Uncapped XV

[Crash]

Yep I think you may have something with Lousi.
I'd add Boshier at 7 and Tiaan Falcon and Mitch Hunt at 10

[booboo]

@Crash said in Uncapped XV:

Yep I think you may have something with Lousi.
I'd add Boshier at 7 and Tiaan Falcon and Mitch Hunt at 10

Perofeta an option at 10?

[Cantab79]

Surely Mo'unga is the most credentialed of our uncapped 10s right now? If I was picking an uncapped team, he'd be my first five. He has served almost the perfect apprenticeship to move on to play for the ABs, winning a SR title and multiple provincial titles.

[Tim]

Banks at 10. Scrafton at lock. Lowe, Nanai, Duffie wings. Gibson at 7.

[Tim]

1. Lienert Brown
2. Ben Funnell
3. Atu Moli
4. Fatialofa
5. Scrafton
6. Shields
7. Gibson
8. Ioane
9. Hall
10. Banks
11. Duffie
12. Buckman
13. Goodhue
14. Lowe
15. Havili
16. Greg Pleasants-Tate
17. Pauliasi Manu/Mitchell Graham
18. Siate Tokolahi
19. Tom Franklin
20. Kara Pryor
21. Weber
22. Mo'unga
23. Nanai

[KiwiMurph]

@Billy-Tell Captaincy.. I am honoured sir.

I see a lot of Nanai in here and a distinct lack of Michael Collins - wish one of you were in the Blues coaching set up...

[Tim]

@Billy-Tell said in Uncapped XV:

15 Billy Tell
14 booboo
13 ACT Crusader
12 mimic
11 Unco
10 Crucial
09 Stargazer
08 KiwiMurph (c)
07 Duluth
06 Chris B.
05 Chester Draws
04 cgrant
03 rotated
02 Bones
01 Pot Hale (project player)

Based on what's posted here by people in the know, this team should master tactics down to a tee. Not sure about the stats on the training paddock though - a carefully guarded secret.

I'm the coach.

[akan004]

I hope Blake Gibson transitions over to blindside. He could be a Jaco Kriel type player. He's dynamic, physical and has all the attributes to be a very good blindside. It will give him a better chance of cracking the ABs as well as blindside is arguably our weakest position in terms of depth. It's a shame if a guy who is this good doesn't get a chance at higher honours, but I don't see him doing it at 7 where we already have three world class players in that position.

[Tim]

@akan004 I don't think he's far off - he needs to improve his link game. If he was playing in a team with better patterns his support play would look better.

[antipodean]

@Cantab79 said in Uncapped XV:

Based solely on test capped status, so injured players may be included;

15-David Havili
14-George Bridge
13-Jack Goodhue
12-Matt Proctor
11-Vince Aso
10-Richie Mo'unga
9-Byrn Hall

8-Jordan Taufua
7-Blake Gibson
6-Brad Shields
5-Cowley-Tuioti
4-Tom Franklin
3-Atu Moli
2-Ben Funnell
1-Ben May

No way does that loosehead ever get a cap.

[KiwiMurph]

@Tim I think Gibson is an excellent 7 - only thing keeping him out of test calculations is depth.

[Tim]

This thread shows why we should have an NZ B team.

[Tim]

Also note how much stronger than the NZ Maori team the uncapped XXIII could be. That forward pack would eat them for dinner.

[Bones]

@akan004 Kriel is an openside...

[mikedogz]

@Billy-Tell

I bags reserve tight head Prop, I am actually still playing, played B's rugby and finishing the season with the presidents.

[mikedogz]

Pauliasi Manu for loosehead prop.

[Tim]

@mikedogz Ah, I thought he'd been capped.

[Wurzel]

@Tim said in Uncapped XV:

@mikedogz Ah, I thought he'd been capped.

Not been capped but owns a Ruby World Cup winners medal. One of the great pub quiz questions.

... could add another layer of complexity to things if he were to miss out on the All Blacks and turn out for Samoa in the future.

[Tim]

@Wurzel Yeah, that is a cracking trivia question.

[mimic]

@Wurzel said in Uncapped XV:

@Tim said in Uncapped XV:

@mikedogz Ah, I thought he'd been capped.

Not been capped but owns a Ruby World Cup winners medal. One of the great pub quiz questions.

... could add another layer of complexity to things if he were to miss out on the All Blacks and turn out for Samoa in the future.

I always thought he was full Tongan, but if he is part Samoan, then sure, we'll claim him.