Who are the greatest rugby players to have played the game? After much deliberation, Adam Jones declared his hand when appearing on the #LooseHeadz podcast.
Asked to name a squad of players to take on the universe, the 97-cap tighthead-prop named the following XV with Harry Redknapp as manager.
Adam Jones all-time dream team.
Fullback: Lee Byrne (Wales)
Winger: Tommy Bowe (Ireland)
Centre: Jonathan Davies (Wales)
Centre: Alan Bateman (Wales)
Winger: Shane Williams (Wales)
Fly-half: Jonathan 'Jiffy' Davies (Wales)
Scrum-half: Sean Long. (England)
"I'm not sure what position he'd bee in rugby union. Coaches with me at Harlequins and he's absolutely bonkers."
Prop: Jason Leonard (England)
Hooker: Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand)
Prop: Olo Brown (New Zealand)
Lock: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
Lock: Paul O'Connell (Ireland)
Flanker: Jerry Collins (New Zealand)
"I was lucky enough to play with him - he was a great bloke. Mad as a box of frogs. There is a story about him being in a pub in Wales and the TV was broke so he fired off to Tesco and bought one for them.
Flanker: Marty Holah (New Zealand)
Number 8: Mervyn Davies (Wales)
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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