#4. Wade Dooley
- Major teams British and Irish Lions, England, England XV
- Position Lock
- Caps 58
England second-row Dooley more than justified his nickname of “The Blackpool Tower”. Standing at six feet eight inches tall and a Police Officer in Blackpool, Dooley amassed 55 England caps after making his debut against Romania in 1985.
Moore said: “You have to have someone who is happy to take a lot of stick without getting upset about it, and Wade did just that. However, he was also unexpectedly sharp in retort and was the author of most of the good nicknames that stuck to England players of his time. Plus, you have to have someone who could keep up with Jason Leonard’s drinking.”
DID YOU KNOW? Since retirement, Dooley and his wife, Sharon, have run a tea room called Dizzy Ducks at Wrea Green