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Nigel Owens picks former England captain in dream rugby XV

BACK-ROW:

6. Thierry Dusautoir (France), 7. Richie McCaw (New Zealand), 8. Sergio Parisse (Italy)

Dusautoir: “He was right up there as one of the best captains I have refereed and we greatly respected one another.”

McCaw: “If anybody had to pick the greatest player in history, it would surely be a difficult choice between him and Gareth Edwards.”

Parisse: “I’ve been fortunate to have refereed some tremendous No.8s during my career but Sergio is tops. He’s such a talented player and rarely has a bad game.”


HALFBACKS:

9. Agustin Pichot (Argentina), 10. Dan Carter (New Zealand)

Carter: “There are lots of outside-halves who have been great, but not one who has done it over so many years like Carter.”

Pichot: “Pichot and Felipe Contepomi were the ones who helped transform Argentina into one of the greatest sides in the world. He was an architect behind their march to the World Cup semi-finals in 2007, which set the trend ahead of their excellent showing in the 2015 tournament, too.”

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