"Leaders from 1-15" - Lewis Moody names his all-time Six Nations dream team

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"I was lucky to have played with some great full-backs and Matt was so, so, so good. Jase played at full-back as much as he did at wing but he was so comfortable in both positions. Ben was ahead of his time. He was what wingers are today: big, fast, skilful, agile. Between 2001-2003, he was unstoppable."

" There’s a reason everyone else has picked Brian and I don’t need to add to it. He was just a world-class, phenomenal player. . Will could play at both 12 and 13 and it’s a toss-up between him and another former teammate of mine in Mike Tindall. There’s nothing to separate them! But I’ll go for Will, just because he’ll work brilliantly with Brian."

"There’s no doubt in my mind about this pick, it’s 100 per cent Jonny. He was as hard as granite both mentally and physically, played for years and won us the World Cup with that drop-goal. People forget just how good Rob Howley was. He’s better known for being a coach these days but as a player, he was perhaps the best scrum-half of his time."

"An odd choice, for sure. But I think Phil was so good as a tight-head, he’d have no issues switching to the opposite side. Wood was a breath of fresh air in an Ireland team that was not very flamboyant. He made them fun to watch. Adam was always the guy who our front row talked about the most. He was a small fella but almost immovable in the scrum and he gave some of our boys a few sleepless nights ahead of Six Nations matches."

My former captain and also my former head coach, Martin is probably the first name here. I loved playing against Paul. He was a proper competitor, a proper hard-worker and a high-class player for a long, long time. My second-row would be the best in the world!"

"Thierry was so strong and had such an amazing engine, also a real warrior and great captain. Neil was probably the most tenacious and competitive player I have seen and the best No.7 in the northern hemisphere in the last 20 years. Taulupe is not even 30 yet but it feels like he has been around forever, such is his longevity and class. In his pomp, I’m not sure if there was a better No.8 around at the time. "

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