My greatest recollection of Jason Robinson was in his final game for Sale against Bath in the season after we won the Premiership.
Sale were 3 points down with no time left on the clock, and staring down the barrel of relegation.
The sale forwards had the ball and were hammering at the Bath tryline, constantly recycling. Robbo was on his left wing (my right as i sat behind the sticks) and had stepped back a little – he’d also crossed himself!
Can’t rememeber his name now, but Robbo’s opposite winger was the big lad who’d crossed codes from Leeds Rhinos.
Ball came out to Robinson and he started his run, The Bath player, under pressure to stop him (must have been a horrible position – one on one against one of the best finishers the game has recently seen) reverted back to his RL roots and went for the big, smashing stand-up RL style tackle…
Robinson serenely floated underneath his outstretched arms and slid over the tryline with 10’000 Sale fans going absolutely mental 😆
Admittedly, when he was allowed to take the conversion (game was won) he fluffed it horribly but who cared? 8)
As for who was the best? Who can really say, both incredible players with different approaches. Robinson has to be admired though for the way he veered close to personal destruction (hello mr Henson) before getting his act together and going on to be a model professional.
He was revered at EP not just for his on-field antics but for the way he conducted himself off the field, putting a hell of a lot of time into various charities etc.