At 63, Sean Fitzpatrick Reveals ​the 5 ​Hardest Men He Ever Faced in Rugby.
Sean Fitzpatrick spent years ​in the middle of some of rugby’s hardest battles. As captain ​and hooker for ​the All Blacks, he came up against men ​who could make a Test match feel like a very long ​afternoon.

Brian Moore knew every trick of the front row. Jason Leonard ​simply ​kept ​coming back. John Eales brought a different kind of toughness. Martin Johnson was never a man you wanted to see waiting at the next breakdown. And Francois Pienaar will always be connected to one of the biggest matches of Fitzpatrick’s career.

From brutal scrums ​against England ​to unforgettable battles with Australia and South Africa, this is a ​look back at ​five opponents ​who earned ​Fitzpatrick’s respect the hard way.

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