Rugby doesn\u2019t get much more blue-blooded than this.<\/p>\n
\u201cGeech\u201d isn\u2019t just a coach \u2014 he\u2019s Lions royalty. Four tours in charge. Two as a player. If there\u2019s a brain trust in rugby, he\u2019s at the head of it.<\/p>\n
Join the\u00a0RUCK\u2019s WhatsApp community here<\/a>\u00a0and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.<\/p>\n A master tactician and mentor, Sir Ian McGeechan has spent decades shaping the modern game. At 77, he\u2019s still one of rugby\u2019s sharpest minds \u2014 and when he talks, people listen.<\/p>\n Writing in\u00a0The Telegraph, McGeechan has revealed his all-time XV. It\u2019s a heavyweight lineup: six Kiwis, three Englishmen, two Welsh stars, plus one each from France, Scotland and Ireland.<\/p>\n And his top five players ever? Let\u2019s just say England and Wales are very well represented.<\/p>\n #5. Jonah Lomu (New Zealand)<\/p>\n Revered as rugby\u2019s unstoppable force, Lomu was a New Zealand legend whose mere presence struck fear into opponents. <\/p>\n His unmatched blend of size, speed, and skill revolutionised wing play, leaving an indelible mark on the sport.<\/p>\n McGeechan wrote: \u201cIllness and injury ultimately slowed him down. <\/p>\n \u201cBut his performances at the 1995 World Cup, just as the game was turning professional, will never be forgotten. <\/p>\n \u201cThe game needed a superstar, and it got one in Lomu. He was brilliant for rugby.\u201d<\/p>\n CONTINUES ON PAGE\u00a02<\/a><\/p>\n Like this:<\/p>\n Like Loading…<\/p>\n