Best of all time?

Tim

@Bovidae Do wonder if we could do better than him on the wing?

mariner4life

@Tim

1 Mako Vunipola
2 Dylan Hartley
3 Uini Atonio/Taniela Tupou
4 Joe Tekori
5 Will Skelton
6 Michael Leitch
7 Michael Jones
8 Billy Vunipola
9 Kahn Fotuali'i
10 Quade Cooper
11 Virimi Vakatawa
12 Tony Marsh
13 Frank Bunce
14 James Lowe
15 Shane Howarth

if we had more international posters that would upset like, so many of them

Bovidae

@Tim said in Best of all time?:

@Bovidae Do wonder if we could do better than him on the wing?

I'd say his career for Scotland (50+ tests) and BIL was better than Lowe's so far.

Fat Billy was born in Aust.

Nepia

@Mackerzzzz said in Best of all time?:

1. T Woodcock (nz)
2. K Wood (ire)
3. O Brown (nz)
4. M Johnson (eng)
5. J Eales (aus)
6. J Burger (nam)
7. R McCaw (nz)
8. Z Brooke (nz)
9. G Edwards (wal)
10. D Carter (nz)
11. J Lomu (nz)
12. M Nonu (nz)
13. B O'Driscoll (ire)
14. D Campese (aus)
15. C Cullen (nz)

16. O Du Rant (sa)
17. S Fitzpatrick (nz)
18. P Vickery (eng)
19. V Matfield (sa)
20. J Collins (nz)
21. F Du Preez (sa)
22. J Wilkinson (eng)
23. J Robinson (eng)

This has to be a troll, MJ doesn't even make the bench and some dude from Namibia is in there.

Seems to have kicked off a thread though so that's all good.

Nepia

@Bovidae said in Best of all time?:

I'd say his career for Scotland (50+ tests) and BIL

That is the most surprising thing I've read in this thread. Assumed he would have been in the mid 20s.

booboo

@Tim said in Best of all time?:

@Tim

1 Mako Vunipola
2 Dylan Hartley
3 Uini Atonio/Taniela Tupou
4 Joe Tekori
5 Will Skelton
6 Michael Leitch
7 Michael Jones
8 Billy Vunipola
9 Kahn Fotuali'i
10 Quade Cooper
11 Virimi Vakatawa
12 Tony Marsh
13 Frank Bunce
14 James Lowe
15 Shane Howarth

Graeme Bachop

booboo

@Tim said in Best of all time?:

@Bovidae Do wonder if we could do better than him on the wing?

Inga

Gunner

@Mackerzzzz said in Best of all time?:

B Barrett

J Lomu

M Nonu

C Smith

T Umaga

C Cullen

Machpants

FB 15 Ben Smith
RW 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks
HK 2 Dane Coles
LP 1 Joe Moody
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu
PR 17 Ben Franks
PR 18 Charlie Faumuina
N8 19 Victor Vito
FL 20 Sam Cane
SH 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow
FH 22 Beauden Barrett
CE 23 Sonny Bill Williams

Nepia

@Gunner said in Best of all time?:

@Mackerzzzz said in Best of all time?:

B Barrett

J Lomu

M Nonu

C Smith

T Umaga

C Cullen

No smiling face from me. Are there actually still people who would seriously take BB over DC? 🤔

I’d also swap out Smith for Bunce and Tana for JK (while also not minding having either of them really.)

Edit: My bad it’s the Canes. Ignore me. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Machpants

@Nepia said in Best of all time?:

@Gunner said in Best of all time?:

@Mackerzzzz said in Best of all time?:

B Barrett

J Lomu

M Nonu

C Smith

T Umaga

C Cullen

No smiling face from me. Are there actually still people who would seriously take BB over DC? 🤔

I’d also swap out Smith for Bunce and Tana for JK (while also not minding having either of them really.)

Edit: My bad it’s the Canes. Ignore me. 🤦🏽‍♂️

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Catogrande

@mariner4life

It doesn't

Mackerzzzz

@Machpants said in Best of all time?:

FB 15 Ben Smith
RW 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks
HK 2 Dane Coles
LP 1 Joe Moody
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu
PR 17 Ben Franks
PR 18 Charlie Faumuina
N8 19 Victor Vito
FL 20 Sam Cane
SH 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow
FH 22 Beauden Barrett
CE 23 Sonny Bill Williams

Err that's the 2015 world cup team?....

Machpants

@Mackerzzzz said in Best of all time?:

@Machpants said in Best of all time?:

FB 15 Ben Smith
RW 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks
HK 2 Dane Coles
LP 1 Joe Moody
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu
PR 17 Ben Franks
PR 18 Charlie Faumuina
N8 19 Victor Vito
FL 20 Sam Cane
SH 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow
FH 22 Beauden Barrett
CE 23 Sonny Bill Williams

Err that's the 2015 world cup team?....

