GLOUCESTER hooker Seb Blake chooses the best XV he has played with or against over the course of his career.
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1. Val Rapava Ruskin – My Gloucester teammate is one of the best props I’ve seen over the ball at the breakdown. Also, a very powerful scrummager and top ball carrier.
2. Pierre Bougarit – As a hooker he is a player I looked up to. Busy around the park for La Rochelle, solid set-piece and I think he will be in and around the French squad for a while.
3. Uini Atonio – Another top-class Frenchman. He’s a world class scrummager and you don’t want to be running down his channel ...