NUMBER 8: Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
- Current age 30 years 210 days
- Major teams Bath Rugby, British and Irish Lions, Dragons, Welsh Probables, Wales
- Position Back-row
HE SAID: “Very few arguments surround the consistently brilliant Faletau making the plane. He looks fit, healthy and can play any style, fitting in with all back-row combinations,”
DID YOU KNOW? As a young boy, his school friends struggled to pronounce his Tongan name, and so he picked up the nickname Toby. In recent years, he has requested that his rugby squad name be recorded more accurately as Taulupe
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