[iSam Tomkins

Jason Robinson/Billy Boston, Gary Schofield, Paul Newlove, Martin Offiah/Billy Boston

Roger Milward
Alex Murphy

Malcolm Reilly
Dick Huddart, Ellery Hanley
Brian McTigue, Kieran Cunningham, Cliff Watson
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InterchangeBrian Lockwood, Sam Burgess, James Graham, Paul Sculthorpe[/i


Great Britain has produced three outstanding wingers, and I do not know how to rank them.

Should that be 50 or 60 years? For example, Billy Boston's last game for was, GB think, 1962.

1. K. Radlinski (*)
2. C Sullivan (*)
3. E. Ashton
4. N. Fox
5. M. Offiah
6. D O'Neill / A Hardisty
7. A. Murphy
8. K. Ward
9. K. Cunningham
10. A. Morley
11. G. Nicholls
12. A. Farrell
13. E. Hanley

(*) = I may need to give those more thought.

Good point. Boston's last game for Britain was in 1962, but he played for Wigan until 1968.

I guess that could settle the wing choice if we calculate [iexactly [/ithe last 50 years.

Mc Tigue Huddart. Agreed - that's why I put them in my best in living memory team. however, rightly or wrongly, I thought they were past their best in GB terms by 1964. I only just put Murphy in ahead of Tommy Bishop because although past his best he was still a winner.

Schofield - did well for GB but not as good as the players I've put in.

Millward - the stats. show Hardisty (and Edwards - albeit against much weaker club oppoisition) were more effective over their careers. I put O'Neill in because he did play for GB (and scored a critical try) and was simply the best, most exciting British rugby league player I saw in the latter part of 1960s. Only had a couple of seasons at his peak but probably the only man I saw clapped by an opposition full back (of international standing) as he went past him to score in a compeitive match.

Rather harsh on Andy. I reckon they were pretty even in international performances although Andy played a lot more games (45 - 30). Views on Scully are skewed by one stellar performance against Brisbane.

Kevin Sinfield was definitely one of the top ten players of this recent world cup tournament. Whilst Kev hasn't had the best of international careers, he certainly has upped the ante during his time as England captain and can be considered world class.

I know you are trolling, but that is a laughable comment!

And i'll bite too - Tomkins has set the world on fire on the International stage has he? In fact, has he even played for GB to be included in this list?

I want to see GB play again.

From the players I have seen

Ellery Hanley
Jonathan Davies
Alex Murphy
Neil Fox
Roy Powell
Martin Offiah

There have been lots of other good players but those above were the outstanding ones IMO. I could cobble a team around them but none have that spark that sets those above as special.

Davies
Robinson
Schofield
Fox
Offiah
Lewis Jones
Alex Murphy
Kevin Ward
Cunningham
McTigue
Huddart
Peackock
Hanley

Going only by players I've seen play I'd go as follows.

1. Joe Lydon
2. Jason Robinson
3. Garry Schofield
4. Keith Senior
5. Martin Offiah
6. John Holmes
7. Andy Gregory
8. Kevin Ward
9. Kieron Cunningham
10. Jamie Peacock
11. Roy Powell
12. Sam Burgess
13. Ellery Hanley

14. Shaun Edwards
15. Adrian Morley
16. Andy Platt
17. Paul Sculthorpe

If GB was to come back, would the likes of Richards, Douglas, Wallace make themselves available to play against their home nation?

I know they have done it this year, but, with respect, they were never going to win the World Cup. But GB could be helped over the line by a few Aussies with British relatives, then they would have to go home and face the music. Would they do it?