Jonny Wilkinson

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Thought I'd post this here as it doesn't really go in either int or club column...

I'm having a discussion on another forum regarding who was the best 10 to ever play the game.

my view is that it is probably Carter, fighting off from Bennet, John, Larkham etc... however I am taking pretty heavy fire for not agreeing that Jonny Wilkinson is no doubt, single handedly the best 10 ever to grace the field.

Now I've tried reasoning like statistics, awards, and acheivements, and tried debating ability and consistency etc.. however I am clearly wrong, deluded or trolling. It doesn't help that I am on that forum as a specific nationality in order to play the game despite not actually from there but playing there.

Is it me or is Jonny Wilkinson just missing too many attributes, consistency and performances without an armchair ride, or am I underestimating him.

He's clearly likeable, a model professional, and a very hard working and talented player, he was at the odd occasion one of the best around, but can he really be claimed as superior to the likes of Dan Carter?

Yawn.

ROG had a poor tackling technique, but was not a wuss. I'm sorry, badly chosen word. There you go.

He was a bit weedy and wimpy considering he was a Pro in the Pro era.

I'd rate Johnny as the greatest professional rugby player, with an emphasis on professional. Not greatest player of the professional era.

I always thought that ROG had very good defensive technique for someone who was plainly quite a large jessie.