10. Fly-half – Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City):A fly half needs to be a good footballer, so it makes sense to give the No. 10 jersey to the Premier League’s most-accomplished playmaker.
Rugby player he kind of reminds me of: Finn Russell (Scotland)
9. Scrum-half – Phil Foden (Manchester City): OK, so Man City’s little English wizard doesn’t exactly look like a rugby player. But scrum-halves are essentially little freaks of nature. Typically, they’re tiny men with fearless, big hearts whose main job is to keep passing and maintain a tempo of play.See? Just like Foden.
Rugby player he kind of reminds me of: Conor Murray (Ireland)
1 .Loosehead prop -Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool): The man is a cube. A power cube. A fridge of a person. He put Romelu Lukaku on his backside once. That’s not easy to do. Especially when you’re 5ft 5.
Rugby player he kind of reminds me of: Ellis Genge (England)
2. Hooker – Andrew Robertson (Liverpool): The flying Scotsman, Robertson had to fit in somewhere. Seeing as the fullback has got so much experience of taking throw-ins, he can play hooker and chuck the ball into the lineout.
Rugby player he kind of reminds me of: Stuart McInally (Scotland)
3. Tighthead-prop – Troy Deeney (Watford): “I’ve got a big head and teeth like a shark. So what? It is what it is.”
That’s precisely the sort of unflinching attitude we need in our front row, which is why Deeney is the first name on the teamsheet.
Rugby player he kind of reminds me of: Demba Bamba (France)