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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Aaron Mauger – Leicester head coach and former All Blacks and Crusaders centre
1. Greg Feek – My old Crusaders mate has the best laugh in world rugby. He’s now the scrum coach for...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Jack Yeandle – Exeter captain and former Doncaster hooker
1. Cian Healy – What he does on the international scene is pretty impressive. A very strong ball carrier. Ben “the...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: James Gaskell – Wasps and former Sale lock
1. Andrew Sheridan – A big bloke and big scrummager too. An all-round impressive guy whom it was much better to...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Micheal Hills – Doncaster and former London Welsh and Sale lock
1. Andrew Sheridan – The former England powerhouse is the strongest man I have ever played rugby with. For that reason...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Freddie Burns – Leicester and former Gloucester fly-half
1. Nick Wood – A great friend and he’s become a Gloucester legend over the years. For a prop, he knows...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Ryan Burrows – Yorkshire Carnegie and former Rotherham No.8
1. Ben Harris – He’s moved to Newcastle now but he had a couple of very good seasons for us at...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Seb Jewell – London Welsh and former Harlequins & Wasps full-back
1. Pete Edwards – Pete “the meat” or “Hobnob” as he was known. My former London Welsh teammate is a great...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Lee Byrne – former Lions, Wales, Dragons, Clermont and Ospreys full-back
1. Gethin Jenkins – The Welsh Lion has an almighty engine around the park and is simply impossible to move at...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Tom Court – London Irish and former Ireland and Ulster prop
1. Rodrigo Roncero – The former Argentina prop is exactly how a loosehead should be – horrible, aggressive and mobile. In...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Joe Carlisle – London Welsh and former Worcester and Wasps fly-half
1. Matt Mullan – The fittest prop I’ve ever played with. A great leader too who is rightly captaining Wasps when...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Thomas Waldrom – Exeter and former Leicester and England No.8
1. Joe Marler – I got to pick Joe just because of his banter really. He’s also a very good prop...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Adam Powell – Newcastle and former Saracens centre
1. Deon Carstens – I played with the former South Africa Test prop at Saracens and aside from being a very...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Kelly Brown – Saracens, Scotland and former Borders back row
1. Cian Healy – Clearly spent a significant part of his life in the gym, strong, good in the set-piece and...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Alex Grove – Worcester and Scotland centre
1. Kyle Trainor – For a big bloke the Bristol prop is quite mobile and very skilful with ball in hand....
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Joe Gray – Harlequins and former Northampton hooker
1. Tom Smith – He was awesome at the set piece but he was also able to step in at fly-half...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Darren Barry – Worcester and former Cornish Pirates & Bristol lock
1. Mako Vunipola – A big, strong and physical prop who has the skills of a back. He’s very humble and...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Rhys Lawrence – Ealing & former Bristol and Scarlets hooker
1. Ryan Bevington – I grew up playing alongside him in Llanelli. He’s got great pace for a prop and scored...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Billy Meakes – Gloucester and former Australia U20s centre
1. Scott Sio – I played with Scott both for Sydney’s Northern Suburbs and Australia U20s. A very good all round...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Tyler Hotson – Doncaster and Canada lock
1. Hubert Buydens – The Cow Head as he goes by. This guy always gets over the gain line and rumbles...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Paul Rowley – Uister and former London Welsh, Plymouth Albion & Munster scrum-half
1. Nathan Trevett – A great guy who reminds me of Nessa from Gavin and Stacey. He is a lot more...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Sam Harrison – Leicester scrum-half
1. Logovi’i Mulipola – He’s a huge ball carrier offering a lot more than a lot of other looseheads. He can...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Mark Lilley – London Scottish and former Bath and Bristol loosehead
1. Nathan Catt – Best prank caller I’ve ever worked with and a very good friend. Moved from back-row to prop...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Drew Locke – Jersey and former Gloucester and Cornish Pirates centre
1. Sam Lockwood – Up and coming loosehead who was named in the Championship Team of the season a few weeks...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Jon Fisher – Northampton and former London Irish No.8
1. Alex Corbisiero – Obviously! We’re the same age and I grew up with Corbs at London Irish before linking up...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Dominic Day – Bath and former Scarlets lock
Dominic Day1. Iestyn Thomas – The old boy at Scarlets who took me under his wing. A good guy who showed...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Bradley Davies – Wasps, Wales and former Cardiff Blues lock
1. Gethin Jenkins – Mr Grumpy! He pretty much did my job for me when I played with him. He used...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Ben Mosses – Bristol and former Bath centre
