Flanker: Jimmy Tuivaiti – Italy
- He is
an, New Zealand born, Italian rugby union player - His usual position is as a Flanker, and he currently plays for Zebre
Flanker: John Hardie – Scotland
- Born in Lumsden in Southland Hardie went to Southland Boys’ High and played for Southland the Highlanders in Super Rugby.
- He played five seasons for the Highlanders before moving to the UK.
- He currently plays for Newcastle and has 16 caps for Scotland, broken up by a suspension for alleged cocaine use.
- Hardie reportedly chased down and caught a shoplifter at Edinburgh’s Ocean Terminal shopping centre while playing for Edinburgh.
Number 8: Brad Shields – England
- Shields was born in Masterton to English parents (qualifying him for England) and went to Taita College in Lower Hutt, where he was deputy head boy.
- He played for the New Zealand under 20s, had 60 games for Wellington and is a Hurricanes centurion playing 100 Super Rugby games as well as captaining the side.
- He moved to England at the end of this year’s Super Rugby season and was cleared by New Zealand Rugby to play for England in June against South Africa.
