Danny Care’s Test career spanned a longer period than every other scrum-half centurion; George Gregan (139 for Australia), Ben Youngs (129 for England), Aaron Smith (125 for New Zealand), Conor Murray (124 for Ireland), Will Genia (111 for Australia), Alessandro Troncon (102 for Italy).
All made more international appearances but none lasted quite as long as Yorkshire’s finest footballing all-rounder who found his way to Twickenham despite kicking off at Sheffield Wednesday. A three-year exile from the England squad explains why he took so long to reach his century.
Care’s 100 spanned almost...