1. Mako Vunipola – I played with him at Millfield and he was a massive force running over and around people....
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Aaron Penberthy – Jersey and former Cornish Pirates fly-half
1. Alan Paver – He’s very respected down at the Pirates for what he’s done for the club over the years....
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: GJ van Velze – Worcester Captain & former Northampton and Bulls No.8
1. Soane Tonga’uiha – Played with him at North-ampton and he was a great bloke to have a beer with after...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tom James – Exeter and former Cardiff Blues wing
1. Cian Healy – The Leinster and Ireland loosehead has an awesome work rate. He loves a carry but he is...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Carl Fearns – Bath and former Sale back row
1. Nathan Catt – As a loosehead he is very good at the scrum but he is also a skilful ball...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Jordan Crane – Leicester & former Leeds and England No.8
1. Marcos Ayerza – Pretty easy pick really. The best scrummaging loosehead in the world at the minute but also a...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Joe Simpson – Wasps and England Saxons scrum-half
1. Soane Tonga’uiha – When he was at his peak at Northampton three or four years ago he was the best...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Luke Narraway – London Irish and former Perpignan & Gloucester No.8
1. Nick Wood – Very underrated but technically the best loosehead in the country. Unlucky not to have been capped for...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Dwayne Peel – Bristol and former Sale, Scarlets, Wales and Lions scrum-half
1. Gethin Jenkins – The best loosehead of his generation. He’s been outstanding for so many years now and he knows...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Chris Brightwell – Moseley & former Sale and Birmingham No.8
1.Matt Long – He was an old school campaigner for Birmingham. A solid scrummager and a good team man to have in...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Chris Pennell – Worcester and England Saxons full-back
1. Matt Mullan – It’s like having another back row on the pitch. By far the fittest prop I’ve ever played...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Ian Whitten – Exeter and former Ulster & Ireland centre
1. Cian Healey – I played with him for Ireland U19s and he’s one of the best props in the loose...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Adam Kwasnicki – London Scottish and former London Welsh hooker
1. Alex Corbisiero – I played with him in the London Welsh academy and although he wasn’t the lean-muscular specimen he...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Kieran Hallett – Cornish Pirates fly-half
1. Soane Tonga’uiha – He could only last 20 minutes when he first turned up at Bedford but his potential was...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Ryan Lamb – Worcester and former Gloucester, London Irish, Northampton and Leicester fly-half
1. Trevor Woodman – I played with him when I was very young at Gloucester and he was just huge. Such...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Ashley Johnson – Wasps, South Africa and former Cheetahs flanker
1. Os du Rant – Played with him at the Cheetahs after he came out of retirement. One of the best...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tom Cruse – Rotherham Titans hooker
1.Robin Hislop – The Titans stalwart is strong and confrontational at the scrum but is also very effective around the park....
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Peter Stringer – Bath & former Munster and Ireland scrum-half
1.Os du Rant – I’d never seen a human this big until I played against the Springbok legend on an Ireland...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Jonny Arr – Worcester scrum-half
1.Matt Mullan – The ultimate professional, Matt is not only a good scrummager but he’s up there when it comes to...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tom Calladine – Nottingham and former Hartpury College back row
1.Campese Ma’afu – I’ve been playing with him for a couple of seasons now and he’s got really good work ethic...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Rhys Oakley – Plymouth & former Bristol, Dragons, Leeds, Saints and Wales forward
1. Andrew Sheridan – Played with him at Bristol at the start of my career. It was his first year in...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Topsy Ojo – London Irish wing
1.Clarke Dermody – He was a brilliant all-rounder whether it was scrummaging or with ball in hand. He was a great...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Guy Mercer – Bath flanker
1.Lorne Ward – The big man looked after me in my first second team game and did the same when I...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Charlie Hayter – England Sevens and former Wasps and Moseley centre
1. Matt Mullan – He has one of the best work rates in the game and would not be out of...
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