Quote: BrisbaneRhino "Whoever replaces them, Hall and McGillvary have provided the template for good international wingers, with size and strength now vital. Sad to say but we are a long way beyond the days when the likes of Jason Robinson would be anything other than a liability in international RL.'"
Please explain why, I don't agree.
In so far as Robinson himself who was a poor tackler, I'd agree, but a fast, agile winger who can compete in the air, has good positioning and has courage and technique in the tackle is as valid today as it's ever been.
If you think that being 'small' is a problem then you only need look at certain international wingers in the not too distant past, I remember when Jonah Lomu was apparently going to smash the SA winger and centre (Japie Mulder) all over the show in the 1995 WC, he didn't get a sniff.
Show me how many big wingers make block busting tackles on the pitch or on the line to stop other big wingers, it doesn't happen that often, why, because they are out of position or too slow or simply are micturate poor tacklers.