SECOND-ROW:
- Lock: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
- Lock: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
BACK-ROW:
- Blindside-flanker: Mauro Bergamasco (Italy)
- Openside-flanker: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
- Number 8: Kieran Read (New Zealand)
DID YOU KNOW? Parisse has been twice nominated for the prestigious World Rugby Player of the Year award. He remains the only Italian player to ever be nominated