Team Position 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 15 Nim Hall Don Rutherford Peter Rossborough Chris Martin Mike Catt Jason Robinson Mike Brown 14 Ted Woodward Ted Rudd Peter Squires Simon Smith Tony Underwood Mark Cueto Anthony Watson 13 Jeff Butterfield David Rosser Peter Warfield Kevin Simms Will Carling Mathew Tait Jonathan Joseph 12 Phil Davies Geoff Frankcom Peter Preece Paul Dodge Jerry Guscott Jamie Noon Luther Burrell 11 Reginald Bazley Colin Simpson David Duckham Rory Underwood Rory Underwood Josh Lewsey Jonny May 10 Doug Baker Tom Brophy Alan Old Rob Andrew Rob Andrew Charlie Hodgson George Ford 9 Johnny Williams Johnny Williams Jan Webster Richard Harding Kyran Bracken Matt Dawson Ben Youngs England 1 David Hazell Tony Horton Brian Stevens Phil Blakeway Jason Leonard Graham Rowntree Joe Marler 2 Nick Labuschagne Stephen Richards John Pullin Steve Brain Brian Moore Steve Thompson Dylan Hartley 3 George Hastings Nick Drake-Lee Fran Cotton Gary Pearce Victor Ubogu Julian White Dan Cole 4 Peter Young John Owen Bill Beaumont John Orwin Martin Johnson Danny Grewcock Dave Attwood 5 William Hancock Bob Rowell Christopher Ralston Wade Dooley Martin Bayfield Ben Kay George Kruis 6 Peter Ryan Budge Rogers Peter Dixon Jon Hall Tim Rodber Chris Jones James Haskell 7 Reg Higgins Nicholas Silk Tony Neary David Cooke Ben Clarke Andy Hazell Chris Robshaw 8 Noddy Taylor David Perry Andy Ripley Bob Hesford Dean Richards Joe Worsley Billy Vunipola
Team Position 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 15 Arthur Edwards Terry Price JPR Williams Mark Wyatt Tony Clement Gareth Thomas Leigh Halfpenny 14 Ken Jones Stuart Watkins Gerald Davies Mark Titley Simon Hill Hal Luscombe Alex Cuthbert 13 Bleddyn Williams John Dawes Steve Fenwick Rob Ackerman Mike Hall Tom Shanklin Jonathan Davies 12 Gordon Wells Dick Uzzell Ray Gravell Mark Ring Mark Taylor Gavin Henson Jamie Roberts 11 Trevor Brewer Dewi Bebb John Williams Phil Lewis Nigel Walker Shane Williams George North 10 Cliff Morgan David Watkins John Bevan Gareth Davies Neil Jenkins Stephen Jones Dan Biggar 9 Rex Willis Clive Rowlands Gareth Edwards Terry Holmes Robert Jones Dwayne Peel Rhys Webb Wales 1 Courtenay Meredith Denzil Williams Charlie Faulkner Jeff Whitefoot Ricky Evans Gethin Jenkins Gethin Jenkins 2 Bryn Meredith Norman Gale Bobby Windsor Billy James Garin Jenkins Mefin Davies Richard Hibbard 3 Billy Williams Ron Waldron Graham Price Ian Eidman John Davies Adam Jones Samson Lee 4 Rees Stephens Brian Price Allan Martin John Perkins Gareth Llewellyn Brent Cockbain Jake Ball 5 Russell Robins Brian Thomas Geoff Wheel Bob Norster Derwyn Jones Robert Sidoli Alun Wyn Jones 6 Glyn Davies Gareth Prothero Terry Cobner Martyn Morris Stuart Davies Dafydd Jones Dan Lydiate 7 Brian Sparkes Haydn Morgan Trefor Evans Dai Pickering Richie Collins Martyn Williams Sam Warburton 8 Sid Judd Alun Pask Mervyn Davies Dick Moriarty Phil Davies Michael Owen Taulupe Faletau
Team Position 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 15 William Tector Tom Kiernan Anthony Ensor Hugo MacNeill Conor O'Shea Geordan Murphy Rob Kearney 14 Seamus Byrne Patrick Casey Tom Grace Trevor Ringland Simon Geoghegan Shane Horgan Tommy Bowe 13 Noel Henderson Jerry Walsh Dick Milliken Brendan Mullin Brendan Mullin Brian O'Driscoll Jared Payne 12 Tony O'Reilly Kevin Flynn Mike Gibson Michael Kiernan Phil Danaher Gordon D'Arcy Robbie Henshaw 11 Cecil Pedlow Kenneth Houston Seamus Dennison Keith Crossan Niall Woods Denis Hickie Simon Zebo 10 Jackie Kyle Mike Gibson Billy McCombe Paul Dean Paul Burke Ronan O'Gara Ian Keatley 9 John O'Meara Roger Young John Moloney Michael Bradley Niall Hogan Peter Stringer Conor Murray Ireland 1 Fuzzy Anderson Sean MacHale Ray McLoughlin Phil Orr Nick Popplewell Reggie Corrigan Jack McGrath 2 Robin Roe Ken Kennedy Pat Whelan Ciaran Fitzgerald Keith Wood Shane Byrne