2. Nicolas Mas, France, 78 caps
“Unlike Carl Hayman, Nicolas Mas is a lot shorter, under 6ft and much lighter, more like 110 kilos but physically he was very, very strong. He would get in awkward positions under the hooker, and I can tell you they were difficult positions to get into. It takes a lot of grit to do what he has done for such a long time and I’ve seen him destroy a fair few scrums in his time. Mas is proper old school, the angles he props at. He’s a typical French prop forward in a way – they love their scrummaging.”