Chris Robshaw named a star-studded back-row trident of players when picking his all-timer dream team.
A twice-named Aviva Premiership Player of the Year, Robshaw won 66 England caps and is the second most capped England captain of all time.
Speaking on the Looseheadz Podcast, he selected his dream team from any era of rugby to take on Mars if they invaded the Earth and challenged us to a game of rugby.
Here, Chris Robshaw names his stunning dream team to take on Mars.
DID YOU KNOW? He was engaged to his girlfriend of 6 years, Camilla Kerslake, before they married in France on 29 June 2018
The rest of his XV:
15: Jason Robinson (England) – An easy pick. I wish i could have played against him to see his footwork up close.
14: Bryan Habana (South Africa) – He was electric. I’m sure he’d be a good teammate.
13: Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland) – From what he achieved in the game, I think he’d be a great player to have in the side.
12: Ma’a Nonu (New Zealand) – Always quite a scary guy to play against. The best 12 about in my time, but it was a tough one between him and Jamie Roberts.
11: Jonah Lomu (New Zealand) – The impact he had on rugby was like nobody else in history. I would have loved to have played with him.
10: Owen Farrell (England): “He’s been brilliant. You take him out of the training session and I think the volume drops by 80%.
9: Gareth Edwards (Wales) – “Going back a little bit, but I’m sure he could spark this team into life.”
1: Joe Marler – A hell of a character. A great player and a great person to have in your changing room.
2: Jamie George – Again a fantastic player.
3: Dan Cole – He was my roommate every time we toured together or with England, so I don’t know who else I’d share with.
4: Martin Johnson (Captain) – A good enforcer. Our captain for sure.
5: Maro Itoje – The best second-row I played with. I think he’s just going to get better and better.
Chris Robshaw’s Dream Back-Row
Blindside-flanker: Schalk Burger (South Africa)
One of the most physical back-rowers in the game, he was dubbed a “threshing machine” by former Springboks coach Nick Mallett. Came back from injury and life-threatening illness to enjoy an immense international swansong at the 2015 World Cup. A carrying king who went on to join Saracens before retiring.
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.”