The former Bok and Sharks loose forward selects a team of the best he played with and against.

15 Ben Smith
Ben is a solid fullback, who’s brilliant on attack.

14 JP Pietersen 
An amazing guy, on and off the field, and was one of the best finishers in the world.

13 Jacque Fourie
A great finisher, who was brilliant on defence. One of the best players South Africa has ever produced.

12 Frans Steyn 
Frans is one of the strongest players I ever played with.

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11 Bryan Habana
Bryan was one of the best finishers of all time.

10 Dan Carter
Dan will remain the best No 10 for many years. It looked like he had so much time and he always looked in control.

9 Fourie du Preez
The best scrumhalf the Springboks have had. An extremely smart player too.

8 Jerome Kaino
I played against him throughout my entire career. He was an unbelievably hardworking player.

7 Juan Smith 
The hard man of rugby. It’s unbelievable what he managed to achieve.

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6 George Smith
The original fetcher. He was brilliant at what he did for so many years.

5 Victor Matfield 
He was the best No 5 lock in the world and his combination with Bakkies ruled for many years.

4 Bakkies Botha
He demanded respect on the field. His presence and work rate off the ball were massive.

3 Jannie du Plessis 
An unbelievable scrummager and completed this great front row. They were the best for many years.

2 Bismarck du Plessis
An absolute tank of a player on attack and defence. Massive in the lineouts and scrums.

1 Beast Mtawarira
No 1 on the field and No 1 in my heart.

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