It’s close but Dupont edges out Edwards

RUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

Your columnist fell in love with rugby watching Gareth Edwards in the 1970s and renewed that rather flagging love affair in recent years when Antoine Dupont burst onto scene. So this current media vogue – necessity almost – to definitively declare one as the “the greatest” is tricky but frankly I’m reluctant to miss out on the fun! So here’s my take, my bleacher’s report to borrow from our American cousins. I score it Dupont by a whisker but feel free to cheer or jeer as you see fit.
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