugby fans, and new fans who see him with points and don't understand what allows him to kick and chip his way through his career.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://prem0.hiboox.com/images/0913/diapo90c196bbf3cb2d779da998b415fea749.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="psychic duck, post: 567918, member: 48703"] Legend? Really? The same guy who was crap in every Lions tour, Rugby World Cup he played in and yet he is considered a legend by some deluded fans. And of course the deluded man himself. You serious? He wasn't even a great in his own era never mind all time. As has been mentioned before, if you were to rank the Tier 1 fly halves of the last decade. He would be right down the list, he's not even Ireland's best fly half of his era. More on a level with Federico Todeschini or Andy Goode. And that's just in his era, "great players of all time" is just pure and utter rubbish. A player who was awful in 3 Lions tours, 3 Rugby World Cups is not one of the "great players of all time". BG8. Disregarding the joke of his last year or so (which notably hasn't happened to Wilkinson or Contepomi). He was never a great fly half. A pretty average one who just got incredibly lucky with circumstances. Generally loved by casual rugby fans, and new fans who see him with points and don't understand what allows him to kick and chip his way through his career. [IMG]http://prem0.hiboox.com/images/0913/diapo90c196bbf3cb2d779da998b415fea749.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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