All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV

[voodoo]

There is no appropriate forum for this photo, but I felt it needed to be shared .

Redfern AB's Flying Tackle c. 1946

[Nepia]

@voodoo said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

There is no appropriate forum for this photo, but I felt it needed to be shared .

Redfern AB's Flying Tackle c. 1946

Shouldn't that be in the NRL/league thread?

Cool pic though? Redfern Oval back in the day maybe?

[voodoo]

@Nepia it definitely should, I didnt know there was such a thread, or at least, I've paid it very little attention.

[voodoo]

And yes, think its Redfern Oval

[Nepia]

@voodoo said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

@Nepia it definitely should, I didnt know there was such a thread, or at least, I've paid it very little attention.

You have to search for NRL/ those fucking useless Warriors rather than bogan rugby/state house rugby.

[voodoo]

@Nepia ahh, that explains it

[Bones]

First name on the sheet would be slammin Sammy for me, then probably Goldie, then Wright.

[voodoo]

@Bones said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

First name on the sheet would be slammin Sammy for me, then probably Goldie, then Wright.

Slammin Sammy, that's gold 🤣

So with no attempt to create a functional 15, and with a few out of position, I have:

Olo Brown, Fitzy, Dowd, Brodie, Chris Jack, Kaino, MJ, Zinny (so hard to leave out Richie, Kronfeld, Buck), Bachop, Carter, A Mauger, Bunce, Rok and Lomu, Cullen.

[Bones]

@voodoo I'm confused! Are you laughing at my selection or his nickname?

[voodoo]

@Bones said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

@voodoo I'm confused! Are you laughing at my selection or his nickname?

Neither, it's just a blast from the past! Love Sammy T!

[Canes4life]

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[Canes4life]

Without too much thought the 15 that I would have liked to see play together would be:

1. Woody
2. Coles
3. Big Ben
4. BBBR
5. Thorn
6. Hit Man
7. Savea
8. Lauaki
9. Weepu
10. Spencer
11. Lomu
12. Nonu
13. Kahui
14. Milner Skudder
15. Cully

[Victor Meldrew]

Mix or era's. Players mainly from when we were at our peak - late 60's & 2010-15

1 Woody
2 Fitzy
3 Olo
4 BBBR
5 Pinetree
6 Kirkpatrick/MJ (Kirky at his peak the better 6 but can't leave MJ out. They take turns)
7. MJ/McCaw (ditto)
8 Zinny
9 Super Sid
10 Dan
11 Batts
12 Ma'a
13 Buncy
14 Goldy
15 Mils

[Victor Meldrew]

@Canes4life said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

Kahui

Good choice. Could have been up there with Conrad et al if not for injuries.

[dogmeat]

Players I like - but a fair side nonetheless
1 Woody
2 Fitzy - didn't really like him but couldn't leave him out
3 Brown
4 Retallick
5 Jones I
6 Kirkpatrick
7 Jones M
8 Lochore *
9 Bachop
10 Carter
11 Lomu
12 Bunce
13 Smith C
14 Rush
15 Osborne

[Hooroo]

@dogmeat said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

Players I like - but a fair side nonetheless
1 Woody
2 Fitzy - didn't really like him but couldn't leave him out
3 Brown
4 Retallick
5 Jones I
6 Kirkpatrick
7 Jones M
8 Lochore *
9 Bachop
10 Carter
11 Lomu
12 Bunce
13 Smith C
14 Rush
15 Osborne

Why the asterisk by Lochore?

[Toddy]

@Hooroo captain?

[Hooroo]

@Toddy said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

@Hooroo captain?

Nice!!

[Hooroo]

1 Tu'nukuafi
2 Mealamu
3 Owen Franks
4 Retallick
5 Royce Willis
7 McCaw*
6 Jones
8 Zinny
9 Aaron Smith
10 Can't decide between Dan Carter and Stephen Donald.
11 Lomu
12 Little
13 Bunce
14 Kahui
15 Cullen

[Victor Meldrew]

@Hooroo said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

10 Can't decide between Dan Carter and Stephen Donald.

The Duck every time.

Carter sucks at whitebaiting.