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Simon Shaw

Date of birth: 1/9/1973

Position: Lock

Caps: 37

Test Debut: Starter v Italy, 1996 - England won 54-21 at Twickenham

Test Points: 10

Current Club: London Wasps

Strengths: Almost impossible to stop at full pace; massive powerful; unfeasibly large

Weaknesses: Has had trouble transferring his club form onto the international stage; some (Clive Woodward included) have questioned his ability at the line-out

Likely headline(s): 'Ashton opts for a Shaw thing'; 'Is Shaw all washed up?'

Did you know?: The 'Gentle Giant' - all 6' 8" and 19 stones of him - scored a drop-goal against Bath in a Premiership game in 2000.