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Dream Team: Jack Wallace – Bristol full-back

6 February 2017 0 comments

1. Kyle Trainor – Fantastic leader who brings his international experience to the squad. Very vocal and very much a player who leads by example. […]

Dream Team: Alex Rieder – Wasps flanker

30 January 2017 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – The in-form loosehead in the country. Unbelievable around the park and his scrummaging has improved massively. 2. Ashley Johnson – Outstanding […]

Dream Team: Sione Kalamafoni – Gloucester back rower

23 January 2017 0 comments

1. Tony Woodcock – I played against the All Blacks in the last two World Cups and every time he was great. A good all […]

Dream Team: James Horwill – Harlequins lock

16 January 2017 0 comments

1. James Slipper – My old Reds and Wallabies mate is a prop who used to be a fly-half. And in case that wasn’t enough […]

Dream Team: Geoff Parling – Exeter lock

9 January 2017 0 comments

1. Rob Vickers – He came through the Falcons academy with me and has made over 200 appearances for them since. A grafter and the […]

Dream Team: Marcus Watson – Newcastle wing

26 December 2016 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – Known as ‘Bacon Ears’. My old housemate is not shy of a KFC. An awesome person to have on and off […]

Dream Team: Dan Mugford – Sale fly-half

19 December 2016 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – I don’t know a lot about pushing in the scrum but his skill set is top draw and he’s pretty hard […]

Dream Team: Matt Mullan – Wasps prop

12 December 2016 0 comments

1. Tony Windo – He helped me out a lot when I was coming through the Worcester academy. He was a mentor who ended up […]

Dream Team: Andrew Fenby – Saracens wing

5 December 2016 0 comments

1. Pete Edwards – ‘The Meat’ is a late comer to the game, turning pro at 28 at the Scarlets. But he’s one of the […]

Dream Team: Marco Mama – Worcester flanker

28 November 2016 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – Val Rapava-Ruskin could be in the same league soon, but Mako is a hell of a player, very consistent, has international […]

Dream Team: Olly Woodburn – Exeter wing

21 November 2016 0 comments

1. Alec Hepburn – He sits next to me in the Chiefs‘ changing room and he’s a great player. He did very well with the […]

Dream Team: Richard Baxter – Exeter Chiefs legend

7 November 2016 0 comments

1. Andrew Sheridan – I played with him with England U21s and he was very strong in the scrum but also a great ball carrier. […]

Dream Team: Cooper Vuna – Worcester wing

31 October 2016 0 comments

1. Val Rapava-Ruskin – He’s the most mobile loosehead I know and he loves getting stuck in at the breakdown. It wouldn’t surprise me to […]

Dream Team: Phil Dollman – Exeter full-back

24 October 2016 0 comments

1. Brett Sturgess – Plenty can be said about ‘Sturg’. He once said he was the first name on the team sheet but that’s mainly […]

Dream Team: Carl Kirwan – Worcester flanker

17 October 2016 0 comments

1. Alec Hepburn – His work rate is phenomenal and he seems to have got his scrummaging right since we played together at London Welsh. […]

Dream Team: Ross Chisholm – Harlequins full-back

10 October 2016 0 comments

1. Joe Marler – I grew up playing with Joe at Haywards Heath where I was a year below him. He’s very good all-around whether […]

Dream Team: Jamie Gibson – Northampton flanker

3 October 2016 0 comments

1. Marcos Ayerza – There can’t have been many better looseheads than him over the last four or five years at club and Test level. […]

Dream Team: Billy Robinson – Nottingham full-back

19 September 2016 0 comments

1. Campese Ma’afu – The Fijian had a great 2015 World Cup. Top scrummager, good ball skills, and puts in some big shots in defence! […]

Dream Team: Jake Sharp – Bedford Blues fly-half

12 September 2016 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – He is my old housemate and one of the best ball carrying props around. It was great to have played with […]

Dream Team: Alex Waller – Northampton loosehead

5 September 2016 0 comments

1. Soane Tonga’uhia – Very good set-piece but he’s exceptional in the open which comes with being a 140kg (22st) Tongan. He was my mentor […]

Dream Team: Darryl Veenendaal – Nottingham scrum-half

29 August 2016 0 comments

1. Alan Paver – He played so many games for the Pirates over the years and ruled the roost in the front row when I […]

Dream Team: Tom Catterick – Newcastle fly-half

22 August 2016 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – I played England age goups with him and he’s an all-round ball carrier. He’s a proper scrummager and a grafter too. […]

Shane Williams: James Davies proved he is the man for a big occasion

17 August 2016 0 comments

I’m sure I’m not the only person who has been gripped this week by the Olympic Sevens. Any doubts over whether rugby‘s place in the […]

Dream Team: Tom Heathcote – Worcester fly-half

8 August 2016 0 comments

1. Val Rapava-Ruskin – He can do things I never saw others props do and I’m certain once he gets his head in the right […]

