Nathan Sharpe

Date of birth: 26/2/78

Position: Second row

Test caps: 60

Test Debut: France, 2002

Test Points: 25

Current Club: Western Force

Strengths: His leadership skills have made him a shoe-in for the team and a perfect pack leader, while he and Dan Vickerman are arguably the best line-out catching jumpers in the world.

Weaknesses: One of the slower locks in the world game

Likely headline(s): Line-out Sharpe-r with Nathan's return

Did you know? Sharpe played all 1040 minutes of Test rugby for Australia in 2006, and is currently on a run of 26 Test appearances since the start of 2005.