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Ireland's Mike Gibson representing the Lions

Major teams: North of Ireland, Cambridge University Country: Ireland Test span: 1964-79 Ireland caps: 69 (69 starts) Lions caps: 12 (11 starts) Test points: 112 (9T, 7C, 16P, 6DG) He…

Yannick Jauzion scores against New Zealand in the 2007 World Cup

Major teams: Colomiers, Toulouse
 

Country: France
 
Test span: 2003-11
 France caps: 73 (65 starts) 

Test points: 103 (20T, 1DG) The professional era has seen midfields crowded with mighty collisions between…

South Africa's Danie Gerber

Major teams: Eastern Province, Western Province Position: Centre Country: South Africa Test span: 1980-92 Test caps: 24 (24 starts) Test points: 82 (19T, 1C) From Eastern Province, Gerber emerged on…

Jeff Butterfield of England

Major teams: Northampton Country: England Test span: 1953-59 England caps: 28 (28 starts) Lions caps: 4 (4 starts) Test points: 27 (8T, 1DG) Jeff Butterfield was a stylish centre who…

Australia's Ken Catchpole

Major teams: Randwick, NSW Country: Australia
 Test span: 1961-68 Australia caps: 27 (27 starts) Test points: 9 (3T) He captained Australia on his Test debut and 12 other occasions, he…

Gary Armstrong in action against England

Major teams: Jed-Forest, Newcastle, Borders Country: Scotland Test span: 1988-99 Scotland caps: 51 (49 starts)
 Test points: 21 (5T) “Inside me at scrum-half I have one of the toughest players…

Bismarck du Plessis taking on the NZ defence

Major teams: Free State Cheetahs, Natal, Sharks, Montpellier 

 Country: South Africa
 Test span: 2007-2015 South Africa caps 79 (50 starts)
 Test points: 55 (11T) Stuck behind the sizeable figure…

Raphael Ibanez on the charge

Major teams: Dax, Perpignan, Castres, Saracens, Wasps Country: France 
Test span: 1996-2007 France caps: 98 (75 starts) Test points: 40 (8T) He took over the France captaincy at the start…

Argentina's Mario Ledesma

Major teams: Curupatyi, Narbonne, Castres, Clermont
 Country: Argentina

 Test span: 1996-2011
 Argentina caps: 84 (67 starts)

 Test points: 15 (3 tries) Wallaby prop Sekope Kepu might seem an odd choice…