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.
#BACK-THREE:
- 15. Lee Byrne (Wales)
- 14. Tommy Bowe (Ireland)
- 11. Shane Williams (Wales)
#CENTRES:
- 13. Jonathan Davies (Wales)
- 12. Alan Bateman (Wales)
#HALFBACKS:
- 10. Jonathan ‘Jiffy’ Davies (Wales)
- 9. Andrew Long (England)
#FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Jason Leonard (England)
- 2. Sean FItzpatrick (New Zealand)
- 3. Olo Brown (New Zealand)
#SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
- 5. Paul O'Connell (Ireland)
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#BACK-ROW:
- 6. Jerry Collins (New Zealand)
- 7. Marty Holah (New Zealand)
- 8. Mervyn Davies (Wales)
Jones on Collins: “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."
