Would Campese Find it so Easy?

From the top Armchair Playmaker field correspondent comes this story of conflict among retired Australian stars. George Gregan, whose ended his illustrious international career after the 2007 Rugby World Cup but will play in Japan this year, has made plenty of waves this week with the release of his book Halfback Half Forward. Among the exciting tidbits from the book are claims that the Australian Rugby Union inadquately supported the Wallabies during the 2003 Rugby World Cup, but for controversy nothing in the book tops the claim that legendary Australian outside back David Campese wouldn't be able to make it today. Campese, who is reconciling with the Wallabies after some awkward years during his service with South African sides and has not always been glowing in his assessment of Gregan, has noted that Gregan is entitled to his opinion, just as Campese is entitled to the opinion that Gregan "will go down as being remembered for making one tackle and then living off it for the next 15 years." The "one tackle" note is a reference to a try-saving, match-saving tackle Gregan made on New Zealand All Black Jeff Wilson in 1994.

Some have jumped to Campese's defense, but we'll stay out of the fray and let you decide after having a look at a couple of clips of "Campo" in action:





While we're at it, here's that "one tackle" as well...



...plus a couple of parodies to show the cultural significance that "one tackle" has had (Caution: some rude imagery and gestures in the first clip):