Dream Team: Guy Mercer – Bath flanker

1.Lorne Ward – The big man looked after me in my first second team game and did the same when I arrived on loan at London Welsh. Great laugh right from the bottom of his drum. Turns out for Rosslyn Park now.
2.Chris Whitehead – He was a pleasure to play with at London Welsh. I think he’s always been overlooked and underrated during his career but he was hugely talented. Went to Exeter before retiring and starting up an events company.
3.Davey Wilson – The England tight-head is as strong as a bull and a back-door offload specialist.
4.Stuart Hooper – Hoops is the best captain I have ever had hands down. He is as tough as old boots but he is surprisingly fashionable.
5.Igancio Fernandez-Lobbe – I remember him moving our scrum-half out of the way to box kick in his first training session at Bath to Steve Meehan’s dismay. He also used to stay in shape drinking two litres of Coke a day.
6.Andy Beattie – He loves shampoo, boat shoes and osteophytes. He was a great player and a Bath legend.
7.Luke Watson – The outspoken Springbok was a quality player with a really interesting story. To see him dancing in his first snowfall during a trip to Edinburgh typified what he was about.
8.Simon Taylor – Very nonchalant considering what he has achieved in the game. He is very intelligent with a dry sense of humour.
9.Michael Claassens – The second nicest man in the world, after his brother Errie. Fittest guy I have ever seen. He was class playing alongside Butch James.
10.Jonny Sexton – The Lions fly-half gave us a real lesson at the big stadium in Dublin. We lost by fewer points than Ulster did in the Pro12 final that year but we were chasing shadows and  his kicking was pin-point.
11.Tom Biggs – He is extremely funny and a great character in the changing room. He’s very sharp but always takes the easy gags. If he doesn’t score he’ll get his head taken off and get you a penalty.
12.Ben Williams – Ben just runs through most people like they aren’t there. Hi collisions with Sireli Naqelevuki against Exeter were incredible. He desperately needs a stroke of luck and a run of games!
13.Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu – He has done things with the ball I’ve never seen before. He’s got feet probably as wide as both of mine put together.
14.Timoci Nagusa – Really powerful winger with dazzling feet. Hoping to play against him again this year, devastated us last minute at their place in our last European trip there.
15.Nick Abendanon – A Bath Legend. He’s an excellent player and lovely guy. Hopefully he doesn’t come back from Clermont with too many red wine stains on his teeth.