“Best scrummager of all-time” – Joe Marler ranks his five toughest opponents

#1. Carl Hayman (New Zealand)

Having appeared over 40 times for New Zealand, Hayman is regarded as the finest tighthead prop to have ever played the game. Technically, Hayman is the hardest man to try and destabilise in the scrum. This showed in Toulon’s Heineken cup-winning campaigns in 2013 & 2014 where Hayman was dominant in virtually every engagement

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