#4. Jean de Villiers (South Africa)
Owens said: “He was not only a great rugby player but also a great leader and a great man. Whenever I came across him on the field, he impressed me.”
#3. Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
Owens said: “He’s right up on any list of rugby’s greatest players.
“Maybe he will be at the top for many people.
“New Zealand won something like nine out of every 10 games in which he led them, but the mark of Richie McCaw was how he conducted himself when the All Blacks lost.”
