As well as that success, he was also part of the England sides that won the Championship in 2011 and 2017, winning the latter as captain. This is a list of the appearance leaders in men's rugby union test matches, listing the 79 players with over one hundred test caps. The 23-year-old Bath centre had only ever started one Six Nations match in his previous six caps, but on being called up for England's second outing he was deservedly named the Player of the Match. Speaking on this week's Rugby Pod about the curious standoff between the Scottish union and its head coach, Goode said . Brian O'Driscoll: We've got to think about winning the World Cup Ireland's most-capped player believes Ireland will beat Scotland in the Six Nations but admits he will `never escape'. Scotland's best uncapped team? Matt Vallance has his say - The Offside Line Honours: 77 Scotland caps, two Calcutta Cup wins, Heineken Cup winner with Leinster, one Lions tour. Ian McGeechan claimed his brilliance would only be recognised when he was gone, but a decade on there is stilla Marmite element to the man debatably credited with inventing the Toony flip. Honours: 44 Scotland caps, five Calcutta Cup wins. Regarded as a utility back, he had the skills, speed and creativity to play on the wing, at fly-half or at fullback. Prince Harry is rumoured to be adding extra bonus chapters to the paperback version of his controversial tell-all memoir Spare.. Test rugby is the premier level of the sport. Name. Struan McCallum (Jordanhill): The Jordanhill front-row of the late 1960s and early 1970s - Ian McLauchlan, Ronnie Boid and Struan McCallum was the Scottish equivalent of the fabled Welsh Pontypool front-row. Scotland's record cap holder Ross Ford has confirmed his retirement from playing and will now help coach the country's best young talent. Gareth Edwards (Wales) Former Welsh rugby union player Gareth Edwards is "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey" according to the BBC. Between 1986 and 1991 Finlay Calder, represented Scotland 34 times. International records - by competition or representative side. Keven Mealamu retired in 2015 after 13 years, whilst Sam Whitelock continues to put on the black of New Zealand as he reaches his 12th year in international rugby. He was rewarded for his performances in 2001 by winning the Player of the Year award and was later inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Unlike many others in this selection, Thompson was first choice from the off, and it was not until later in his career that he was used more as a bench option behind Dylan Hartley. Clearly identifiedas an exceptional talent from an early age, Morrison was first capped as an18-year-old and, at the age of just 21,was captaining his country. No one will forget the slow walk by the Scotland team as they were led out onto the pitch by David Sole to face England at Murrayfield. It is acknowledged, of course, that subjectivity is inevitably at play when judging performances and, in many cases, merely reputations, so there should be plenty of scope for discussion as the full list of 50 is unveiled in the next few days. What set him apart? Shalva Mamukashvili (Georgia Rugby Union): Experienced hooker has 83 Georgia caps to his name having also played for Montpellier, Glasgow Warriors, Sale Sharks and Toulon. The 50 greatest British & Irish Lions | News | theguardian.com 42 Gregor Townsend Another two-time Rugby World Cup winner, Read has seven Rugby Championships to his name and led the All Blacks team to a series draw with the British and Irish Lions in 2017.
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