STEPHEN FERRIS, THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS, IRELAND AND ULSTER BACK ROWER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST

1. Tendai Mtawarira – Was probably one of the best players in the 2009 Lions series and lived up to nickname “The Beast”. A big, strong man and apparently he kills it in the gym. At first, his scrummaging was questioned but then he ended up being one of the best set-piece looseheads in the world. As well as holding his own there, he could carry and lift in the lineout.
2. John Smit – I know I’m naming another South African, but I can just remember ...