CHRIS HEWETT

THINKING ALLOWED

Whenever the incomparable Antoine Dupont does the kind of things he did in dragging Toulouse over the line in a Champions Cup final for the ages, everyone starts making comparisons. Is he better than Gareth Edwards, asks the entire rugby world and its maiden aunt?
Smart-arsed answer: yes, because Gareth is 76 and no longer the player he was. Safe answer: we will never know, because the Welshman was then and the Frenchman is now.
Ranking the best No.9s from different generations may be a fun way of passing a spare half-hour while we wait for a TMO decision, bu...