ANDY DARLINGTON, THE CALDY, NETHERLANDS AND FORMER FYLDE, CHINNOR , BLAYDON & MAIDENHEAD PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…

1. Hugo Langelaan – More than holds his own in the Rugby Europe Championship despite having never played club rugby outside of the Netherlands. Nika Abuladze of Georgia just misses out.
2. Mark Darlington – Icouldn’t not pick my brother! He’s like a third prop in the front row at scrum time – he loves his set-piece and a chop tackle. At the age of 37, he’s still playing first team for Chi...