biggest wingers

I'm trying to compile a lost of the biggest most effective wingers in rugby and need I your help.

Red stag, alan davies, biltong, notch, gg and emack your opinions would be most valauble.

Thanks for your help.

I have the obvious contenders

Lomu
Kirwan
Tiquiri

also would you consider Caucau to be a 'big' winger?

Alesana Tuilagi - 18 stone and over 6 foot. The man is a beast. AP top try scorer last season as well.

Tuigamala back in the day.

Barrie-Jon Mather

11 Malzieu - 6 foot 4 inches
12 Jauzion - 6 foot 4 inches
13 Bastareaud - 6 foot, over 17 stone.
14 Rougerie - 6 foot 4 inches
15 Traille - 6 foot 4 inches

One of the biggest backlines in world rugby

Yeah, I was to slow to play wing, was a loose head prop in my day.

I thought you said biggest WHINGERS and of course there can only be one... GG

Being big is one thing having the other necessary skills to be a winger is another.
Shane is no giant but he is third on the international list of leading Rugby union Test try scorers behind Daisuke Ohata and David Campese.

Yes, but that has nothing to do with the original question...

Emil Ntmack, not sure of the spelling

Great White wrote:Yes, but that has nothing to do with the original question...

It must have flown over your head.

Napoleon Nalanga? All i remember is the massive hand offs.

Cymroglan wrote:

Great White wrote:Yes, but that has nothing to do with the original question...

It must have flown over your head.

Nope, it didn't.

In there day Ted Woodward,Thomas Katene[famous for the Maori sidestep,going straight thru the man and over him]'
Inga [the winger]Tuigiamala,and of course Jonah Lomu,and tana Umaga

To be fair you did say "winger". If you can do that without a Welsh person popping in to mention that Shane Williams is the messiah within 10 posts, you get a free car.

TheGreyGhost wrote:To be fair you did say "winger". If you can do that without a Welsh person popping in to mention that Shane Williams is the messiah within 10 posts, you get a free car.

Who pays for it, hopefully the welsh poster.

What is the point of having a debate on big wingers if you cant compare them to the smaller guys ?
Or does everybody just stick a name of a big winger in there ?

Why don't you start another thread called "comparing big wingers to small wingers?" if that's what you want to do?

Cymroglan wrote:What is the point of having a debate on big wingers if you cant compare them to the smaller guys ?
Or does everybody just stick a name of a big winger in there ?

You better watch yourself Greyghost has opened a second hand car lot and will make you buy your own "free" car.

Second hand yes I had one of them when I first passed my test.

Julien Malzieu, Jonah Lomu, Ayran Rougerie, Alesana Tuilagi, Shane Williams...

ruggerbyplayer wrote:Julien Malzieu, Jonah Lomu, Ayran Rougerie, Alesana Tuilagi, Shane Williams...

And you have won a free car, you need to go to Geyghost's dealership, bring your payslip as credit needs to be arranged.

Shane Horgan was exactly a small chap.

Shane Williams, Gio Aplon, Marc Andreu...

Don't shoot, I couldn't help myself Here's a real list of suggestions:

Jonah Lomu, Alesana Tuilagi, Matt Banahan, George North

Knowsit17 wrote:Shane Williams, Gio Aplon, Marc Andreu...

Don't shoot, I couldn't help myself Here's a real list of suggestions:

Jonah Lomu, Alesana Tuilagi, Matt Banahan, George North

By the look of this post you want to start a car rental agency.

Knowsit17 wrote:Shane Williams, Gio Aplon, Marc Andreu...

Don't shoot, I couldn't help myself Here's a real list of suggestions:

Jonah Lomu, Alesana Tuilagi, Matt Banahan, George North

He asked for effective big wingers

Ireland used always have a heavy set winger for many years. Most of the time, Marcus Horan wouldn't even come 10 yards in from the sideline unless he was required for a scrum.

Tommy Bowe - 6'3" and 15st 2lbs.

Cari I recently stood next to him and I did not think he was that heavy.
I often wonder if half the player stats are exaggerated by club and country.

Cymroglan wrote:Cari I recently stood next to him and I did not think he was that heavy.
I often wonder if half the player stats are exaggerated by club and country.

I cwtched him in January, and he was a good size to me!

Anyway, it's all muscle on these lads isn't it? So they might not look heavy, but the weight's there.

JP Pietersen is not small either: 6'3" and 98kg

That chap who joined exeter mid season?

Here's a meaty backline for you;

11.Alesana Tuilagi - 6ft1 and 18 stone 6
12.Andy Tuilagi - 6ft1 and 15 stone 2
13.Manu Tuilagi - 6ft and 16 stone 8
14.Freddie Tuilagi - 5ft11 and 16 stone 1

Cymroglan wrote:Cari I recently stood next to him and I did not think he was that heavy.
I often wonder if half the player stats are exaggerated by club and country.

Yeah, Bowe's not that big. Stats are exaggerated (a lot in some cases). It's difficult to tell unless you see them next to another player (or a regular person) for comparison.

Size isn't important

Ask Shane (The Messiah)

Mr Fishpaste wrote:JP Pietersen is not small either: 6'3" and 98kg

JP Pietersen's 6'3"?? For some reason, I've always thought of him as a slightly smaller winger who punches above his weight. Who have I been watching all this time??

Jason Robinson.

Gatts wrote:Ask Shane

Shane who ?

I'm about 15st 2, and I wouldn't say that's massive. Totally conceivable that Bowe is that weight, but I wouldn't put him up there with the "big" wingers.

SafeAsMilk wrote:Yeah, Bowe's not that big. Stats are exaggerated (a lot in some cases). It's difficult to tell unless you see them next to another player (or a regular person) for comparison.

Well his height is definitely correct because he was way taller than me when I stood next to him, and I'm 5'9" and a bit. As with the weight I would've thought that fluctuates with players anyway.