LIST: The five most-feared tacklers in rugby history

Seen as one of the toughest tacklers in Premiership history, Burger rose to the challenge of carrying his nation almost single-handedly with gusto and relish at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. His nose bears testament to the battering he's taken in the process. Flat as a pancake, that schnoz. Fair play.

French fly-half Jules Plisson learnt a lesson in physics in the harshest possible way as the 18st frame of Lawes almost scythed him in two. Those sort of hits have become a trademark of the Northampton Saints stars career.

In 2003, Samoan hardman Lima landed one of the most bone-crushing hits in the history of the RWC (and probably in the history of rugby in general) against South Africa’s Derick Hougaard. He well and truly earned his nickname, 'the Chiropractor'.