All posts tagged "Dream Team"
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tom Guest – London Irish and former Harlequins No.8
1. Joe Marler – To be so young and doing so well as a loosehead is fantastic. He’s getting better and...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Sam Vesty – former Bath, Leicester back
1. Graham Rowntree – We went to the same school and he was always there for the younger guys – which...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: James Haskell – Wasps & England and former Stade Francais, Ricoh Black Rams and Highlanders flanker
1. Tim Payne – One of the most hard-working props there has been. Just a complete team man in the way...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Greene King IPA Championship Dream Team
Greene King IPA Championship Player of the Year Juan Pablo Socino and fellow nominees, Craig Hampson and Mark Bright have made...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Mathew Tait – Leicester and former England, Sale and Newcastle full-back
1. Carl Hayman – He is a quality scrummager who came to Newcastle at his peak. His understanding of being a...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Shane Geraghty – London Irish and former Northampton & Brive fly-half
1. Davit Kubriashvili – I played with Davit at Brive and the guy was unbelievable, one of the very best in...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoFocus on short game has put Gillies Kaka & Co on top
New Zealand lifted their 12th World Sevens Series on Sunday at Twickenham and their hegemony is not going to stop anytime...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Agustin Creevy – Worcester and Argentina hooker
1. Juan Figallo – I was with Juan at Montpellier and for me he is the best prop in the world...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Paul Doran-Jones – Harlequins and former Leinster, Wasps, Gloucester, Northampton & England prop
1. Fabien Barcella – He was just an unbelievable scrummager. I played against Biarritz in one of my first European matches...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Jonathan Thomas – Worcester captain & former Ospreys and Wales back row
1. Paul James – I’ve been lucky to play with a lot of good looseheads like Gethin Jenkins but Paul is...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Paul James – Bath, Wales and former Ospreys prop
1. Cian Healy – A powerhouse of a prop who scores a lot of tries. Has developed a lot in recent...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Jebb Sinclair – London Irish and Canada flanker
1. Tendai Mtawarira – The Beast, there’s no way he was not going to be in my team. But it’s not...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Paul Burke – Leicester backs coach and former Harlequins & Ireland fly-half
1. Jason Leonard – Played together at Harlequins and he is simply incredible. He is the most capped prop in the...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Dean Schofield – Worcester and former Sale & Toulon lock
1. Eifion Lewis-Roberts – I played with him at Sale Sharks and Toulon. He’s one of the most powerful props I’ve...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Phil Vickery – former Lions, England and Wasps prop
1. Christian Califano – I watched him as a lad and he took front row play to a new level. His...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Micky Young – Bath and former Newcastle & Leicester scrum-half
1. Carl Hayman – The New Zealander’s work rate is huge, he’s a prop but he probably makes the most tackles...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: DTH van der Merwe – Glasgow and Canada wing
1. Cian Healy – He’s just a really hard man; hard to tackle, hard to take down and hard to play...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Josh Drauniniu – Worcester and former Harlequins and Exeter wing
1. Matt Mullan – The most professional guy I’ve ever played with. Always first at training and last to leave –...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tim Molenaar – Harlequins and former Gloucester and Nottingham centre
1. Greg Somerville – One of the greatest props and someone who can play as a tighthead or a loosehead. An...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Lloyd Burns – former Wales & Dragons hooker
1. Paul James – His tackle rate is immense for a front row forward. We played together for Wales and he...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Phil Godman – Newcastle & former Edinburgh and Scotland fly-half
