Is Shane Williams the greatest winger of all time?

Question

Is Shane Williams the greatest winger of all time?

Answer 1

I guess we will see how good he is when the plays the South Africans later this year.

Answer 2

No Brain Habana is the best wing in the world at the moment

Answer 3

He's good but I wouldn't consider him the greatest of all time, for me that honour goes to one Jonah Lomu.

Answer 4

Risteard, above, has got it right as far as try scoring is concerned.

The difference with  our little Shane is, he is little, whereas Jonah was a huge bulk that most opponents could or would NOT tackle!

But how many players do you see going for SW when he has the ball? MANY! How many stop him? FEW!

As for defending, Lomu, as big as was, rarely did this, whereas SW, as short as he is, will get his strong body in there and tackle the tallest, bulkiest player without hesitation, and this is the reason he is up there with the greatest wingers and IS a legend!

Answer 5

No, he may perform against the weaker Northern Hemisphere sides but doesn't perform nearly as well against some better teams such as South Africa or New Zealand.

I'd say greatest wingers of all time would be Jonah Lomu, followed by the likes of David Campese and John Kirwan.

I would rate Williams in the top 15, but definitely not top 5. I'd much prefer Habana, Rokocoko or Sivivatu in my team than him.

Small and fast is always going to lose out to big and fast.

Answer 6

He is great, probably the best runner and the most skillfull player since Phil Bennet but although he does give his all in defence, he is too small to be considered the greatest. He's up there with Gerald Davies, Cliff Morgan and Ieuan Evans as the greatest Welsh winger of all time though.

Answer 7

No.

Answer 8

you have got to be kidding.... hes not even the best winger in the 6 nations.... take a bow clerc

Answer 9

of course not. the greatest wingers come from the southern hemisphere. the greatest would be rupeni caucaunibuca. he is THE greatest winger in world rugby. people who say that teamwork wins games have never watched caucau play. he wins games literally by himself. anyone who's watched him will know what i mean.