20 John Smit (South Africa)
19 Zinzan Brooke (New Zealand)
18 Christian Cullen (New Zealand)
17 David Pocock (Australia)
16 Kieran Read (New Zealand)
15 Paul O’Connell (Ireland)
14 Victor Matfield (South Africa)
13 George Gregan (Australia)
12 Bryan Habana (South Africa)
11 Martin Johnson (England)
They said: “A player who led by example and the kind of man you would always want alongside you in the trenches when the chips are down. Would never ask someone to do something he wouldn’t do himself.”