Shane Williams had the speed to beat Chris Ashton, but was he a better finisher than All Blacks superstar Doug Howlett? Have your say below!
The electric Wales flyer obliterated Ashton in the race for the tryline, claiming a commanding 95% of the vote.
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The 2008 IRB Player of the Year, Williams scored an astounding 58 tries in 87 Tests and bagged two tries in four Tests for the British and Irish Lions. The winger also boasts an impressive record when it comes to World Cups, scoring 10 tries in 11 appearances across three tournaments (2003, 2007 and 2011).
A former Highlanders, Hurricanes, Blues and Munster player, Howlett was blessed with pace aplenty that he used to skin opponents on his way to the tryline. He is the All Blacks’ all-time leading try-scorer with 49 tries in 62 appearances, boasting an average of 0.79 tries per game.
Making his debut for New Zealand during a 102-0 rout of Tonga in 2000, it took the then 21-year-old just 20 seconds to score his first try before adding a second minutes before the final whistle.
Although he never won a World Cup, Howlett featured in the 2003 and 2007 tournaments, scoring an incredible 13 tries in 10 appearances. He was joint top try scorer with teammate Mils Muliaina during the 2003 RWC (seven tries apiece), and third-joint top try scorer with Williams in the 2007 RWC (six tries apiece).
Howlett holds one Super Rugby title with the Blues (2003), a European Champions Cup with Munster (2007-08), and five Rugby Championship titles (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007).
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