John Barclay names his dream team, including his England back-row 'idol'

"Hoggy is well worthy of his place. He keeps getting better and better and has done so throughout his career. Robinson was an electric player and, let’s not forget, made the switch across codes and was super successful in both.

"Shane was a really special player – though I don’t have such fond memories of the 82nd-minute try he scored against us in 2010 when we blew a 10-point lead!"

"I don’t think anyone else comes close to O'Driscoll. I played against Yannick a lot and he was one of those players who just always seemed to have time on the ball."

"I have gone with Peel and Stephen Jones as my half-back pairing. For me, they have been two of the best players in the Guinness Six Nations era."

Gethin Jenkins (Wales), Keith Wood (Ireland), Phil Vickery (England)

"The perfect modern-day prop. Jenkins was as fit as anything, he could carry and he was really good over the ball. I didn’t play against Wood but he was one of my heroes growing up. Tight-head is not the most exciting position to talk about but Phil was just always there and proved such a reliable presence with England and the Lions"

"Paul was dogged, determined, ridiculously physical and robust. Martin is another player I grew up watching at a time when it felt like England won everything. He did it all – captained England, captained the Lions, won the World Cup, won Heineken Cups, won Grand Slams."

Serge Betsen (France), Richard Hill (England), Simon Taylor (Scotland)

"I was torn between Serge and Thierry Dusautoir for this one but Serge just edges it. Richard Hill was my idol growing up. I had to get another Scot in there! Simon Taylor and Jason White were two of my heroes and I was lucky enough to play with both of them."