You cannot look past the Rugby World Cup when assessing this in rugby union because the tournament had such a widespread effect. Biggar was not the star name like Dan Carter was for New Zealand in winning the final, but he was the man who held Wales together when they suffered a cruel run of injuries.
Everyone said that Wales would never cope without the prodigious goal-kicking of Leigh Halfpenny, but up stepped Biggar to do a job that was every bit as impressive.
Halfpenny could not have done any better in fact, and it was fitting that it was Biggar’s long-range kick that beat England at Twickenham when it had been said so often beforehand that Biggar lacked that sort of range.
There were some other heroic efforts from Welsh players in the RWC, like the captain Sam Warburton and the lock Alun Wyn Jones, but for me it was Biggar who had more influence upon his team than any other player.
It was a World Cup to remember for Biggar
Wales would not have reached the quarter-finals without him. His chasing and gathering of his own high kicks has now become legendary in the game – as legendary as his rather eccentric movements before goal-kicking – and his defensive work is extraordinary. What is more, the way he brings his back row into the game makes Wales such a difficult side to beat.
Indeed every element of his game was in superb working order at the RWC. In the end Carter was unquestionably the best fly‑half on show but, believe me, Biggar was not far behind.
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