Best performance I ever saw by Mills. I only caught the last few years of his career by which time he was a bit panto but he was fearsome in that odsal test.

McTigue also very skillful intelligent player too

paul dixon



graham eccles

Rob Burrow, smallest player on the pitch, never backed away from anything, including Epalahame Lauaki.

Yeah, Rob Burrow definitely the toughest for me. Never backed down, got knocked out few times, always came back.

So sad

I'm gonna be a killjoy on this one.



It's impossible to compare players from different eras as so much changes so quickly these days. People will rightly point out people like Artie and Mal R as tough players but you just don't know how they would have fared in the modern game where players are so much fitter and TV cameras etc.. are everywhere.



For me, anybody that gets on a rugby pitch and then comes back to do it all again the week after is pretty dang tough.

Kurt Sorensen, Tallis peacock if I could have four I'd put in senior.

Take your point and for that reason I wouldn't include the likes of Kelvin Skerrett or Les Boyd. Reilly was a different animal though. Could and would dish out the dark stuff when needed but when unprovoked just played the game with unremitting but fair physicality. Would have excelled both then and now. I'd rate Adrian Morley and Gaz Ellis too in terms of hardness.

Peacock! I'm still in awe of the man . Toughness,courage and of course ability. Our best signing of his era

Hmmm well I would say



Andy Gregory

Ellery Hanley

Brendon Tuuta



All performed in an era where you protected yourself and your other team mates without compromise!



I remember watching Brendon Tuuta at featherstone against Halifax and BT made a body check tackle as the ball arrived ie man and ball at same time. I cannot remember who he tackled but he went down like a sack of poo and was taken off pitch with tweety pie flying round his noddle, whilst the crowd chanted “You’ve been Tuuta’d” but off the pitch thoroughly nice guy

Kevin Ward

Tommy Leuluai

Gaz Ellis

allan rathbone anybody remember him.