All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV

[Toddy]

McDowall
Coles
Brown
Thorn
Retallick
Collins
Jones
So'oialo
Bachop
Spencer
Umaga*
Nonu
Bunce
Wilson
Cullen

[Nepia]

So my inside back combination is going to be: Smith, Spencer and DC ... although then I have to leave out Ma'a, hmmm, this is difficult. Bunce at Centre.

[antipodean]

Watching the 2004 Paris game and if wingers came in pairs, I'd select Joe and Dougie.

[nzzp]

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

Watching the 2004 Paris game and if wingers came in pairs, I'd select Joe and Dougie.

I'm still filthy that dougie didn't get to play in '07

[ARHS]

For me: Christian Cullen John Kirwan Jeff Wilson Anton Lienert-Brown Mark Taylor Beauden Barrett Dave Loveridge
Wayne Shelford Duane Monkley Ian Kirkpatrick Brodie Retallick Ian Jones Steve McDowell Sean Fitzpatrick Craig Dowd. Would have Dmac and Richie McCaw on the bench for sure. Maybe add Kees Meeuws Keith Robinson Liam Messam Hika Reid Brad Weber Bruce Smith

[sparky]

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[booboo]

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

5 Royce Willis

Nice

[booboo]

15 Mils
14 Kirwan
13 Robertson
12 Tuitupou
11 aaaahhh ... Fraser or JRok can't choose
10 DC
9 Loveridge
8 Collins
7 McCaw
6 Shaw ... or Kaino ... no Shaw ... maybe Kaino ...
5 Pierce
4 BBBR
3 Meeuws
2 Reid
1 McDowall

[cgrant]

1. Mc Dowell
2. Fitzpatrick
3. Cavubati
4. Retallick
5. Jack
6. Collins
7. McCaw
8. Mexted
9. Loveridge
10. Spencer
11. Lomu
12. Leslie
13. Robertson
14. Stu Wilson
15. Cullen

[cgrant]

Or maybe Bull Allen at LHP.

[sparky]

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

Or maybe Bull Allen at LHP.

Forgot about Bull Allen in my team too.

[Bones]

Wasn't sure where to put this... pretty funny though.

Dan Carter reveals Richie McCaw's pre-match All Blacks test obsession

Dan Carter has revealed fellow All Black great Richie McCaw's pre-match obsession during his remarkable 148-test career.

[ACT Crusader]

1 - B. Franks
2 - Flynn
3 - O. Franks
4 - Maxwell
5 - S. Whitelock
6 - Todd
7 - McCaw
8 - Read
9 - Marshall
10 - Mertz
11 - Nadolo
12 - Carter
13 - Laulala
14 - Berryman
15 - MacDonald

[nzzp]

@ACT-Crusader surprised you didn't play Carter at 10 and 12

[KiwiMurph]

@ACT-Crusader Suitcase can't even make this team at 6

[nzzp]

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

@ACT-Crusader Suitcase can't even make this team at 6

that's All Black Captain Suitcase to you sir

[Nepia]

I think I'd even select the Invisible Man over Todd as a 6 ... I'd just select the version who played against Queensland in 2002 (or 2001) or the late career one when McCaw brought him back into the ABs for moral support.

[ACT Crusader]

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

@ACT-Crusader surprised you didn't play Carter at 10 and 12

Nah. McCaw needs his tackle practice so Mertz at 10 it is 😎

And as for the AB captain that led us to historic and glorious Bledisloe victory in 2003, a key man off the bench for this side.