No 8

The power house at base of scrum,
A kind of wrecking ball;
Pick and drive, break free and run,
But heed the scrum half call!

Dynamic strength, the handling skills,
Need pace to break gain line,
Nouse, insight, and vodka filled,
Off load the pill enshrined.

Loading line outs with towering heights,
Add a forth dimension;
Ensure you're in the hooker's sights,
Shows ambition and intention.

Have confidence and speed of thought,
Immune from white line fever;
Recycle ball, and panic nought,
Release to wide receivers.

Cantilever of the back row balance,
Leader of this hunting pack,
Scavenger scales the gauntlet challenge
And dovetails row at back.

Faletau, Parisee, Picamoles
Heaslip, Vunipola
Read the game, all know your roles
These heavy weight steam rollers!

Dallaglio, Richards, Zinzan Brooke,
Shelford, Scott Quinnel,
Uttley, eights who wrote the book,
And gave defences hell.

Lead from the front, though back of pack,
You have the leaders traits;
Cornerstone of kebab shack,
Conductor. Number eight!