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“Favourite player” – Sir Ian McGeechan selects FIVE England legends in his Six Nations dream team

10. Jonny Wilkinson (England)

9. Gareth Edwards (Wales) –  “My favourite scrum-half of all time happens to be my favourite player of all time. Gareth Edwards was and always will be the master. The Greatest.’’

1. Tom Smith (Scotland) –  “I just don’t think he gets anywhere near the credit he deserves. Six consecutive Lions Tests in 1997 and 2001, a talismanic figure in Scotland’s 1999 Five Nations win, a major reason Scotland were competitive at the 2003 World Cup.”

2. Keith Wood (Ireland)

3. Jason Leonard (England) – “He played both sides of the scrum but he was more of a tighthead. Completely unflappable, Jason was never in any trouble. Technically, he was superb and temperamentally he was sound, a huge character on and off the pitch.”

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