JIMMY GOPPERTH, THE FORMER WELLINGTON, HURRICANES, BLUES, NEWCASTLE, LEINSTER, WASPS AND LEICESTER PLAYMAKER, WHO IS STILL GOING STRONG AT AIX-EN-PROVENCE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST...

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1. Jonny Golding – Dynamic loosehead with a huge engine at Newcastle. Unlucky that his career was cut short through injury. Would have played a lot for England otherwise. Cian Healy, at Leinster, is equally as deserving of a place.
2. Keven Mealamu – Unreal leader with brilliant allround game. You don’t win 132 caps for New Zealand for nothing, he was an outstanding All B...