BRENDAN GALLAGHER

IT’S hard to quantify genius let alone compare one genius with another – although that never stops us trying – but for what it’s worth I’ve always thought Barry John was the first rugby player to transcend the sport. Rugby’s first out and out Superstar, beating Gareth Edwards by a couple of years with Jonah Lomu then taking it to another level 20 years later.
Firstly obviously, he was an incredible rugby player but very different from fellow Welsh legends of the era which rather sets him apart. JPR was all indomitable spirit, clenched fists, bared teeth and straining sin...