HALFBACKS
Jonny Wilkinson (England), Rob Howley (Wales)
“There’s no doubt in my mind about this pick, it’s 100 per cent Jonny. He was as hard as granite both mentally and physically, played for years and won us the World Cup with that drop-goal. People forget just how good Rob Howley was. He’s better known for being a coach these days but as a player, he was perhaps the best scrum-half of his time.”
FRONT-ROW
Phil Vickery (England), Keith Wood (Ireland), Adam Jones (Wales)
“An odd choice, for sure. But I think Phil was so good as a tight-head, he’d have no issues switching to the opposite side. Wood was a breath of fresh air in an Ireland team that was not very flamboyant. He made them fun to watch. Adam was always the guy who our front row talked about the most. He was a small fella but almost immovable in the scrum and he gave some of our boys a few sleepless nights ahead of Six Nations matches.”