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A LOOK BACK ON THE #RFL125 GREATEST DEBATES...

With the sport of Rugby League now entering its 126th year, we wanted to reflect on some of the great memories stirred by last weekend’s 125th anniversary celebrations – and specifically the series of Legends debates that were carried on our digital channels through the week.

A distinguished panel came together to share their contrasting experiences of the game, and offer candidates to be rated as the Greatest in five categories – British Player, Overseas Player, Coach, Match and Try.

This followed a series of polls that the RFL had run through the year with a panel of 125 Super Fans.

It is fair to say that both methods of selection have provoked plenty of debate!

The Legends Panel was given additional gravitas by the inclusion of the distinguished Rugby League historian Tony Collins, the BBC’s Rugby League correspondent Dave Woods, the Leeds Rhinos legend Jamie Jones-Buchanan, and Kath Hetherington, who has been immersed in the game for more than six decades and became a trailblazing female President of the RFL in 1985.

After lively debates in each of the categories, their conclusions were as follows:

Greatest British Player – Neil Fox MBE – Rugby League’s all-time leading points-scorer, and an outstanding centre for Wakefield Trinity and Great Britain, :BOW:
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So how come he is not in the sculpture at Wembley Any chance he was at the wrong club
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The Legend , Neil Fox should be knighted for his services to Rugby League along with holding the points scoring record which is unlikely to be surpassed in the modern era

Sir Neil Fox, sounds good to say,looks good in print - the man deserves nothing less.
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A given IMO but also really pleasing to have this endorsed by so many knowledgeable people
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Whole heartedly deserved :CLAP: a rugby great and an all round nice bloke,I endorse what as been said definitely earns a knighthood :BOW:
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Big lads mate wrote:
Whole heartedly deserved :CLAP: a rugby great and an all round nice bloke,I endorse what as been said definitely earns a knighthood :BOW:


Couldn't agree more BLM. I idolised him as a kid and started watching Trinity the year he made his debut. When you think of some of those that have been knighted in various fields how can they have ignored him for so long. Well. I suppose he did play for Wakefield. Holder of a points scoring record that will never be equalled and to think how he was ignored for the Wembley statue. I suppose he did get a tiny plaque that was added to the statue: paid for by Sir RMW, I believe. Get him knighted NOW whilst he is still with us.
I believe Mr Carter in his position of CEO of Wakefield Trinity should nominate him for a knighthood :CLAP: :BOW:
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Wow. So well deserved. Really moved by this.
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I don't think there are any rugby players knighted in our whole history.
Only OBEs and MBEs.
I'd love him to get one but its really unlikely.

...... Edit Just checked. There are 10 Rugby Union knighthood.
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PopTart wrote:
I don't think there are any rugby players knighted in our whole history.
Only OBEs and MBEs.
I'd love him to get one but its really unlikely.

...... Edit Just checked. There are 10 Rugby Union knighthood.


I wonder why?
Another example of the favouritism shown towards that game?
I never had any doubt that big Neil was the best ever and I am completely bewildered as to how the likes of Martin Offiah stands on a pedestal outside Wembley but Neil not in sight.
I can only assume the people making that decision were completely biased or completely ignorant Take your pick.

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