Quote mikej="mikej"
Everybody used to go on about Offiah but put a couple of defenders in his way and he soon offloaded the ball AND Ive seen Dessy catch him during a game.'"
Think that's a bit wide of the mark on Offiah. Put a couple of defenders in his way and he could change pace and direction in the blink of an eye and would go between defenders without a finger being laid on him.
He may well have never won a 100mtr sprint race against dessie or even Phil Ford ( who chased him down from the opposite wing while playing for leeds), Offiah was caught by plenty of players, iro, ET,Hunte,Sullivan, but as you point out straight line sprinting speed is pretty much irrelevant for rugby, see Dwain Chambers for proof.
Our own Fozzie was beaten by a gnats tidge in a sprint race against Offiah,however in wing play Fozzie was miles behind Offiah.
