Craig Young and Ruben Wiki


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The Men of League Foundation, Jim Beam and AMP General Insurance are giving you the chance to select a team of the toughest footballers in rugby league history through the 'Jim Beam's Toughest Twelve' promotion in The Daily Telegraph and The Courier Mail.

Today's choices are Craig Young and Ruben Wiki.

Craig Young

A member of St George's famous "Bath Babes" that won the 1977 Grand Final, Craig Young was anything but cute and cuddly. The bullocking front-rower grew from a promising youngster into one of the best props of his generation in a stellar 12-year career. Young's fierce competitiveness was not only a cornerstone of the Dragons' success during his time at the club, but also in his 20-Test Australian career as well. The big prop was named player of the 1978 Kangaroo Tour and also starred on the famous 1982 "Invincibles" tour.

Ruben Wiki

Ruben Wiki is one of the most feared opponents in the NRL. A giant Kiwi enforcer, Wiki is a man rivals run away from with the ball in hand. Or grimace when the big prop grabs the ball and runs at the line.
But he doesn't think tough. Tough is Wiki's mum, who worked two jobs to raise his family. If he's hurting, Wiki says he thinks: "If she can go through that, I can harden up'. You just get on with it. There's no time to stay on the ground and be injured".
Wiki's career has stretched 14 seasons so far, with Canberra and the Warriors, and included 56 Tests for the Kiwis