Blues all time XV
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@Mackerzzzz said in Blues all time XV:
@Duluth said in Blues all time XV:
@Tim said in Blues all time XV:
Rieko Ioane, Papalii, maybe Christie. Akira Ioane on the bench.
Had a look at my team from 4 years ago
Papali'i and R Ioane into the starting xv. Barrett and A Ioane onto the bench
1 Dowd
2 Fitzpatrick
3 Brown
4 Williams
5 R Brooke
6 Kaino
7JonesPapali'i
8 Z Brooke
9 Tonu'u
10 Spencer
11 Caucaunibuca
12StensnessE Clarke
13ClarkeR Ioane
14 Rokocoko
15 Howlett16 Mealamu
17 Woodcock
18 Faumuina
19 Luatua
20D BraidA Ioane
21 Devine
22NacewaBarrett
23 ToeavaNo Jones?
Sunday game?
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@Mackerzzzz Olo at loosehead?
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@Mackerzzzz said in Blues all time XV:
- O Brown
- S Fitzpatrick
- C faumauina
- R Brooke
- Ali Williams
- J Kaino
- M Jones
- Z Brooke
- O Tounu'u
- C Spencer
- R Caucau
- S Tuitupou
- E Clarke
- J Lomu (can't leave him out so put him on the right)
- Mills Muliaina
- K Mealamu
- T Woodcock
- C Dowd
- S Luatua
- D Papalii
- F Christie
- B Barrett
- R Ioane
No Howlett? You’re having a laugh surely… His record for the Blues was phenomenal.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Blues all time XV:
@Mackerzzzz said in Blues all time XV:
- O Brown
- S Fitzpatrick
- C faumauina
- R Brooke
- Ali Williams
- J Kaino
- M Jones
- Z Brooke
- O Tounu'u
- C Spencer
- R Caucau
- S Tuitupou
- E Clarke
- J Lomu (can't leave him out so put him on the right)
- Mills Muliaina
- K Mealamu
- T Woodcock
- C Dowd
- S Luatua
- D Papalii
- F Christie
- B Barrett
- R Ioane
No Howlett? You’re having a laugh surely… His record for the Blues was phenomenal.
to be fair, on the wings you have Joeli, Jonah, Rokocoko, Howlett, Rupeni
It's ridiculous the quality of player they have to leave out
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@dogmeat said in Blues all time XV:
Play Olo Brown out of position
Someone made a mistake. It's not a big deal. Olo finished up in 1998, that's a whole Hoskins Sotutu life time ago. Depending on people ages it's an easy detail to get wrong
@dogmeat said in Blues all time XV:
(or a journeyman like Dowd)
I picked this one.
To be clear, if I was judging their overall careers (AB's etc) it wouldn't be close, Woodcock would win easily. TW played better rugby at Test level than he did for the Blues IMO. Still very good for the Blues of course.
I'm comfortable leaning towards the great front row combo of the first few years -
@Duluth said in Blues all time XV:
To be clear, if I was judging their overall careers (AB's etc) it wouldn't be close, Woodcock would win easily. TW played better rugby at Test level than he did for the Blues IMO. Still very good for the Blues of course.
I'm comfortable leaning towards the great front row combo of the first few yearsI get where you're coming from but Dowd had the advantage of playing for one of the greatest Super teams ever and Woody - didn't. No wonder he looked good.
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1 Woodcock
2 Mealamu
3 Brown
4 Williams
5 R Brooke
6 Kaino
7 Jones
8 Z Brooke
9 Tonu'u
10 Spencer
11 Caucaunibuca
12 McAllister
13 R Ioane
14 Rokocoko
15 Muliaina16 Fitzy
17 Dowd
18 Faumuina
19 Luatua
20 Blowers / A Ioane
21 Robinson
22 Barrett
23 Clarke -
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@KiwiMurph said in Blues all time XV:
Did Nick Evans ever play for Harbour?
He did early in his career, then he made the Highlanders and moved South
When he came to the Blues he signed with Auckland but left before the NPC
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@KiwiMurph said in Blues all time XV:
Did Nick Evans ever play for Harbour?
Already at 10.
George Pisi wasn't bad.
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@Tim said in Blues all time XV:
1 Woodcock
2 Parsons
3 Mafileo
4 Boric
5 Cowley-Tuioti
6 Flavell
7 Newby
8 Cribb
9 Hall/Robinson
10 Evans
11 Wulf/Telea
12 McAlister
13 Tuitivaki
14 Gear
15 DuffieNorthland Blues might have a side competitive with that