Dream Team: Tom Savage – Gloucester lock

1 August 2016 0 comments

1. Richard Barrington – I played with Baz at Hartpury. He’s now at Saracens and has gone on to win the Premiership and Champions Cup […]

Dream Team: Tyson Lewis – Doncaster wing

11 July 2016 0 comments

1. Sam Lockwood – Offers a lot whether that’s at the set-piece or in the loose. The standout loosehead in the Championship so it’s not […]

Dream Team: Ciaran Hearn – Canada and London Irish centre

4 July 2016 0 comments

1. Cian Healy – I played against him twice. The first time was with Agen against Leinster and then at the World Cup with Canada. […]

Dream Team: Charlie Walker – Harlequins wing

27 June 2016 0 comments

1. Luke Cowan Dickie – I know he plays hooker now but we came through the England system together and he was a top loosehead […]

Dream Team: Joe Atkinson – London Scottish and ex-Cornish Pirates

20 June 2016 0 comments

1. Alan Paver – I’ve known Paves as a player and coach and he’s got a lot of time for the finer details. He sometimes […]

Dream Team: Ollie Phillips- former England 7s, Gloucester and Newcastle wing

13 June 2016 0 comments

1. Nick Wood – The Gloucester loosehead is such an underestimated prop. He is so effective at what he does. So unlucky not to have […]

Dream Team: Simon Hammersley – Newcastle Falcons full-back

6 June 2016 0 comments

1. Rob Vickers – Known as Mr Reliable in the Falcons squad. A very good player who just scores too many tries as a loosehead […]

Dream Team: Nick Royle- Caldy and former Fylde, Sale & England 7s wing

30 May 2016 0 comments

1. Eifion Lewis-Roberts – ‘Fridge’ is a massive man. I’ll never forget that pre-season match in Perpignan with him flying across to smash their wing […]

Dream Team: Rhys Crane- Ealing and former Bath, Sale and Nottingham wing

23 May 2016 0 comments

1. Andrew Sheridan – The man mountain; strong as an ox and with his own dumbbells at Sale. Only played a handful of times with […]

Dream Team: Ben Moon – Exeter Chiefs loosehead prop

16 May 2016 0 comments

1. Marcos Ayerza – Regarded as the best loosehead in the world. He is very destructive at the scrum but he is also decent with […]

Dream Team: Alex Rae – Jersey captain and former Bedford & Northampton back-rower

9 May 2016 0 comments

1. Rodrigo Roncero – The former Argentina prop was quality at scrum time. I got the opportunity to face him with Northampton when we played […]

Dream Team: Alex Cheesman- Cornish Pirates and former Wasps flanker

2 May 2016 0 comments

1. Ricky Lutton – He is now playing at Ulster as a tighthead, but I played with him at University at loosehead where he was […]

Dream Team: Bryce Heem- Worcester and former Chiefs and New Zealand sevens wing

25 April 2016 0 comments

1. Ben Franks – The London Irish prop is such a big guy and he can be as strong and powerful in the scrum as […]

Dream Team: Seremaia Bai – Leicester, Fiji and former Clermont and Castres center

18 April 2016 0 comments

1. Davit Zirakashvili – The big Georgian is a very dominant scrummager but he is also very mobile. He managed to teach me a few […]

Dream Team: Tinus du Plessis – London Scottish and Namibia flanker

11 April 2016 0 comments

1. Os du Randt – I played against him at Newlands in the lead up to the 2007 World Cup where we got hammered 105-13. […]

Dream Team: Evan Olmstead – London Scottish flanker

21 March 2016 0 comments

1. Scott Sio – I played with him back in Australia and he’s probably the best loosehead the Wallabies have right now. 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau – He […]

Dream Team: Ben Cooper – London Welsh and former Bedford prop

14 March 2016 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – The best loosehead I have scrummaged against and the corner stone of the Saracens pack. Good to see him doing well […]

Dream Team: Luke Wallace – Harlequins flanker

7 March 2016 0 comments

1. Joe Marler – I’ve known him for a long time and he’s a great character to have around. He’s also a very good player […]

Dream Team: Scott Lawson – Newcastle and former London Irish and Gloucester hooker

29 February 2016 0 comments

1. Rob Vickers – For someone to move to loosehead so late in his career but to make such a good job out of it […]

Dream Team: Guy Thompson – Wasps and former Gloucester and Jersey flanker

22 February 2016 0 comments

1. Christian Califano – A French legend who was a great character in the changing room when I came through the ranks at Gloucester. 2. […]

Dream Team: Mark Cornwell – former Gloucester lock

15 February 2016 0 comments

1. Rodrigo Roncero – An outstanding attacking scrummager with an all-round game. Tough customer who could carry and be as useful at the breakdown as […]