SHAUN MALTON, BRISTOL AND FORMER NATAL SHARKS, NOTTINGHAM, LONDON IRISH AND EXETER HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…

1. Alec Hepburn – Good solid prop and a powerful man who forced his way into the England side. Just like the way he talks about the game and his vision for playing rugby.
2. Bismarck du Plessis – Luke Cowan-Dickie’s close but when I was at Natal Sharks, Bismarck ran the joint. Nothing could stop him and he was the hooker everybody wanted to be.
3. John Afoa – Still going strong at 36 and the epitome of a modern-day tig...