#2. Ruan Ackermann (Gloucester)
- Age: 26
- Position: Back-row
Gloucestershire Live: “On his 100th appearance for the club, the South African was a wrecking ball of a carrier and scored a superb try in the first half to crash over off the back of a clever lineout move that saw the ball popped down to the number eight. Gloucester’s top metre maker with 56m and top tackler with 14 without missing.”