2024 TOTY from elsewhere
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For your consideration
Congrats to the undisputed players in every team - all boks
Cheslin Kolbe (WR POTY nominee)
Pieter-Steph du Toit (WR POTY winner)
Eben Etzebeth (WR POTY nominee)And the all but one team (blame the frogs)
Ox Nche (disgustingly not nominated)
Caelan Doris (WR POTY nominee)L’EQUIPE TEAM OF 2024: 15. Will Jordan (New Zealand); 14. Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa), 13. Bundee Aki (Ireland), 12. Jordie Barrett (New Zealand), 11. Louis Bielle-Biarrey (France); 10. Thomas Ramos (France), 9. Antoine Dupont (France); 1. Andrew Porter (Ireland), 2. Peato Mauvaka (France), 3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), 4. Eben Etzebeth (South Africa), 5. Emmanuel Meafou (France), 6. Francois Cros (France), 7. Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa), 8. Ardie Savea (New Zealand).
Planet Rugby: 15 Thomas Ramos (France), 14 Will Jordan (New Zealand), 13 Jesse Kriel (South Africa), 12 Damian de Allende (South Africa), 11 Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa), 10 Marcus Smith (England), 9 Antoine Dupont (France), 8 Caelan Doris (Ireland), 7 Pablo Matera (Argentina), 6 Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa), 5 Tadhg Beirne (Ireland), 4 Eben Etzebeth (South Africa), 3 Tyrel Lomax (New Zealand), 2 Codie Taylor (New Zealand), 1 Ox Nche (South Africa)
World Rugby: 2024
.1. South Africa Ox Nche, 2. South Africa Malcolm Marx, 3. New Zealand Tyrel Lomax, 4. South Africa Eben Etzebeth, 5. Ireland Tadhg Beirne, 6. Argentina Pablo Matera, 7. South Africa Pieter-Steph du Toit, 8. Ireland Caelan Doris, 9. Ireland Jamison Gibson-Park, 10. New Zealand Damian McKenzie, 11. Ireland James Lowe, 12. South Africa Damian de Allende, 13. South Africa Jesse Kriel, 14. South Africa Cheslin Kolbe, 15. New Zealand Will JordanBest way of doing it, rather than per position imo!
Rugby Dump: props Ox Nche, Tadhg Furlong; hooker Dan Sheehan; Locks Eben Etzebeth, Tadhg Beirne; loosies Pieter-Steph Du Toit, Caelan Doris, Ardie Savea; nine Antoine Dupont; ten Handre Pollard; midfield Damian de Allende, Jesse Kriel; wings Kurt-Lee Arendse, Cheslin Kolbe, fullback Will JordanRugby 365 15 Thomas Ramos (France), 14 Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa), 13 Jesse Kriel (South Africa), 12 Damian de Allende (South Africa), 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey (France), 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland), 8 Caelan Doris (Ireland), 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa), 6 Pablo Matera (Argentina), 5 Tadhg Beirne (Ireland), 4 Eben Etzebeth (South Africa), 3 Frans Malherbe (South Africa), 2 Malcolm Marx (South Africa), 1 Ox Nche (South Africa)
Ruck UK: 15. Fullback: Will Jordan, 14. Right Wing: Cheslin Kolbe, 13. Outside Centre: Reiko Ioane, 12. Inside Centre: Sione Tuipulotu, 11. Left Wing: Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10. Fly Half: Finn Russell, 9. Scrum Half: Antoine Dupont, 1. Loose-head Prop: Ox Nche, 2. Hooker: Dan Sheehan, 3. Tight-head Prop: Tadhg Furlong, 4. Lock 4: Eben Etzebeth, 5. Lock 5: Tadhg Beirne, 6. Blindside Flanker: Wallace Sititi, 7. Openside Flanker: Pieter-Steph du Toit, 8. Number Eight: Ardie Savea,
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Fucking hell, what am I missing when watching Ardie?
Or is the criteria being on the receiving end of everyone else's hard work, bundled into touch while carrying, slowing ball down to get an extra metre, losing the ball in tackles, making passive tackles, ruck leaning?
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@Bones said in 2024 TOTY from elsewhere:
Look, I can understand he's maybe better than I give him credit for - but what drugs do you have to be on to think he's the best fullback in the world? I want some.
And best right wing too. Also Ardie is selected in one of the teams too.
Do the people who contribute to these teams even watch the game?
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@Nepia said in 2024 TOTY from elsewhere:
Do the people who contribute to these teams even watch the game?
this place gets some shit and has some one eyed supporters, but the quality of analysis is miles better than main stream media. That shits the hell out of me, but it is what it is. Mainstream rugby analysis is basically dead.
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I'd choose Wallace over Ardie at 8.
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Lomax a little unlucky not to make a couple more of those XVs. Had an excellent season.
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@Bones said in 2024 TOTY from elsewhere:
Look, I can understand he's maybe better than I give him credit for - but what drugs do you have to be on to think he's the best fullback in the world? I want some.
I think it's because he "looks" good.
Runs very smoothly.
Hair always in place.
Nice looking guy who gets all the chicks etc.Alternatively, a lot of rugby commentators are just what they are when they were playing - absolute meatheads.
