David Skréla

Date of birth: 2/3/79

Position: Fly-Half

Test caps: 8

Test Debut: 2001 v New Zealand in Wellington as a starter. New Zealand 37 France 12

Test Points: 62

Current Club: Stade Français

Strengths: He is a strong runner with the ball and has a huge boot.

Weaknesses: whether it is a weakness or not is open to debate under Bernard Laporte, but he is no artizan with the ball in hand.

Likely headline(s): David fells mighty All Blacks

Did you know? Skréla, son of the legendary international flanker Jean-Claude Skréla, went five years and nine months between his first cap in New Zealand and his second in Italy earlier this year.