Dave Alred
• considered to be one of the best kicking coaches
Rob Andrew
• a Cambridge University graduate, Rob is a former English rugby union footballer
Brian Ashton
• is considered to be one of the best backs coaches in world rugby
Neil Back
• former international rugby union player who gained 66 caps for England
Steve Bainbridge
• played for England from 1982-1987
Maurice Bamford
• former English rugby league footballer and coach
Martin Bayfield
• made his England debut in 1991 and was part of the 1992 Five Nations Grand Slam winning side
John Beattie
• earned a total of 25 caps for Scotland and is now one of the game's top commentators and pundits in Scotland
Bill Beaumont
• former captain of the England team; also a former team captain on the BBC quiz show 'Question of Sport'
Phil Bennett
• was a Welsh international rugby union fly half from 1969 to 1978
John Bentley
• English former rugby league and rugby union wing three quarter
Serge Betsen
• French rugby union legend
John Boyd
Kyran Bracken
• former English rugby union footballer who captained the team on 3 occasions; won ITV's Dancing on Ice in 2007
Zinzan Brook
• former New Zealand rugby union footballer, he scored 17 tries in Test matches
Peter Brown
Lee Byrne
• Welsh international rugby union rugby player
Jonathan Callard
• brother of Nigel Callard, played rugby for Bath and England
Will Carling
• captain of the England team from 1988 to 1996
Mike Catt
• South African-born English rugby union footballer
Craig Chalmers
• represented Scotland and the British Lions at international level
Gareth Chilcott
• former rugby union player who made his England debut against Australia in 1984
Ben Clarke
• toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions in 1993
Richard Cockerill
• former English rugby union footballer who played as a hooker and made his England debut against Argentina in 1997
Ben Cohen
• played in the team that won the 2003 World Cup
Geoff Cooke
• led the England team (between 1987 and 1994) in 49 international matches
Martin Corry
• played in the 2007 World Cup Final in Paris
Fran Cotton
• former English rugby union prop forward who captained the England team on 3 occasions
Terry Crystal
• former England rugby union doctor
Les Cusworth
• began his career at Wakefield where he set the British club record of 25 drop goals in just 21 games in 1974/75
Lawrence Dallaglio
• a key member of the England team that won the 2003 Rugby World Cup
Gerald Davies
• former rugby player who is now an accomplished after dinner speaker
Jonathan Davies
Mark Davies
• played for Wales between 1981 and 1985
Huw Davis
• played for England from 1981-1986
Matt Dawson
• retired English rugby union player who won 77 caps for his country - he is England’s most capped scrum half; regular team captain on 'Question of Sport'
John Devereux
• former Welsh rugby international
Steve Diamond
• former Sale Sharks player
David Duckham
• awarded the MBE for services to rugby, played 36 games for England from 1969 to 1976
Gareth Edwards
• former Welsh rugby union footballer who played scrum-half; from 1978 until 1982 was a team captain on the TV quiz show 'A Question of Sport'
Johnathan Edwards
• selected as captain of the Wales Sevens squad in 2007
Ieuan Evans
• former Welsh rugby union player; was awarded the MBE for services to rugby in 1996
Andy Farrell
• appeared 34 times for Great Britain, represented England in two World Cups
Steve Fenwick
• former Welsh international rugby union and league player
Sean Fitzpatrick
• in 1992 was awarded the captaincy of the All Blacks
Ben Foden
• scored his first try for England in 2010 against France in the Six Nations
Mike Forshaw
• commenced his playing career at Wigan in 1987
Ray French
• played both rugby league and rugby union; also a well known commentator
John Gallagher
• represented the All Blacks
Steve Ganson
• rugby league referee
Scott Gibbs
• named 'Player of the Series' in the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa
Phil de Glanville
• captained Bath to a league and cup double in 1996
Ray Gravell
• gained 23 caps for Wales
Will Greenwood
• won 55 caps for England he now works as an analyst for Sky Sports
Andy Gregory
• English former rugby league footballer, inductee of the Wigan Hall of Fame
Jeremy Guscott
• played for Bath, England and the British and Irish Lions
Dusty Hare
• former rugby union player who played for England
Gavin Hastings
• one of the outstanding rugby union players of his generation, winning 61 caps for Scotland, 20 of which as captain
Scott Hastings
• younger brother of Gavin, Scott won 65 caps for Scotland from 1986 to 1997
Austin Healey
• English rugby union player who has played at scrum half, fly-half, fullback and wing
Rob Henderson
• rugby union player
Richard Hill
• has the reputation as being one of the world´s finest forwards
Neil Holding
• former St Helens player
Damien Hopley
• former England player
David Howes
Willie Hunter
• played rugby for Scotland
Raphael Ibanez
• former captain of France
Garin Jenkins
• Welsh player who took part in 3 World Cups
Martin Johnson
