8. Brad Thorn

AGE ON ARRIVAL IN 2012: 37 THREE MONTH DEAL, 7+1 APP The 2011 World Cup winner did an Elsom, driving Leinster to Euro glory at the tail end of that same season he had become a champion for New Zealand. The lock was immense laying down the on-pitch law, but the crosscode legend’s ultra-professional off-field habits left an indelible impression.