Rugby union flankers

Andy Beattie (born 6 September 1978) is an English rugby union footballer. He is a back row forward. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andy Beattie (rugby player)"

Robert Brian "Bobby" Skinstad (born 3 July 1976 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) played rugby union in the positions of flanker and eighthman for the South African national rugby team, the Springboks. Skinstad also captained the Springboks in 10 games. He stands 1.93 meters tall and weighs 104 kilograms. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bobby Skinstad"

Colin Charvis (born December 27, 1972 in Sutton Coldfield, England) is the Wales rugby union captain, and plays as a flanker. After several seasons with Swansea he found himself out of contract in the lead up to the 2003 World Cup and for a time played in France. For season 2004-2005 he signed for English side Newcastle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colin Charvis"

Colin Earl Meads (born June 3, 1936 in Cambridge, New Zealand) nicknamed "Pinetree", is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer who played 133 times (55 of these were test matches) as an All Black from 1957 until 1971. He played first as a flanker and number 8 , but was mostly as lock. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colin Meads"

Dan Baugh (born on September 10, 1974 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian rugby union player, who recently retired due to a long string of injuries. He ended his career in Wales with the Cardiff Blues of the Celtic League. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dan Baugh"

Jacobus Francois Pienaar (born 2 January 1967 in Vereeniging, South Africa) captained and played flanker for the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks from 26 June 1993 until 10 August 1996. He is most famous for leading the Springboks to victory in the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup. Pienaar was preceded as captain by the legendary Naas Botha, and succeeded by Gary Teichmann. ...more on Wikipedia about "Francois Pienaar"

Frik du Preez (born Frederick Christoffel Hendrik du Preez on 28 November 1935) is a former Northern Transvaal and Springboks Rugby Union player. He was born in the town of Rustenburg, South Africa and went to school at the Parys High School in Parys ( Orange Free State). Du Preez mostly played in the flank or lock positions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frik du Preez"

George Smith (born 14 July 1980 in Manly, NSW) is an Australian rugby union player who is a flanker for the Brumbies in Super 14 and the Wallabies internationally. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Smith (rugby player)"

Ivor Egwad Jones ( 1901 - 1982) was a Welsh rugby union player who played as a back-row forward, mainly at flanker, for Llanelli and won 16 caps for Wales, three of them as captain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ivor Jones"

Jean-Pierre Rives (born 31 December 1952 in Toulouse) is a former French rugby union player who won 59 caps for France as a flanker. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean-Pierre Rives"

Jerry Collins (born 4 November 1980 in Apia, Samoa) is a prominent New Zealand rugby player. He has been a stalwart at blind-side flanker for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, since 2004. Prior to that he played in the number 8 jersey (due to the fact that the captain at that time, Reuben Thorne, played blindside flanker). He is currently regarded as one of the best players in his postion in world rugby. He is revered for his tenacity, fierce physicality and ability to play through tremendous amounts of pain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerry Collins"

Jock Hobbs (born Michael James Bowie Hobbs on 15 February 1960 in Christchurch) was a New Zealand rugby union player who was an All Blacks flanker who played in 21 tests between 1983 and 1986, with four tests as captain. In recent years he has been more prominent in rugby administration. Since 2002 he has been chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jock Hobbs"

Johann "Joe" van Niekerk (born 14 May 1980 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African rugby player, who generally plays either as a flanker or number 8. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joe van Niekerk"

Joseph Paul Richard Worsley MBE (born 14 June 1977 in London) is a rugby union player who plays flanker for Wasps and England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joe Worsley"

John Taylor (born July 21, 1946 in Watford, Hertfordshire) was a Welsh rugby union player. Nicknamed "Basil Brush" thanks to his wild hair and beard, he played as a flanker for the London Welsh RFC (of which he is now a board member), and represented Wales 26 times between 1967 and 1973. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Taylor (rugby player)"

Joshua Adrian "Josh" Kronfeld (born June 30 1971) is a former international rugby union player for the New Zealand All Blacks. During his international career, he played in 56 games for the All Blacks, gaining 54 test caps, including appearances at both the 1995 and 1999 Rugby Union World Cups. He played as an openside flanker. In his playing years, he stood 1.85m tall and weighed 94kg. ...more on Wikipedia about "Josh Kronfeld"

Lorenzo "Lawrence" Bruno Nero Dallaglio (born on August 10, 1972 in London) is the former captain of the English national rugby union team. He plays as a flanker or number 8 for London Wasps, he has never played in another set of club colours, arriving at Sudbury as a teenager. He captained England before handing over to Martin Johnson and has been capped in all three positions in the backrow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lawrence Dallaglio"

Martin Edward Corry (born 12 October 1973) in Birmingham is an English rugby union footballer who plays number eight, blindside flanker or lock for Leicester Tigers, England, and has represented the British and Irish Lions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Martin Corry"

Martyn Elwyn Williams (born 1 September 1975) is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays for Cardiff Blues and has won 54 caps for Wales as an open-side flanker. ...more on Wikipedia about "Martyn Williams"

Michael Niko Jones (born April 8 1965 in Auckland) has been named as one of the world's greatest rugby union players of the all-time by The Times and also the 3rd greatest All Black of all-time after Colin Meads and Sean Fitzpatrick respectively. His nickname was the Iceman because he played the game with such a cool but confident manner. However most of those he played with referred to him as Ice due to the high frequency of injuries and icepacks required by Michael during the season. ...more on Wikipedia about "Michael Niko Jones"

Neil Antony Back (born January 16 1969 in Coventry) is a former international rugby union footballer for England, who also played for Leicester Tigers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Neil Back"

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1 Olivier Magne (born 11 April 1973 in Aurillac) is a French rugby union player. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olivier Magne"

Owen Finegan (born 22 April 1972 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian international rugby union footballer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Owen Finegan"

Pieter Malan (born 13 February 1919 in Parys, South Africa), more commonly known simply as Piet, played rugby union for the then Transvaal province as well as the Springbok rugby teams. He played the position of flanker. ...more on Wikipedia about "Piet Malan"

Reuben David Thorne (born January 2, 1975 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand rugby union player, and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Reuben Thorne"

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