The All Blacks were the first world champions in 1987 and in more recent times Jonah Lomu, now fighting a serious kidney condition which prevents him from playing, has served as a one-man wrecking crew to England's hopes.

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Pollard, depending upon your tastes, is either the least-perfect or most-perfect player in the NFL to weigh in on this issue: He has been a one-man wrecking crew during his NFL career, injuring New England Patriots players in particular (Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Stevan Ridley are notable victims).

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