Former England captain Chris Robshaw has named his Test dream team, which includes two World Cup-winning Springboks.
Selecting his best of the best for Ruck.co.uk, Robshaw’s lineup includes multiple World Cup winners and former World Player of the Year winners, and no less than eight fellow Englishmen.
A 2007 World Cup hero and Bok loose-forward wrecking ball, Schalk Burger packs down at blindside flank alongside legendary All Black talisman Richie McCaw and ex-England No 8 and skipper Lawrence Dallaglio.
Commenting on Burger’s inclusion, Robshaw said: “He’s a player I was lucky enough to play against when he was at Sarries. As a young lad, I actually grew my hair to look like him.”
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Bryan Habana, who holds the record with iconic All Blacks wing Jonah Lomu for the highest number of tries scored at Rugby World Cups (15), lines up at right wing – Lomu and Englishman Jason Robinson complete the back three.
“He was electric. I’m sure he’d be a good teammate,” Robshaw said of Habana.
Former Ireland and British & Irish Lions skipper Brian O’Driscoll and Kiwi Ma’a Nonu combine in midfield, while Englishman Owen Farrell and Welshman Gareth Edwards link up at halfback. Also, Englishmen Martin Johnson and Maro Itoje slot into the second row, with Dan Cole, Jamie George and Joe Marler making up an all-England front row.
Chris Robshaw’s Dream XV – 15 Jason Robinson (England), 14 Bryan Habana (South Africa), 13 Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), 12 Ma’a Nonu (New Zealand), 11 Jonah Lomu (New Zealand), 10 Owen Farrell (England), 9 Gareth Edwards (Wales), 8 Lawrence Dallaglio (England), 7 Schalk Burger (South Africa), 6 Richie McCaw (New Zealand), 5 Martin Johnson (England), 4 Maro Itoje (England), 3 Dan Cole (England), 2 Jamie George (England), 1 Joe Marler (England).
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