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Will Carling selects his Lions midfield to destroy the Springboks

4. Martin Johnson (England)

“I put his name down and moved on. It was as simple as that.”

5. Paul O’Connell (Ireland)

“In that 2009 series you just saw how good he was; he was world-class.”

6. Mike Teague (England)

‘He simply had a huge impact in 1989.”

7. Richard Hill (England)

“He was incredible in 1997. He was a players’ player.”

8. Lawrence Dallaglio (England)

“He had the intellect in high pressure situations to do the right thing.”