Best of all time?
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@Nepia said in Best of all time?:
@Catogrande said in Best of all time?:
@Nepia said in Best of all time?:
@Catogrande said in Best of all time?:
S’funny but Rory rarely gets mentioned in the discussion about England’s greatest wingers, recency bias I guess, but he was a gun winger for sure.
Really, I'd have thought he'd be the first wing on the team sheet? Or Alexander Oblensky.
Can’t possibly pick him. Blatant poach.
England are pretty happy to poach - plus they'll give citizenship to illegals if need be.
It’s our right as inventors and guardians of the game.
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Red Beard, Bart Man, NTA
Catogrande, Snowy
Booboo, Duluth, Kirwan
BSG
Tim, TaniwhaRugby, Crucial
Bones, MikeTheSnow, MarinerCoaches - Dogmeat, VictorMeldrew, JC
Managers - Donsteppa, HoorooGameplan consisting of trying to keep the ball tight, apart from when it isn't. Scrums will be completely full of knowledge of what to do, how the opposition is cheating, with a distinct lack of ability. Second row should be menacing, with a nice combination of true psycho killer & English brute. Backrow will be extremely busy, constantly cleaning up all the dropped balls, missed tackles & high shots. Onto the backs - like any number 9, we can expect ours to just be a yappy little fluffybunny. Bit of a Carlos type at 10, with nobody having a clue what he's going to do & when he does it, still not a clue what just happened. A solid midfield will offset that somewhat, although the centre is not a massive fan of going right. We won't be sure if the back 3 are on the field, but there will be plenty of smart arse comments with the odd bit of flair coming from their section.
Coaches we can expect a lot of wisdom and experience, although whether that counts for anything will certainly be debated. Managers will be excellent at ensuring everybody is where they should be with a plethora of refreshing drinks for the aftermatch function.
Unlike most of your teams, my reserves bench is about 2,000 people long and thus too many to list here.
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@MajorRage I'm rapt to make the loosies. You must have watched my early 20s form... numbers got a bit smaller through my 30s and 40s ...
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@booboo said in Best of all time?:
@MajorRage I'm rapt to make the loosies. You must have watched my early 20s form... numbers got a bit smaller through my 30s and 40s ...
@MajorRage 6 though eh? Too slow for 7 ...
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@booboo said in Best of all time?:
@MajorRage I'm rapt to make the loosies. You must have watched my early 20s form... numbers got a bit smaller through my 30s and 40s ...
Well, you're likely to hit most of the rucks albeit usually late and after someone else has already been there and done the work.
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@Catogrande said in Best of all time?:
@Nepia said in Best of all time?:
@Catogrande said in Best of all time?:
S’funny but Rory rarely gets mentioned in the discussion about England’s greatest wingers, recency bias I guess, but he was a gun winger for sure.
Really, I'd have thought he'd be the first wing on the team sheet? Or Alexander Oblensky.
Can’t possibly pick him. Blatant poach.
And think how strong Hong Kong, Malaysia & Kenya Rugby would be if England stopped pillaging their best players
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@MajorRage said in Best of all time?:
Managers will be excellent at ensuring everybody is where they should be with a plethora of refreshing drinks for the aftermatch function.
In @Snowy's cellar?
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@booboo said in Best of all time?:
@booboo said in Best of all time?:
@MajorRage I'm rapt to make the loosies. You must have watched my early 20s form... numbers got a bit smaller through my 30s and 40s ...
@MajorRage 6 though eh? Too slow for 7 ...
Is that you, Shannon?
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Best of all time?:
@Catogrande said in Best of all time?:
@Nepia said in Best of all time?:
@Catogrande said in Best of all time?:
S’funny but Rory rarely gets mentioned in the discussion about England’s greatest wingers, recency bias I guess, but he was a gun winger for sure.
Really, I'd have thought he'd be the first wing on the team sheet? Or Alexander Oblensky.
Can’t possibly pick him. Blatant poach.
And think how strong Hong Kong, Malaysia & Kenya Rugby would be if England stopped pillaging their best players
Kenya? Are you mixing them up with Nigeria? Racist.
Anyway we don't let Kenyan rugby players into this country, apparently because they're gay.
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Highlanders
1- C. Hoeft
2- A. Oliver
3- C. Hayman
4- J. Ryan
5- S. Maling
6- T. Randell
7- J. Kronfeld
8- I. Maka
9- A. Smith
10- T. Brown
11- W. Naholo
12- P. Alatini
13- M. Fekitoa
14- J. Wilson
15- B. SmithBench: K. Meeuws, L. Coltman, E. Dixon, C. Newby, B. Kelleher, L. Sopoaga, N. Evans
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@ACT-Crusader said in Best of all time?:
Highlanders
1- C. Hoeft
2- A. Oliver
3- C. Hayman
4- J. Ryan
5- S. Maling
6- T. Randell
7- J. Kronfeld
8- I. Maka
9- A. Smith
10- T. Brown
11- W. Naholo
12- P. Alatini
13- M. Fekitoa
14- J. Wilson
15- B. SmithBench: K. Meeuws, L. Coltman, E. Dixon, C. Newby, B. Kelleher, L. Sopoaga, N. Evans
No Tom Donelley?
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@ACT-Crusader said in Best of all time?:
Highlanders
1- C. Hoeft
2- A. Oliver
3- C. Hayman
4- J. Ryan
5- S. Maling
6- T. Randell
7- J. Kronfeld
8- I. Maka
9- A. Smith
10- T. Brown
11- W. Naholo
12- P. Alatini
13- M. Fekitoa
14- J. Wilson
15- B. SmithBench: K. Meeuws, L. Coltman, E. Dixon, C. Newby, B. Kelleher, L. Sopoaga, N. Evans
this is interesting, are we basing on "status" i.e club legend or skill level
I would say nasi manu could have a good shot at the 8 jersey on his contribution to the team...but honestly think MMT might have a higher ceiling, the level his playing at at only 24, also, can we claim Nonu? he may have played shit for us but ...he's nonu
Also, i would argue ash dixon was a better hooker than coltman...but coltman is is obviously a club man
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@Kiwiwomble there's no way Stanley misses out to either midfielder.
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@MiketheSnow the glory days of Bunce at second five, guscott at centre, Rupeni on the right and Ardie at blindside.
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@MiketheSnow said in Sports Memes:
@Bones said in Sports Memes:
The man obviously has Alzheimer’s
Stephen Jones Hammered For 'Bizarre' All-Time XV, Featuring Two Irish Players | Balls.ie
Sunday Times rugby writer Stephen Jones has been on the receiving end of plenty of backlash after he named a "bizzare" 'Dream Team' XV.
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@nzzp said in Sports Memes:
@Bones said in Sports Memes:
The man obviously has Alzheimer’s
He's just a troll. Dont' feed the troll. He knows he'll get clicks and discussion - it's exactly what he's after.
There’s trolling and then there’s becoming a laughing stock
He’s at the latter for me and a very big reason I no longer take The Times
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@Bones said in Sports Memes:
@MiketheSnow the glory days of Bunce at second five, guscott at centre, Rupeni on the right and Ardie at blindside.
….and Will Skelton, Rob Kearney and Juan Martin Hernandez making John Eales, Bakkies Botha, Victor Matfield, Brodie Retallick, Christian Cullen, Dan Carter and Stephen Larkham look like complete amateurs in comparison.