And wasn't that the fucking best? Consecutive RWC winners, I loved it!

booboo

@booboo said in Best of all time?:

@Tim said in Best of all time?:

@Bovidae Do wonder if we could do better than him on the wing?

Inga

Lesley Vainikolo

Mackerzzzz

@Nepia said in Best of all time?:

@Mackerzzzz said in Best of all time?:

1. T Woodcock (nz)
2. K Wood (ire)
3. O Brown (nz)
4. M Johnson (eng)
5. J Eales (aus)
6. J Burger (nam)
7. R McCaw (nz)
8. Z Brooke (nz)
9. G Edwards (wal)
10. D Carter (nz)
11. J Lomu (nz)
12. M Nonu (nz)
13. B O'Driscoll (ire)
14. D Campese (aus)
15. C Cullen (nz)

16. O Du Rant (sa)
17. S Fitzpatrick (nz)
18. P Vickery (eng)
19. V Matfield (sa)
20. J Collins (nz)
21. F Du Preez (sa)
22. J Wilkinson (eng)
23. J Robinson (eng)

This has to be a troll, MJ doesn't even make the bench and some dude from Namibia is in there.

Seems to have kicked off a thread though so that's all good.

Try watching jac burger and you will see why I added him. Who would you have over johnson?

booboo

@Mackerzzzz said in Best of all time?:

@Machpants said in Best of all time?:

FB 15 Ben Smith
RW 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder
OC 13 Conrad Smith
IC 12 Ma'a Nonu
LW 11 Julian Savea
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Aaron Smith
N8 8 Kieran Read
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerome Kaino
RL 5 Sam Whitelock
LL 4 Brodie Retallick
TP 3 Owen Franks
HK 2 Dane Coles
LP 1 Joe Moody
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu
PR 17 Ben Franks
PR 18 Charlie Faumuina
N8 19 Victor Vito
FL 20 Sam Cane
SH 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow
FH 22 Beauden Barrett
CE 23 Sonny Bill Williams

Err that's the 2015 world cup team?....

Good spotting ... "Best of all time" ...

booboo

@Mackerzzzz said in Best of all time?:

@Nepia said in Best of all time?:

@Mackerzzzz said in Best of all time?:

1. T Woodcock (nz)
2. K Wood (ire)
3. O Brown (nz)
4. M Johnson (eng)
5. J Eales (aus)
6. J Burger (nam)
7. R McCaw (nz)
8. Z Brooke (nz)
9. G Edwards (wal)
10. D Carter (nz)
11. J Lomu (nz)
12. M Nonu (nz)
13. B O'Driscoll (ire)
14. D Campese (aus)
15. C Cullen (nz)

16. O Du Rant (sa)
17. S Fitzpatrick (nz)
18. P Vickery (eng)
19. V Matfield (sa)
20. J Collins (nz)
21. F Du Preez (sa)
22. J Wilkinson (eng)
23. J Robinson (eng)

This has to be a troll, MJ doesn't even make the bench and some dude from Namibia is in there.

Seems to have kicked off a thread though so that's all good.

Try watching jac burger and you will see why I added him. Who would you have over johnson?

I think "MJ" may have been referring to some bloke who's last name was Jones ...

booboo

PS I'm thinking picking Burger is the equivalent of picking Parisse ...

Victor Meldrew

Here's the best I've seen since I've been watching seriously, so it covers both era's - and shows just how old I am...

Note on my fullback choices: Blanco, JPR & Cully. All a bit different but are streets ahead of any other 15's IMHO, and I can't pick my favourite. I'd also love to have Mike Gibson in the starting XV, but the Ma'a/Conrad combination was just too good. Oh, and I know bugger-all about front-row stuff.

15 Serge Blanco (Fr)/Christain Cullen(NZ)/JPR Williams (Wal)
14 David Duckham (Eng)
13 Conrad Smith
12 Ma'a Nonu (NZ)
11 Jona Lomu (NZ)
10 Dan Carter (NZ)
9 Aaron Smith (NZ)
8 Mervyn Davies (Wal)
7 Ritchie McCaw (NZ)
6 Michael Jones (NZ)
5 Colin Meads (NZ)
4 John Eales (Aus)
3. Olo Brown (NZ)
2. Sean Fitzpatrick (NZ)
1 Jason Leonard (Eng)

16 Os Du Randt (SA)
17 Keith Wood (Irl)
16 Phil Vickery (Eng)
17 Victor Matfield
18 Andy Ripley (Eng)
19. Hugo Porta (Arg)
20 Mike Gibson (Irl)
21 B G Williams (NZ)
22 Rob Howley (Wal)
23 ZinZan Brooke (NZ)

Coaches: Carwyn James, Graham Henry & Bob Dwyer

The Silver Fern

Best of all time?