Quote: oldsteampig "there are 3 players not mentioned the best scrum half both Bradford +Gt Britain Tommy Smales, best winger Jack McLean, and one of the great all time players who seemed to be frozen out by some of his teammates Shaun Edwards.
my selection would be
1- Keith Mumby
2- Jack McLean
3- Paul Newlove
4- Shontayne Hape
5- Les Vainikolo
6- Henry Paul
7- Tommy Smales
8- Kelvin Skerrett
9- Jimmy Lowes
10- Brendan Hill
11- Daniel Gartner
12- Karl Fairbank
13- Ellery Hanley
subs
14- Shaun Edwards
15- Keith Fielden
16- Brad McKay
17- Steve Menzies
Unfortunatly most people never saw Tommy Smales but he controlled almost every game he played with his ball skills,football brain and ability to make a break, down the years we've had some good scrum halves but I would'nt include deacs and seaborne amongst them, I did like Dean Carrol, Ken Kelly,Paul Harkin,Alan R?(brother David both GB ) the lad from hull(via Tunisia great ball player) and of course Robbie Paul.'"
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