#2 Phillipe Sella (France)
Armed with pace, strength and great handling skills France legend Philippe Sella established himself as the world’s best centre for much of the 80’s. He made his presence felt in the France team for 13 successive campaigns between 1982 and 1995, and was never just there to make up the numbers.
He scored an impressive total of 25 tries for his country and was one of only five individuals who have scored a try in every match of a Six Nations Championship. He accumulated 111 caps for Les Bleus and commanded a universal reverence from his peers and became one of France’s favourite sons.
Did you know? He was famously described by the former France coach Jacques Fouroux as having “the strength of a bull but the touch of a piano player.”
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