2. Mamuka Gorgodze (Georgia)
Anyone nicknamed ‘Gorgodzilla’ for his exploits in the school for hard knocks that is the French Top 14 means the 6ft 5ins 18st 10lbs Tblisi-born back rower is not one of life’s shrinking violets. Back home his rampaging style of play and passion for the physical side of the game has earned him two monikers, ‘Gulliver’ because he is a giant among men and the ‘Georgian Animal’… enough said.
1. Peter O’Mahony (Ireland)
The Cork man is as hard as nails and an old-school back rower who could have easily packed down with Irish legend Fergus Slattery back in the 70s and early 80s. Puts his body on the line for the Irish and Munster cause and like Alun Wyn Jones for Wales, his belting out of his national anthem is a sight for sore eyes.
