Martin Johnson Names His Five Best Locks Of All-Time

When picking his all-time dream team of players, England legend Martin Johnson listed his five favourite second-rows from down the years.

Here are the five players as ranked by the legendary former England captain.

Du Preez Test career ran from 1961 to 1971, and South Africa won a World Cup in 1995, so for him to be held in such esteem nearly 40 years after he had played his last International proves what affection the England legend has for the man.

 When he stopped playing, he was Ireland's third most-capped player (108) and the eighteenth most-capped international player in rugby union history. During his career, O'Connell captained Munster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He is now a rugby pundit and commentator for BBC Sport.

The most successful captain in the history of Australian rugbt, he became one of the first players to win multiple Rugby World Cups when the Wallabies triumphed in 1991 and 1999. The lock scored 173 points in his 86 caps.

In total Jones played 105 matches for the All Blacks between 1990 and 1990, which included 79 tests. Jones was named captain for one match. Jones scored a total of 14 tries in All Blacks matches with nine of those in test matches.

The 55-cap second-row is widely considered one of the greatest players in history. Nicknamed 'Pinetree' due to his physical presence, he was an icon within New Zealand rugby, and was named the country's Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards in 1999.