“Relentless and underrated” – Sergio Parisse’s rugby dream team is sensational!

SECOND-ROW:

Lock: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
Lock: Marco Bortolami (Italy)

BACK-ROW:

Blindside-flanker: Thierry Dusautoir (France)
Openside-flanker: David Pocock (Australia)
Number 8: Kieran Read (New Zealand)

Parisse on Dusautoir: “Dusautoir has to be considered one of the greats. No matter what the occasion, he always brought the same intensity.”

Parisse on Pocock: “Nobody tested me physically as much as Pocock. He was physically the perfect rugby player.”

Parisse on Read: “I think Kieran Read was underrated compared to some of his teammates. Relentless.”

England’s, Toby Flood fall short of the try line and is taken off the field after France’s, Thierry Dusautoir landed on him – Photo mandatory by-line: Jan Kruger / Pinnacle – Tel: +44(0)1363 881025 – Mobile: 0797 1270 681 – VAT Reg No: 768 6958 48 – 150309 – SPORT – RUGBY – RBS 6 NATIONS – England v France – Twickenham

DID YOU KNOW? Parisse has been twice nominated for the prestigious World Rugby Player of the Year award. He remains the only Italian player to ever be nominated

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