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In many ways, he was ahead of his time as a player. As a back, he was tall, and had real pace to burn, and looked more like a player from the modern-day than the 80s.

He also wasn’t afraid to use his feet to chip balls over the top, again something we take for granted now, but that was not as common at the time.

His long-legged style made him hard to tackle, and his solid upper-body strength also allowed him to break tackles as effectively as his legs allowed him to avoid them.

3. Fabien Pelous: Lock

Number of Caps: 118

Test Points: 80

Test Tries: 8

At 6ft 6in and weighing in at 242 pounds, Fabien Pelous was the epitome of what a lock should look like as a physical specimen.

However, it was possibly his technical ability that made him stand out more than his size and strength.