Shane Williams tribute
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Cubist
Still wavin'
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The rugby world is a poorer place without him. Shite haircuts aside, the main theme of his game was the ability to find gaps in defences where none apparently existed, and his ability to make absolute monkeys of the best players in the world by slipping tackles. Just look at his body positions in his swerving evasion..... awesome.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Ball in hand he ran like the prey in some wildlife documentary. Pure instinct; incredible spatial awareness and the ability to mental map where the defenders should be, analyse where they are and exploit the often wafer-thin difference; that sort of ability is inherent imo, it can't be taught. One of the greatest players of the modern era and vastly under-rated, not only could he find gaps where none apparently existed, as Cubist says, but he had that near-magical ability to conjure them up by sleight of hand and hip.
Such a shame he wasn't English.
Such a shame he wasn't English.
