Indeed. One of the all time greats. A phenomenal scoring record in a team that usually went backwards. Sidesteps to die for. And seemingly a lovely bloke to boot.

He was an inch away (stephen Jones conversion) from bowing out in a world cup final. Which I think we may well have won....

Shane am byth!

to Leigh Halfpenny if he could have avoided it :-)

The speed, the outrageous sidesteps - and he could tackle

the only thing that's missing is the 'tache.

It was a pleasure to have seen him play - he possibly gave me more pleasure than any other rugby player. Probably the last of the little (average size, that is) men to play the game. Remember him this way:

I think this was Gerald's definition of a sidestep. I always think of that when I watch shane.

you are Scott Gibbs. He had a habit of just battering down whatever was in front of him.