CENTERS - Greatest XV Ever - voted by 606v2

606v2 selects the Greatest Rugby XV of all time.

Today’s choice - CENTERS.

Please play nicely, Poll will close at 4pm ish tomorrow.

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11. J.Lomu
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14. D.Campese
15. JPR.Williams

Well ive gone

12. Horan
13. Sella

What about Scott Gibbs, Jason and Walter Little?

Scott Gibbs just hasn't done enough to earn a spot.

You'll be wanting Henson next!

Im sure there are some who might want him in Hersh...

And yes..whilst we're on it...WHERES HENSON!!!!

I went BOD and Umanga

12. Mike Gibson
13. Danie Gerber

That is a centre pairing that has everything for me.

When you put Greenwood and Guscott in and no Gibbs, J. Roberts (man of the series 09 Lions), no greats like Gravell, then this gets silly....

What's up Hersh, afraid of competition....

Bet you will leave Gareth Edwards off the Scrum Half selections next even though he is recognised as not only the best scrum half ever, but the best player ever by his peers....

This thread has lost the plot already....

gone BOD + Sella

M. Gibson: is that the irish player from the 70s?

Fourie, Steyn & Giteau, but no Conrad Smith or Walter Little?

Poor selection!

This is like me not including first, second and third place finish options in my 6 Nations poll for England. Although it was and still is a fact that they would only finish somewhere behind third place my article was edited. Yet HERSH is allowed to put in centres like Guscott over Scott Gibbs. Is this site English biased or what!

No Gravell? No Gibbs, even though Greenwood is there? I'd also place Nonu and Smith above most of those!!

I'm not taking part if the list doesn't have all the best possible players on there.

Madness to put Steyn and Giteau on there over said All Blacks aswell bluesman. Maybe HERSH is a forward after all!

Tim Horan and Jaque fourie, between them you won't find a center pair who have scored more tries, and defensively they have been top class as well.

12. Tim Horan
13. BOD

Best combo that never was.

I have gone for Mike Gibson and Tim Horan. That said if Jason Little was in the list i would have gone for the Little Horan combo because in my mind, that was the best centre pairing ever.

What a joke

The list misses at least ten of the games best centers because the OP only started watching rugby in the late 1990s.

Add Bleddyn Williams, Dr Jack, Joe Stanley, Warrick Taylor, Bruce Robertson, Ian McRae.  Mike Gibson, John Dawes, Bill Osborne, Bill Davis, Ray Gravell, David Duckham, Peter Whipp, Gwyn Nicholls, Gainsford, Mannetjies Roux

whocares wrote:gone BOD + Sella

M. Gibson: is that the irish player from the 70s?

The one and the same Irish legend

maestegmafia wrote:What a joke

The list misses at least ten of the games best venters because the OP only started watching rugby in the late 1990s.

Add Bleddyn Williams, Dr Jack, Joe Stanley, Warrick Taylor, Bruce Robertson, Ian McRae.  Mike Gibson, John Dawes, Bill Osborne, Bill Davis, Ray Gravell, David Duckham, Peter Whipp, Gwyn Nicholls, Gainsford, Mannetjies Roux

Jim Renwick and John Leslie from Scotland would both be worth a shout on the list

Greenwood and Sella. I just think they were both awesome and I haven't seen most of the others play.

No Smoking Joe Stanley?

eirebilly wrote:

whocares wrote:gone BOD + Sella

M. Gibson: is that the irish player from the 70s?

The one and the same Irish legend

Is that the same guy who posts on here? He lives in amsterdam now right?

MajorRoadWorks wrote:When you put Greenwood and Guscott in and no Gibbs, J. Roberts (man of the series 09 Lions), no greats like Gravell, then this gets silly....

What's up Hersh, afraid of competition....

Bet you will leave Gareth Edwards off the Scrum Half selections next even though he is recognised as not only the best scrum half ever, but the best player ever by his peers....

This thread has lost the plot already....

C'mon Jamie Roberts isn't a great of the game.

and if Scott Gibbs hadn't scored that try against England at Wembley then people wouldn't regard him so highly, you can't put people in there for one good game and a great tackle otherwise Henson would make the list too!

