Lawrence Dallaglio names his Dream Back-Row — and only ONE England legend makes the cut

: "So talented, so physical, such a great understanding of the game and so bloody competitive."

Hill played 288 times for Saracens and 71 times for England making him one of the modern greats of the English game. He also played five Tests for the British and Irish Lions between 1997 and 2005.

Dallaglio said:

"It is unusual not to have a Springbok in my back-row but was Francois Pienaar or Schalk Burger better than Hill? Not in my opinion. The thing about Hill is that even at the highest level, he didn’t make mistakes."

The flanker was part of the much-vaunted England loose trio of Back, Dallaglio and Hill that took England to Rugby World Cup glory in 2003 under Clive Woodward.

 Big hits, shrewd driving and energy-sapping support play, were features of his exceptionally well-rounded game which made him one of the most highly rated flankers of his era.

DID YOU KNOW? On his mother's side, Hill is a second cousin removed of film director Peter Jackson, who is renowned for bring the Lord Of The Rings to the big screen.

Jones revolutionised the position with his physical prowess, superior fitness and instinct for the ball, but while he was a joy to watch his career was often punctuated with time away from the field because of injury and his refusal to play on Sundays for religious reasons.

Dallaglio said: "He had everything. Quick, athletic, skilful, brave, and a great team player. There have been some great No 7s; Winterbottom, Back, George Smith, Richie McCaw but none as good as Jones.

Jones, who won 55 caps for the All Blacks ensured his legacy from his debut at the age of 22 when he scored the opening try of the inaugural World Cup in 1987.

Jones was named by Rugby World magazine as the third best All Black of the 20th century after Colin Meads and Sean Fitzpatrick.John Hart, who first selected him for Auckland, called him "almost the perfect rugby player".

Did you know? Since 2002, he has been a food bank manager in Avondale, Auckland.

All Blacks No.8 Zinzan Brooke possessed the unique talent of being both an agile forward and having an impressive kicking side to his game.

Setting a world record for his specific era - Brooke scored 17 Test rugby tries. And the first of these tries came against Argentina in 1987 where the young back-row helped his side to a conclusive 46-15 victory. However, in front of Brooke in the All Blacks pecking order was the legendary Buck Shelford so Zinzan had to wait until after 1990 - when the All Blacks selectors deemed Shelford to be surplus to requirements- to have a regular run in the first-team.

He went onto be a vital member of the New Zealand World Cup squad in 1991 and 1995 and contributed an unforgettable moment which has gone down in rugby folklore against England during the 1995 showpiece.

With the posts lying 47 metres away from the rampaging No.8 - Brooke set his sights and nailed an outrageous field goal - and in the process propelling him into the rugby spotlight. However, Brooke's joy proved to be short-lived as the All Blacks went down to the Springboks in the historic 1995 World Cup final.