ROSS BEATTIE, THE FORMER SCOTLAND, NEWCASTLE AND NORTHAMPTON FORWARD, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…

1. George Graham - He was a mentor figure when I joined Newcastle out of school and he protected me on the pitch. He was an amazing ball-carrier which was quite rare for a prop in those days.
2. Dylan Hartley - He was a youngster when I was at Northampton but he already had that aggression and could cause chaos ball in hand.
3. Carl Hayman -A huge man of very few words but with a huge work rate. He never stopped scrummaging and getting around the park.
4. Ian Gou...