Rory Best 3 Patrick O'Donoghue Ray McLoughlin Roger Clegg JJ McCoy Peter Clohessy John Hayes Mike Ross 4 Robin Thompson Willie-John McBride Willie-John McBride Donal Lenihan Mick Galwey Malcolm O'Kelly Devin Toner 5 William O'Connell Bill Mulcahy Moss Keane Willie Anderson Neil Francis Paul O'Connell Paul O'Connell 6 Marney Cunningham Mick Doyle S McKinney Philip Matthews Anthony Foley Simon Easterby Peter O'Mahony 7 Jim McCarthy Noel Murphy Fergus Slattery Nigel Carr Paddy Johns Johnny O'Connor Sean O'Brien 8 James Kavanagh Ronnie Lamont Willie Duggan Brian Spillane David Corkery Anthony Foley Jordi Murphy
Team Position 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 15 Angus Cameron Ken Scotland Andy Irvine Peter Dods Gavin Hastings Chris Paterson Stuart Hogg 14 Arthur Smith Christie Elliot Billy Steele Roger Baird Craig Joiner Simon Danielli Tommy Seymour 13 Kim Elgie Brian Henderson Jim Renwick Keith Murray Gregor Townsend Andy Craig Mark Bennett 12 Robin Charters Ian Laughland David Bell Keith Robertson Ian Jardine Hugo Southwell Alex Dunbar 11 Ian Swan George Stevenson Lewis Dick Iwan Tukalo Kenny Logan Sean Lamont Tim Visser 10 Jimmy Docherty Brian Simmers Ian McGeechan John Rutherford Craig Chalmers Dan Parks Finn Russell 9 James Nichol Tremayne Rodd Doug Morgan Roy Laidlaw Bryan Redpath Chris Cusiter Greig Laidlaw Scotland 1 Hugh McLeod David Rollo Ian McLauchlan Gerry McGuinness Dave Hilton Tom Smith Alasdair Dickinson 2 William Relph Frank Laidlaw Duncan Madsen Colin Deans Kenny Milne Gordon Bulloch Ross Ford 3 Tom Elliot Brian Neill Sandy Carmichael Ian Milne Peter Wright Gavin Kerr Euan Murray 4 Ernie Michie Peter Stagg Alastair McHarg Alister Campbell Damian Cronin Stuart Grimes Richie Gray 5 Hamish Kemp Michael Campbell-Lamerton Gordon Brown Tom Smith Stewart Campbell Scott Murray Jonny Gray 6 William Glen Pringle Fisher Mike Biggar Jim Calder Rob Wainwright Jason White Rob Harley 7 Adam Robson Derrick Grant Wilson Lauder John Jeffrey Iain Morrison Jon Petrie Blair Cowan 8 Jim Greenwood Jim Telfer David Leslie John Beattie Eric Peters Ally Hogg Johnnie Beattie
Team Position 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 15 Michel Vannier Paul Dedieu Michel Taffary Serge Blanco Jean-Luc Sadourny Pepito Elhorga Scott Spedding 14 Jaques Lapatey Jean Gachassin JF Gourdon Patrick Esteve Emile Ntamack Aurelien Rougerie Yoann Huget 13 Roger Martine Guy Boniface Claude Dourthe Philippe Sella Philippe Sella Brian Liebenberg Mathieu Bastareaud 12 Maurice Prat Jean Pique Roland Bertranne Didier Codorniou Thierry Lacroix Damien Traille Wesley Fofana 11 Andre Boniface Christian Darrouy Jean-Pierre Lux Bernard Lavigne Philippe Saint-Andre Christophe Dominici Teddy Thomas 10 Andre Haget Jean Capdouze Jean-Pierre Romeu Jean-Patrick Lescarboura Christophe Deylaud Yann Delaigue Camille Lopez 9 Gerard Dufau Lilian Camberabero Jacques Fouroux Jerome Gallion Guy Accoceberry Pierre Mignoni Rory Kockott France 1 Amedee Domench Jean-Claude Berejnoi Armand Vaquerin Pierre Dospital Laurent Benezech Sylvain Marconnet Alexandre Menini 2 Paul Labadie Jean-Michel Cabanier Alain Paco Philippe Dintrans Jean-Michel Gonzalez William Servat Guilhem Guirado 3 Rene Brejassou Arnaldo Gruarin Jean-Louis Azarete Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou Christian Califano Pieter de Villiers Rabah Slimani 4 Bernard Chevallier Benoit Dauga Georges Senal Francis Haget Olivier Merle Fabien Pelous Pascal Pape 5 Michel Celaya Walter Spanghero Alain Esteve Jean Condom Olivier Roumat Jerome Thion Yoann Maestri 6 Jean Prat Maurice Lira Olivier Saisset Jacques Gratton Abdelatif Benazzi Julien Bonnaire Thierry Dusautoir 7 Henri Domec Michel Crauste Victor Boffelli Laurent Rodriguez Laurent Cabannes Sebastien Chabal Bernard le Roux 8 Robert Baulon Andre Herrero Jean-Pierre Bastiat Dominique Erbani Philippe Benetton Patrick Tabacco Damien Chouly