A Glasgow centurion who won 15 caps for Scotland, captained the Lions and featured in the English Premiership and Top 14, Josh Strauss picks a starting lineup from the best he played with or against.
15. Stuart Hogg
The best fullback I ever played with.
14. Taqele Naiyaravoro
He was 133kg when he joined us at Glasgow – an absolute freak on a good day.
13. Waylon Murray
A very intelligent player and great physicality to go with it.
12. Doppies la Grange
Doppies was a very underrated player – physical and consistent.
11. DTH van der Merwe
He was a try-scoring machine for Glasgow.
10. Finn Russell
The calmest guy I’ve ever played with, he can do out-of-this-world things.
9. Niko Matawalu
Nico could literally win you a game single-handedly.
8. Nick Williams
To consistently dominate for as long as he did is really an incredible achievement, Nick gave me nightmares about tackling him.
7. Schalk Burger
Hard as nails every time I played against him and one of the nicest guys off the field, too.
6. Heinrich Brussow
Immovable on his day, it was like running into a brick wall.
5. Johnny Gray
One of the most consistent guys I’ve ever played with, barely misses a tackle.
4. Leone Nakarawa
A magician with his offloads.
3. Trevor Nyakane
Great player all around and a great team guy.
2. Fraser Brown
Loved how physical he was, very powerful in all aspects.
1. CJ van der Linde
One of the most skilful and athletic props I ever played with.