Gravell was considered but just missed out, this isn't an England ve Wales debate grow up people.

You can't please everyone, and the list has some serious quality on it already

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:What a joke

The list misses at least ten of the games best venters because the OP only started watching rugby in the late 1990s.

Add Bleddyn Williams, Dr Jack, Joe Stanley, Warrick Taylor, Bruce Robertson, Ian McRae.  Mike Gibson, John Dawes, Bill Osborne, Bill Davis, Ray Gravell, David Duckham, Peter Whipp, Gwyn Nicholls, Gainsford, Mannetjies Roux

Jim Renwick and John Leslie from Scotland would both be worth a shout on the list

John Leslie!!! I know this is a Hersh thread but try and be serious

And what about conrad Smith, under Steyn Giteua!!!!!

Come on HERSHY boy, youve missed half a dozen players, and left in some real guff!!! Well for a greatest thread anyway, how can those players be greatest ever when their not greatest now, I'd have Smith and Gravell over most of that list!!

Greatest centres of the last fifteen years. Most of the players above are under forty years old.

Can a mod maybe alter the poll to add a few more names.

For youngsters like the OP can view the players they don't know on you tube.

Horan and Guscott (*ducks away from the projectiles thrown at him*)

HERSH wrote:
C'mon Jamie Roberts isn't a great of the game.

Dangerous HERSH, the mood they're in, they'll lynch you from crimes against Wales.

How long does it take to log out, and log back in under one of your alias's HERSHbutt?!

Actually, why isn't Gibbs on here?

maestegmafia wrote:Greatest centres of the last fifteen years. Most of the players above are under forty years old.

Can a mod maybe alter the poll to add a few more names.

For youngsters like the OP can view the players they don't know on you tube.

Why?

The games only been Pro for 16/17 years, lets face it most amateur players would stand a chance anyway.

Stop being bitter just because there are no Welshmen on the list. Pathetic.

Exactly the same argument Mitey used on another thread, oldies don't count, isn't that right guy(s)... mmm

Mike Gibson born 1942! by the way

Wow, Oldies don't count...? Pro am era difference.

Anyone who claims that kind of rubbish must be a teenager. Guys start watching some footage of games prior to 2003 and you might learn how wrong you are.

I have been a fan for a long time and trust me a lot of those guys I named, welsh, irish, English, kiwis and japies would all have been world class were they playing today.

HERSH wrote:

MajorRoadWorks wrote:When you put Greenwood and Guscott in and no Gibbs, J. Roberts (man of the series 09 Lions), no greats like Gravell, then this gets silly....

What's up Hersh, afraid of competition....

Bet you will leave Gareth Edwards off the Scrum Half selections next even though he is recognised as not only the best scrum half ever, but the best player ever by his peers....

This thread has lost the plot already....

C'mon Jamie Roberts isn't a great of the game.

and if Scott Gibbs hadn't scored that try against England at Wembley then people wouldn't regard him so highly, you can't put people in there for one good game and a great tackle otherwise Henson would make the list too!

Gravell was considered but just missed out, this isn't an England ve Wales debate grow up people.

You can't please everyone, and the list has some serious quality on it already

Didnt say J Roberts was a great, said he was "Man of the Series 2009 Lions". As for Gibbs, why do you only think of the 1 try against England, I consider his complete career, including his Lions caps, without which Guscott would have been slaughtered. Why Greenwood, what has he done to be be included, why Guscott come that matter... oh, for the Lions tour I bet, so a single drop goal gets him in. Never mind, that if Jenks hadnt keep kicking the place kicks (5 pens) Guscotts DK would have meant for nothing, or more importantly if Gibbs wasnt there tackling for Guscott who couldnt tackle his way out of a paper bag....

The GREAT I mentioned, was Gravell. You cant really list those centres without including Grav. Never mind all the others you missed out, as mentioned by other posters...

....Bleddyn Williams, Dr Jack, Joe Stanley, Warrick Taylor, Bruce Robertson, Ian McRae. Mike Gibson, John Dawes, Bill Osborne, Bill Davis, Ray Gravell, David Duckham, Peter Whipp, Gwyn Nicholls, Gainsford, Mannetjies Roux, Jim Renwick and John Leslie ....


