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<blockquote data-quote="Bullitt" data-source="post: 252538"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (snoopy snoopy dog dog @ Mar 20 2009, 04:04 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=385672" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>I'll think you'll find you're wrong. He was rightfully regarded as the worlds best/one of the worlds best during the 2001/2002/2003 period when he literally scored every time he pulled on the shirt, rormally running it in from a long distance and having to beat several defenders on the way - 37 tries in 51 tests is testamont to this.</p><p></p><p>Probably wouldn't have gone downhill if his dad hadn't been murdered outside his nightclub.</p><p></p><p>An arrogant twit, but still a touch of class (onfield) in his day.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p>I'm not disputing the fact that he's clearly a good rugby player. The point I was trying to make is that he got so many chances to score due to players like Josh Lewsey, Jason Robinson, Will Greenwood and Jonny Wilkinson (each one were truly outstanding early this decade) supplying him with so much quality ball.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>He was doing the same thing for Saints just past the turn of the century in, while still a very good team, nowhere near the standard of England back then. He'll never have another season like 2001 again, but in the right team and used correctly he's still got some good rugby left to offer. He'll be worth his weight in gold for his outststang defensive work alone.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Bullitt, post: 252538"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (snoopy snoopy dog dog @ Mar 20 2009, 04:04 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=385672']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I'll think you'll find you're wrong. He was rightfully regarded as the worlds best/one of the worlds best during the 2001/2002/2003 period when he literally scored every time he pulled on the shirt, rormally running it in from a long distance and having to beat several defenders on the way - 37 tries in 51 tests is testamont to this. Probably wouldn't have gone downhill if his dad hadn't been murdered outside his nightclub. An arrogant twit, but still a touch of class (onfield) in his day. [/b][/quote] I'm not disputing the fact that he's clearly a good rugby player. The point I was trying to make is that he got so many chances to score due to players like Josh Lewsey, Jason Robinson, Will Greenwood and Jonny Wilkinson (each one were truly outstanding early this decade) supplying him with so much quality ball. [/b][/quote] He was doing the same thing for Saints just past the turn of the century in, while still a very good team, nowhere near the standard of England back then. He'll never have another season like 2001 again, but in the right team and used correctly he's still got some good rugby left to offer. He'll be worth his weight in gold for his outststang defensive work alone. [/QUOTE]
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