10. Alex King (England, five caps)
They wrote: “Stuart Barnes was a terrific fly-half, who should have got far more caps, but King was the beating heart of that splendid Wasps side who won a hat-trick of Premiership titles and two Heineken Cups – it took a certain Wilkinson to keep him out of the international spotlight. After his successes in conducting a back line on the field, he later turned his accomplished hand to conducting from the coaches’ box: first with Clermont; then Northampton and Wales; and now Montpellier.”
9. Julien Dupuy (France, eight caps)
1. Garry Pagel (South Africa, five caps)
They wrote: “A Gloucester legend, Azam made over 200 appearances for the Cherry and Whites and, such was his affinity with his surrogate homeland, he opened a restaurant in nearby Cheltenham. Nicknamed ‘Ollie’ by the Shed faithful, the combative, nuggety hooker was abrasive – sometimes on the wrong side of the law – but adroit, too.”
2. Olivier Azam (France, 10 caps)
3. Benoit Lecouls (France, six caps)
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