#2. Alex King (Five caps)
He was the beating heart of that splendid Wasps side who won a hat-trick of Premiership titles and two Heineken Cups – it took a certain Wilkinson to keep him out of the international spotlight. After his successes in conducting a back line on the field, he started coaching first with Clermont; then Montpellier, Northampton and Wales; and now Gloucester.
