Will Carling

From Sedbergh School and Durham University Will Carling was commissioned as lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Wales before moving on to a marketing post with Mobil Oil in 1988. In 1991 he founded and became managing director of Insights Ltd. He is the co-author with management guru, Robert Heller, of The Way to Win, published 1995. Will Carling was England's youngest and the world's most successful rugby captain, taking on the position at the age of 22 and steering the side to memorable Grand Slam wins in 1991, 1992 and 1995 as well as to the Cup Final. England's dramatic win over the touring All-Blacks in November 1993 meant that Will had captained a winning team at least once against all of the world's major rugby playing nations.