• captained England to victory in the 2003 World Cup
Rob Jones
• former Welsh captain
Ben Kay
• English international rugby union footballer who plays lock forward for Leicester Tigers and England

Steve Lander
• international rugby referee
Simon Lazenby
• rugby presenter on Sky Sports
Jason Leonard
• held the world record, until 2005, for winning the most international caps
Mike Lewis
Josh Lewsey
• featured heavily in the national side's campaign to retain the World Cup in 2007
Kenny Logan
• former Scottish rugby international
Jonah Lomu
• one of the biggest names in world rugby
Michael Lynagh
• former Australian rugby union player
Willie John McBride
• played 63 Tests for Ireland including 11 as captain
Barrie McDermott
• a former English professional rugby league footballer
Shaun McRae
• nicknamed Bomber, Shaun is a well known rugby coach
Justin Marshall
• won 81 caps for New Zealand
Kenny Milne
• Scottish player who was part of the 1990 Grand Slam winning side
Lewis Moody
• played in the 2003 World Cup winning side
Brian Moore
Cliff Morgan
• played rugby for Wales winning 29 caps between 1951 and 1958
Mick Morgan
• former professional rugby league player who also coached during the 1990s
Alex Murphy
• former rugby league player and coach
Geordan Murphy
• plays for Leicester Tigers as a full back or wing
Howard Nicholson
Andy Nicol
• former Scottish rugby union player and captain
Terry O'Connor
• played for Salford, Wigan and Widnes, became Sporting Director at Widnes Vikings upon retirement
Martin Offiah
• scored more than 500 tries in his career
Rick O'Shea
Nigel Owens
• Welsh international rugby union referee
Robbie Paul
• former New Zealand rugby league player
Jamie Peacock
• played as a prop forward for England and Great Britain
Eric Peters
• former Scottish rugby union player, now a commentator
Francois Pienaar
• captained South Africa, to World Cup victory in 1995
Daryl Powell
Graham Price
• former Welsh rugby union player who won 41 caps for Wales
Jeff Probyn
• former England player, now a regular on Talksport
Mick Quinn
• played rugby union for Ireland
Derek Quinnell
• won 23 rugby union caps for Wales
Scott Quinnell
• scored 11 tries for Wales and captained his country on 7 occasions
Nigel Redman
• coached the England U20 squad to a Grand Slam in the 2008 RBS 6 Nations
Mark Regan
• 46 international caps
Paul Rendall
• former English rugby union player
Dean Richards
• was one of the best number eights in the world, winning 48 England caps and six caps for the British Lions
Ian Robertson
• former Scottish player, also a commentator and writer who has co-authored over 20 books
Andy Robinson
• former English rugby union player who was head coach of England from 2004-2006
Jason Robinson
• a legend in both rugby union and rugby league
Ashley Rowden
Clive Rowland
• Welsh rugby player during the 1960s
Graham Rowntree
• capped 54 times for England
Jamie Salmon
• represented both New Zealand and England
Philippe Sella
• won 111 caps for France
Bobby Skinstad
• gained 42 caps for South Africa
Fergus Slattery
• member of the Irish Triple Crown-winning team in 1982
Steve Smith
David Sole
• former Scottish rugby union footballer who is now a commentator
John Spencer
• captained England in four internationals
John Stankevitch
• played for St Helens and Widnes
Phil Steele
• former Welsh rugby player, now a very popular after dinner speaker
Matt Stevens
• rugby union player and contestant on Celebrity X Factor
Tim Stimpson
• rugby union international full back who is semi-retired from the game
John Taylor
• nicknamed Basil Brush, John played as a flanker and represented Wales 26 times between 1967 and 1973
Gareth Thomas
• became the first Welshman to win 100 caps in rugby union
Steve Thompson
• played for England gaining over 60 caps
Gregor Townsend
• former Scottish rugby union player who represented both Scotland and the British and Irish Lions, won 82 caps for Scotland (twice as captain)
David Trick
• played for Bath between 1979 and 1991; member of the England squad from 1980-1986
Rory Underwood
• represented England and the British Lions and is a former Royal Air Force pilot
Roger Uttley
• former English rugby union player and PE teacher at Harrow School
Nigel Walker
Shaun Wane
• former rugby league footballer, currently a coach
David Watkins
• played both rugby union and rugby league between 1967 and 1983
Richard Webster
• in 2011 became head coach of the Wales national under-20 rugby union team
Doddie Weir
• won first cap for Scotland in 1990 against Argentina
Dorian West
• former English international rugby union footballer
Peter Wheeler
• former England rugby union player who gained 5 caps as captain
Chris White
• international rugby referee
JJ Williams
• former rugby union player who earned 30 caps for Wales as a winger
JPR Williams
• an orthopaedic surgeon by profession, a former rugby union footballer who represented Wales during the 1970s
Shane Williams
• most capped winger for Wales
Keith Wood
• scored 4 tries in one game in the 1999 World Cup
Clive Woodward
• coach of the England national rugby union team from 1997 to 2004