Gareth Edwards (Wales) The former Wales and British and Irish Lions scrum-half is simply the greatest player in his position in history. Experts: inside centre In the greatest Rugby World Cup XV, our experts can't agree on No 12.

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Edwards is also considered by many to be one of the greatest rugby players of all time. The New Zealander remains the joint all-time top try scorer at the Rugby World Cup along with Bryan Habana, crossing the whitewash on 15 different occasions across the 1995 and 1999 tournaments. Players of the Week 1: US flanker Tom Clever was a stand-out performance during week one of the World Cup. World’s greatest ever XV: The best ever rugby team in pictures.