A compilation of Martin Johnson’s on-pitch fights has gone viral and it makes for spectacular viewing

5. John Eales (Australia)

4. Willie John McBride (Ireland)

3. Francois Pienaar (South Africa)

2. Richie McCaw (New Zealand)

1. Martin Johnson (England)

Martin Johnson facts:

1. Johnson comes from a sporting family. His great-grandfather was a wrestler. His younger brother Will is also a former back row forward for Leicester. 
2. He briefly played American football for the Leicester Panthers as a tight end or defensive end.
3. Johnson was selected for the New Zealand under-21 side which went on a tour of Australia playing a side that included another of the all-time great lock forwards, John Eales.
4. His first job wa working in a nuts and bolts factory as a schoolboy

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