There has never been, and never will be any substitute to pace when it comes wing play. We are currently blessed with a host of fleet-footed stars but who is the quickest?
Paul Sackey's try at the Millennium Stadium, Leigh Halfpenny's burst in the same game and the lively exploits of the Evans brothers for Scotland only served to underline the value of speed.
Oh for the days of the original Superstars when the sporting icons of the day went at it at a variety of events - not the pale imitation that they have offered more recently that lacked the star quality and only served to illustrate what a freak of nature the super-fit Mike Catt is. See below for a retro fix.
Wouldn't you like to see a straight foot race between the likes of Shane Williams, Paul Sackey, Luke Fitzgerald and Thom Evans? Who would your money be on? I have no doubt that if it was a slalom course then the pocket-sized Williams would clean up but over 100m who knows? When that's decided we can see who is quickest with man-mountain Andy Powell on their back.
Graham Jenkins joined Scrum in 1999 and took over the reins for a second time in 2006. His journalistic career has also seen him work for BBC Sport and IMG and he currently lives with his family in Farnham.
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