For all that folk like to portray him a fackin' cheat, I regard him as second only to Gareth Edwards for sustained quality over such a long career. Very clearly too a great great leader & if my mate Gordy is to be believed a top bloke forebye.
He is eyeing up a career as a commercial helicopter pilot apparently, I urge him not to, for as my mate Jackie in Seattle always says, "helicoptors? death traps" and always frowned at me when I told him about my trips over Grand Canyon, "you're a mad bugger Dave" was the kindest of his rebukes.
Anyway, 148 caps & lifting the RWC twice is a fine innings Rutchie, happy trails.
