#2. Zinzan Brooke (New Zealand)<\/p>\n
A dynamic force in New Zealand\u2019s storied rugby legacy, Brooke\u2019s versatility and flair elevated him to legendary status. <\/p>\n
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Renowned for his powerful runs, deft handling, and pinpoint accuracy, he became a symbol of the All Blacks\u2019 relentless pursuit of excellence.<\/p>\n
He wrote: \u201cHis ability to bring others into the game, his ability to stay connected in the game himself, popping up repeatedly through different phases; all exemplary. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd he dropped goals of course. A true original.\u201d<\/p>\n
#1. Gareth Edwards (Wales)<\/p>\n
A Welsh icon and arguably the greatest scrum-half in rugby history, Edwards redefined his position with his exceptional vision, speed, and game-changing abilities. <\/p>\n
A key figure in Wales\u2019 golden era of the 1970s, his name remains synonymous with rugby brilliance.<\/p>\n
McGeechan wrote: \u201cMy favourite scrum-half of all time happens to be my favourite player of all time. Gareth Edwards was and always will be the master. The Greatest.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"#2. Zinzan Brooke (New Zealand) A dynamic force in New Zealand\u2019s storied rugby legacy, Brooke\u2019s versatility and flair…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":637860,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-637859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}