David Campese: 'You should lose a few pounds Will!'Pele, Bradman, Jordan, sportsfans love a flair-player and sidestep, swerve and goose-steping their way into this week in rugby history, we celebrate two of the oval ball's best,
Phillip Bennett (60) and
David Campese (46).
Bennett's feats for the
British Lions - 103 points on the 1974 holy grail tour of South Africa - had kids studying his every move while Campo - Man of the Tournament at the 1991 World Cup - clocked up 101 caps on Australia's wing to the tune of a world record setting 64 tries.
Both geniuses were equally as endearing for their chat, especially at the expense of the English. Bennett's Welsh team-talk is etched into rugby folklore, riling the troops by claiming "we've been exploited, raped, controlled and punished by the English." And Campese said "I wouldn't play for England even if you paid me.”
Also, on this day in 1707, the first Parliament of Great Britain held its first meeting at Westminster, and the Whigs, Courts, Tories and Squadrones did a lot of bickering. Remaining in political warfare, Henry V and the English did a number over the French at Agincourt in 1415.
And it's
'Cosmopolitan's all round' for Ireland's greatest ginger Paul O'Connell (29), fellow Celt Andrew Trimble (24), the voice of rugger Bill McLaren (85), Campo's arch-nemesis Jeff Wilson (35), softly spoken Aussie Michael Lynagh (35) and Craig 'Jethro' Dowd (39).