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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    @Higgins said in Best of all time?:

    @Victor-Meldrew Jean Condom

    Funnily enough was only talking about him yesterday afternoon

    A Northern Irish mate of mine recounted the time he went to Landsdowne Road to watch Ireland v France

    Willie Anderson was playing for Ireland and some wag in the crowd had a banner which read

    ‘Our Willie is going to break your Condom’

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    Ron Rangi

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    @Victor-Meldrew said in Best of all time?:

    Ritchie & Mourie for me. Both took teams which were in a bad place and brought to the very top,

    I don't disagree with your picks but would argue that Ritchie didn't takeover a team that were in a bad place - quite the opposite. They had one bad game that galvanised the team and prompted a lot of their later success.

    If you were to talk about taking over a team in a bad place and taking them to the top then Fitzy has it all over Ritchie.

    No love for Reuben Thorne 😉

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    @dogmeat said in Best of all time?:

    @Victor-Meldrew said in Best of all time?:

    Ritchie & Mourie for me. Both took teams which were in a bad place and brought to the very top,

    I don't disagree with your picks but would argue that Ritchie didn't takeover a team that were in a bad place - quite the opposite. They had one bad game that galvanised the team and prompted a lot of their later success.

    If you were to talk about taking over a team in a bad place and taking them to the top then Fitzy has it all over Ritchie.

    No love for Reuben Thorne 😉

    Yeah, Ritchie almost got handed the team on a platter from Tana (I still contend we would have won if Tana had stayed on).

    Kirky took over a team coming off a bad place and was the second choice so plaudits for him.

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    Guy Ritchie? Ritchie Valens?

    Get the GOAT's name correct FFS

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    @dogmeat

    I guess my point is how Ritchie Richie transformed the team post 2007. From what I've read, the changes in mental attitude and team leadership were immense. Sure, it wasn't just him, but he deserves much of the credit.

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    @Machpants said in Best of all time?:

    Guy Ritchie? Ritchie Valens?

    Get the GOAT's name correct FFS

    Michael

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  • Victor MeldrewV Offline
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    @Nepia

    Not knocking Kirky or Rueben. Kirkpatrick, like Meads, took on a team on the slide (not helped by a succession of wonder-coaches who weren't) and Thorne was under-rated as a player and captain.

    I just think GH & Ritchie Richie were a cut above.

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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    @MN5 said in Best of all time?:

    @MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?:

    Had to check that he hadn’t been poached by The Baldies

    Well he’s more ranga than some of the suggestions mentioned ( Brad Shields ? What the fuck ? )

    Like Dan Cole he proudly qualifies for both teams.

    Partnered in the midfield with Tom Shanklin

    Who could also represent the baldies

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  • NepiaN Offline
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    @Victor-Meldrew said in Best of all time?:

    @Nepia

    Not knocking Kirky or Rueben. Kirkpatrick, like Meads, took on a team on the slide (not helped by a succession of wonder-coaches who weren't) and Thorne was under-rated as a player and captain.

    I just think GH & Ritchie Richie were a cut above.

    I was referring to David Kirk after the Cavaliers etc not Kirkpatrick, and I don't rate Thorne as a player when he was captain (he was better before and after he was captain) and I don't really rate him as a captain either, I still remember Collins being sent out to face the media after the loss in 2003. Granted, that's mostly on the idiot coach, but GH and Tana had to come in a rebuild the ABs as a "brand" after Mitchell and Thorne.

    Still, Richie became a good captain after 2007.

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    @MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?:

    @MN5 said in Best of all time?:

    @MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?:

    Had to check that he hadn’t been poached by The Baldies

    Well he’s more ranga than some of the suggestions mentioned ( Brad Shields ? What the fuck ? )

    Like Dan Cole he proudly qualifies for both teams.

    Partnered in the midfield with Tom Shanklin

    Who could also represent the baldies

    No I’ll put Thomas at fullback instead of Mike Brown. I’m very happy with my midfield.

    Shanklin doesn’t make the team. There’s too many Welshmen as it is.

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    @Gunner my AB XV

    1-Wilson Whineray 
    2-Sid Shearer
    3-Doug Dalton
    4-Albert Anderson
    5-Mike McCool
    6-Steve Surridge
    7-Victor Vito
    8-Murray Mexted
    9-Folau Fakatava
    10-Beauden Barrett
    11-Roger Randle
    12-Tom Taylor
    13-Rene Ranger
    14-Sitiveni Sivivatu
    15-Christian Cullen

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  • MN5M Offline
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    @ACT-Crusader said in Best of all time?:

    @Gunner my AB XV

    1-Wilson Whineray 
    2-Sid Shearer
    3-Doug Dalton
    4-Albert Anderson
    5-Mike McCool
    6-Steve Surridge
    7-Victor Vito
    8-Murray Mexted
    9-Folau Fakatava
    10-Beauden Barrett
    11-Roger Randle
    12-Tom Taylor
    13-Rene Ranger
    14-Sitiveni Sivivatu
    15-Christian Cullen

    Mark Mayerhofler for one, was absolutely robbed come selection time.

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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    6N

    George Graham (Sco)
    Marco Manfredi (Ita)
    Giovanni Grespan (Ita)
    Bill Beaumont (Eng)
    Sam Skinner (Sco)
    John Jeffrey (Sco)
    Colin Charvis (Wal)
    Carlo Checchinata (Ita)

    Chris Cusiter (Sco)
    Diego Dominguez (Ita)
    David Duckham (Eng)
    Brad Barritt (Eng)
    Jonathan Joseph (Eng)
    Teddy Thomas (Fra)
    Scott Spedding (Fra)

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  • Victor MeldrewV Offline
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    @Nepia said in Best of all time?:

    I was referring to David Kirk after the Cavaliers etc not Kirkpatrick

    Apologies. New glasses....

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  • MN5M Offline
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    @MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?:

    6N

    George Graham (Sco)
    Marco Manfredi (Ita)
    Giovanni Grespan (Ita)
    Bill Beaumont (Eng)
    Sam Skinner (Sco)
    John Jeffrey (Sco)
    Colin Charvis (Wal)
    Carlo Checchinata (Ita)

    Chris Cusiter (Sco)
    Diego Dominguez (Ita)
    David Duckham (Eng)
    Brad Barritt (Eng)
    Jonathan Joseph (Eng)
    Teddy Thomas (Fra)
    Scott Spedding (Fra)

    I like how you’ve gone for the controversial extra back for one less forward selection to keep the opposition guessing 😉

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  • boobooB Offline
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    @ACT-Crusader too many non-Cantabs

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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    @MN5 said in Best of all time?:

    @MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?:

    6N

    George Graham (Sco)
    Marco Manfredi (Ita)
    Giovanni Grespan (Ita)
    Bill Beaumont (Eng)
    Sam Skinner (Sco)
    John Jeffrey (Sco)
    Colin Charvis (Wal)
    Carlo Checchinata (Ita)

    Chris Cusiter (Sco)
    Diego Dominguez (Ita)
    David Duckham (Eng)
    Brad Barritt (Eng)
    Jonathan Joseph (Eng)
    Teddy Thomas (Fra)
    Scott Spedding (Fra)

    I like how you’ve gone for the controversial extra back for one less forward selection to keep the opposition guessing 😉

    Was editing on the go 🙂

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  • Victor MeldrewV Offline
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    Best little buggers of all time.

    Jaques Fouroux
    Grant Batty
    Damian McKenzie
    Yosohito Yoshida
    Shane Williams

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