Hersh, you are loading the selection in order to get a "prefered" team... The thread has broken down, and will now become a WUMs paradise...enjoy the pointless excersise....

Sella and Horan from that list for me, although Gerber would be close.

Not enough old boys on that list!

Since there's no David Duckham it's very difficult to take the list seriously. I'll have to go for Sella and Grenwood, with BOD, Gibson and Guscott running very close.
No Gravell and Gibbs won't please our Welsh freinds either.

Good case for Roberts and Gibbs both being man of the series in their respective lions tours. Gibbs selected over Carling way back in 1993 too.

HERSH hasn't included so many of the greats of the game that this Poll is rapidly becoming irrelevant. It appears the same thoughts on this poll are coming from all nations NOT JUST WELSH...!

I think someone should start a REAL centres poll...

keep the insults coming guys your just showing yourselves up.

just deal with the fact that no Welshman is on the list.

Whos insulted you HERSH, infact I'd go as far to say as there are just as many non welsh [posters asking why there are non welsh players on here too, why don't you answer some of them? Instead of going to your go to respnse of getting defencive and provocing people!

"Hersh, you are loading the selection in order to get a "prefered" team... The thread has broken down, and will now become a WUMs paradise...enjoy the pointless excersise.... "

OMG fullback JPR!

HERSH wrote: keep the insults coming guys your just showing yourselves up.

just deal with the fact that no Welshman is on the list.

What insults Hersh.

I think posters have just highlighted your lack of knowledge when it comes to rugby history, which without, it is difficult to put together a "Greatest" team poll as you are trying to do. I dont use the "lack of knowledge" as an insult, it is simply that you havent the experience (playing, watching, age) that other posters (as myself) do.

You say that Gravell just missed out on your list to players who arent fit to carry his boots. So please, perhaps you can let us have the criteria you used to create your shortlist.

Spoiler:

Ozzy3213 wrote:12. Mike Gibson
13. Danie Gerber

That is a centre pairing that has everything for me.

Snap!

HERSH wrote:"Hersh, you are loading the selection in order to get a "prefered" team... The thread has broken down, and will now become a WUMs paradise...enjoy the pointless excersise.... "

OMG fullback JPR!

Yep, that one backfired on you didn't it.. You didn't expect JPR to get the vote. It showed from the list of Wingers and then complete farce of Centres...

Not bothering to join in this WUM from now on, but I bet the Fly Half and Scrum Half lists will be hysterical...

"You say that Gravell just missed out on your list to players who arent fit to carry his boots. So please, perhaps you can let us have the criteria you used to create your shortlist. "

Who would they be majorroadworks?

I'm detecting a lot of tension in the ranks these last few days! Short fuses, sneers, fencing contests without the safety tabs on the end of the swords!

Is there something going down here? Oh it must be the nerves that comes from the Top of the Board. Yep, it's a ratty place up there. We miss it............

MajorRoadWorks wrote:

HERSH wrote: keep the insults coming guys your just showing yourselves up.

just deal with the fact that no Welshman is on the list.

What insults Hersh.

I think posters have just highlighted your lack of knowledge when it comes to rugby history, which without, it is difficult to put together a "Greatest" team poll as you are trying to do. I dont use the "lack of knowledge" as an insult, it is simply that you havent the experience (playing, watching, age) that other posters (as myself) do.

You say that Gravell just missed out on your list to players who arent fit to carry his boots. So please, perhaps you can let us have the criteria you used to create your shortlist.

Spoiler:

Players who are regarded to be the best world wide and not just a corner of Great Britain

Knock yourselves out!

https://www.606v2.com/t25415-welsh-centers-greatest-ever-welsh-xv-voted-by-606v2

What is the point of this poll as everybody on here has there own bias, except me of course, so it will come down to a poll of which country has the most posters on 606v2. Wouldn't that be simpler?

Or let me choose the official 606v2 team and be content that it would be the best team full stop as I know that you all trust my judgement.

I'm beginning to think the same, why do they spoil every thread on 606?