These five players are the hardest and most hard-hitting tacklers from the professional era with an unsurprising number one. …
#5. Jacques Burger (Namibia)
Seen as one of the toughest tacklers in Premiership history, Burger rose to the challenge of carrying his nation almost single-handedly with gusto and relish at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. His nose bears testament to the battering he’s taken in the process. Flat as a pancake, that schnoz. Fair play.
#4. Courtney Lawes(England)
French fly-halfJules Plisson learnt a lesson in physics in the harshest possible way as the 18st frame of Lawes almost scythed him in two. Those sort of hits have become a trademark of the Northampton Saints stars career.