Former Springbok wing Akona Ndungane picks a staff made up of these he performed with and in opposition to throughout his 12-year profession.

15 Jason Robinson
Lethal with ball in hand, he may create area from anyplace if groups kicked poorly on him.

14 Odwa Ndungane
Odwa was a great finisher. He may additionally play fullback, which helped him learn the sport effectively from the again.

13 Jaque Fourie
An awesome communicator, which helped the gamers round him make good choices with or with out the ball. He was nice at making the proper calls on defence.

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12 Tana Umaga
Tana was in a position to create area for his exterior backs and will play elsewhere within the backline.

11 Bryan Habana
He was a fantastic finisher and had electrifying velocity.

10 Dan Carter
Carter knew when to kick or run the ball and had nice imaginative and prescient, which allowed him to identify area and assault it. He was an impressive goal-kicker, too.

9 Fourie du preez
Fourie had a wonderful kicking recreation, which helped take the stress off his flyhalf.

8 Bob Skinstad
He was a skilful, fast No 8, who linked effectively together with his backline.

7 Juan Smith
Certainly one of Juan’s strengths was carrying the ball over the benefit line and he was actually good on defence.

6 Richie McCaw
McCaw was devastating on the bottom, figuring out when to go for the ball and when to depart it. He was additionally a fantastic chief.

5 Victor Matfield
There was nobody higher than him on this planet when it got here to lineouts.

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4 Bakkies Botha
Bakkies was an enforcer. With him in your staff, you knew you’ll get fast ruck ball.

3 Owen Franks
Franks helps his staff get a strong base from scrums from which to assault. He’s additionally a strong defender.

2 John Smit
Probably the greatest captains I performed alongside.

1 Os du Randt
Os was strong on the scrum, but in addition excellent at carrying the ball over the benefit line.

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