1. Allan Jacobsen – Played with him for years at Edinburgh and he was certainly someone you’d want at the coalface....
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Nathan Hines – Clermont and former Scotland and Leinster lock
1. Tom Smith – A very good player who was underestimated for being small. Always did a great job in the...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Jamie Noon – former Newcastle, Brive and England centre
1. Andrew Sheridan – He’s what we call a rugby mute. Very big, very strong, not that outspoken but very, very...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Richard Hill – former Bath & England scrum-half
1. Gareth Chilcott – I liked forwards who frightened the opposition and Gareth scared the hell out of them. Fortunately he...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Nathan Thomas – former Wales, Bath and Llanelli back row
1. Iestyn Thomas – No frills or nonsense, a great player who would consistently get on with his job and lived...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Junior Paramore – former Bedford, Gloucester and Samoa No.8
1. Rodrigo Roncero – Roddy is such a committed player, you know you can rely on him. Quiet, but once he’s...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: David Rees – former Bristol, Leeds, Sale & England wing
1. Jason Leonard – He played in one of my first Premiership games and in one moment he sat on top...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Bryn Evans – London Irish and former Blues, Hurricanes and All Blacks lock
1. Alex Corbisiero – A great scrummager and hugely mobile prop. Mentioning anything WWE related will definitely get this big guy...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Peter Short – former Leicester, Bath, Exeter and England Saxons lock
1. Dave Flatman – he was not afraid to put himself in the way, and was very aggressive on the pitch....
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Ian Humphreys – London Irish fly-half
1. John Afoa – The big Kiwi combines power with a great skill set for a prop and he has been...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Kevin Barrett – former England Sevens, London Irish, Saracens & Exeter scrum-half
1. Mike Worsley – A great ball carrier who would have won many England caps if it wasn’t for injury. Mike...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Scott Hamilton – Leicester and ex-Crusaders and All Blacks wing
1. Cian Healy – I’ve only played against him a couple of times but his skill-set is absolutely top drawer for...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Budge Pountney – former Northampton and Scotland flanker
1. Tom Smith – Never underestimate the quiet players, he was destructive on the pitch but a true gent off it....
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Adrian Flavin – former London Irish and Connacht hooker
1. Andrew Sheridan – A wrecking ball of a player. He’s an aggressive scrummager and very destructive ball carrier, what more...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Moray Low – Glasgow and Scotland prop
1. Phil John – One of the most-capped Scarlets players. Always aggressive and destructive and has been consistent over many years...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Karl Dickson – Harlequins scrum-half
1. Soane Tonga’uiha – I played with him at Bedford. He arrived in a No.13 jersey, which was a bit scary,...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Mike Teague – former Lions, England, Gloucester and Cardiff flanker
1. David Sole – He was outstanding for the Lions. Fit and strong and one of those guys who could still...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Tom Williams – Harlequins winger
1. Mark Lambert – A very intelligent player who is strong in the scrum and a destructive ball carrier. 2. Dimitri...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Thom Evans – former London Wasps, Glasgow and Scotland wing
1. Cian Healy – Mountain of a man who carries the ball really well. He is so powerful and has a...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Simon Keogh – former Leinster, Harlequins and Ireland winger
1. Cian Healy – Absolute powerhouse. It feels like he has been around for years but is still just 25. Equally...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Craig Newby – former Leicester, Blues, Highlanders & New Zealand flanker
1. Tony Woodcock – He has played 100 tests for the All Blacks and is my best mate. We played in...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Leon Lloyd – former Leicester, Gloucester and England centre
1. Graham Rowntree – When I first went to Leicester as a 17-year-old Graham took me under his wing – for...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Mark Taylor – former Sale, Scarlets, Wales & Lions centre
1. Gethin Jenkins – Burst onto the scene when I was approaching the end of my career and he’s gone on...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Dan Hipkiss – former Leicester, Bath and England centre
1. Graham Rowntree – Growing up in the Leicester Academy he was the most professional of all. Has a dry sense...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Olly Kohn – former Harlequins lock
1. Joe Marler – Has really developed his scrummaging over the years and to have a haircut like that you need...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Lee Adamson – former Wasps and Saracens lock
1. Paul Rendall – Great team player and one of the unsung heroes. There wasn’t anything extraordinary in what he did...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Rory Jenkins – former Quins, Wasps & England flanker
1. Jason Leonard – You can’t beat a rock like him on and off the pitch. He is a larger-than-life character...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Gordon Bulloch – former Scotland and Lions hooker
1. Tom Smith – Underrated because of his size, but Tom was a very powerful scrummager. He was very quiet but...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Nicky Little – Former Fiji, Sale and Bath fly-half
1. Bill Cavubati – Big Bill was absolutely enormous, weighing in at 160kg (25st 3lb). But he was one of the...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Paddy Johns – Former Ireland, Ulster and Saracens lock
1. Jason Leonard – The number of caps he got for England is incredible. He was just a really solid player...