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Martin Edward Corry MBE is an English former rugby union footballer who played at number eight, blindside flanker or lock for Bristol and Leicester Tigers and represented England and the British and Irish Lions.
Christopher Douglas Paterson, MBE is an ambassador and specialist coach for the Scotland and Edinburgh rugby union teams. He is a former professional rugby union player who played for Scotland and, for the most part of his career, Edinburgh. Paterson is Scotland's record points scorer with 809 points and second most-capped player with 109 caps. He is capable of playing in a range of positions, including fullback, wing and fly-half.
Agustín Pichot is a retired Argentine rugby union player, formerly captain of the Argentine team and the English club Bristol. In addition to Bristol, he played for French sides Stade Français and Racing Métro after leaving Argentine team CASI from San Isidro in 1997. In 2011, he was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame. He was Vice-Chairman of World Rugby between 2016 and 2020.
Martín Leandro Castrogiovanni is a former Italian Argentine rugby union footballer.
Mauro Bergamasco is a former Italian rugby union footballer who last played for Zebre. He predominantly played as an open-side flanker, although his versatility means that he had also played a number of international games on the wing, and started at scrum-half in an infamously error-prone performance. He was considered to be one of Italy's best players in his preferred position.
Santiago Dellapè is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position is at lock. He plays for Italy, and was included their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad to Australia. He has played for the French Top 14 side Racing Métro since the 2009–10 season, having moved to the Parisian club from fellow Top 14 side Toulon.
Gonzalo Canale is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centre or at full back. He plays for French club ASM Clermont Auvergne. Canale has also been capped for the Italy national team, and was a part of their squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia and the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Huw Bennett is a former Wales international rugby union hooker, who played most of his rugby career for the Ospreys.
Juan Manuel Leguizamón is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays as a flanker or a number eight. Leguizamón last played for the Jaguares, the Argentine side which made its debut in Super Rugby for the 2016 season.
Alun Wyn Jones is a Welsh professional rugby union player. He is the current captain of the Wales national team, and the former captain of the Ospreys. He is the world's most-capped lock forward and Wales' most capped international player. He is one of a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams including Gerald Davies, Gareth Edwards, JPR Williams, Ryan Jones, Adam Jones and Gethin Jenkins. He was named as the best player of the 2019 Six Nations Championship.
Tom Court is an Australian-born former rugby union footballer. He most recently played for London Irish as a loosehead prop. He primarily played at tighthead in his early career at Ulster but switched to loosehead in the 2007/2008 season when B. J. Botha arrived at Ulster.
Pablo Canavosio is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer. Canavosio played for Rovigo, Calvisano, Castres Olympique and Aironi. His usual position is at scrum half or wing.
Eoin Reddan is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum half. He initially attended the Jesuit boarding school, Clongowes Wood, before moving school to Crescent College Comprehensive where he captained the school side. On leaving school he studied at the University of Limerick.
Paul Kaine Robertson is a rugby union player from New Zealand who plays rugby union for Viadana, and international rugby for Italy.
Mike Ross is a retired Irish rugby union footballer who played prop for Irish club Leinster and the Ireland national rugby team.
Antonio Pavanello is an Italian rugby union player. His preferred position is in the Second Row although he can also play equally well in the back-row. He currently plays for Benetton Treviso in the Pro14 competition and the European Heineken Cup.
Jean-François Montauriol in Toulouse, France is a Franco-Italian rugby union player. His preferred position is in the Back Row although he can also play equally well in the Second Row. He currently plays for Rugby Rovigo in the Top12. He began his career at his hometown club Stade Toulousain but was never a regular first-XV player. He moved to Venezia before the start of the 2008-09 season, where his performances were rewarded with a call-up to the Italy squad for the match against England in the 2009 Six Nations Championship. He came on as a replacement for the final 4 minutes of the game at Twickenham, winning his first cap. He was also selected on Italy's 2009 summer tour to Australia and New Zealand. He won his second cap against Australia in Melbourne on this tour.
Tangaki Taulupe "Toby" Faletau is a Tongan-born professional rugby union player who represents Wales internationally. The back row forward played for Cross Keys RFC and Newport RFC before joining the Newport Gwent Dragons. As of the 2016/2017 season, Faletau plays for Bath Rugby.
Franco Properzi Curti is a former Indian-born Italian rugby union player and a current assistant coach. He played as a prop.
Petrus Francois Smith is a South African former rugby union player and current Head Coach of the Italy. His regular playing position was fly-half or centre.
