Friday XV

[onlynameleft]

1. Mike French (USA)
2. Philippe Marocco (Fra)
3. Pasifiki Tonga (Ton)
4. Kiwi Cooke (Aus)
5. Alex Spain (Ire)
6. Jock Scott (Sco)
7. Willie Welsh (Sco)
8. John Ireland (Ire) forward
9. Chad Erskine (USA)
10. Michael English (Ire)
11. Charles France (Sco)
12. Stephen Turk (Sco)
13. Martyn Jordan (Wal)
14. Israel Dagg (NZ)
15. Ken Scotland (Sco)

No room for Manusamoa Tuilagi?

[Lizard]

I think I might have done this one before...

1. Kees Meeuws (10)
2. K. Wood (15)
3. M. Castrogiovanni (11)
4. P. Sporleder (14)
5. M. Gorgodze (13)
6. C. Charvis (19)
7. R. McCaw (26)
8. D Ormaechea (29)
9. J. van der Westhuizen (38)
10. D. Carter (25)
11. D. Ohata (63)
12. W. Greenwood (31)
13. B. O'Driscoll (47)
14. B. Habana (64)
15: C. Cullen (41)

[Galfon]

Looks like the top try-scorers for each position ?

Here's a Home-Nations selection of very single-minded fellows:

1. A Mullins..Eng
2. D Milne..Sco
3. R.Loughney..Ire
4. D.Cusani..Eng
5. R.Costello..Ire
6. P Pugh..Wal
7. J Brash..Sco
8. S McGaughey..Sco
9. D.Bishop..Wal
10. MJK Smith..Eng
11. L. Daniel..Wal
12. R Lozowski..Eng
13. S.Nichol..Sco
14. J.McSweeney..Ire
15. C.Griffiths..Wal

16. J.Murphy..Ire
17. P.Flavin..Ire
18. M.Linnett..Eng
19. M.Moylett..Ire
20. S.Gallagher..Wal
21. D.O'Mahoney..Ire
22. A.Harriman..Eng
23. P.Rainey..Ire

[Lizard]

I'm guessing these were all 1 cap wonders?

[Galfon]

yea, OCW's R us..

[Mikey Brown]

Go on then, what's the theme?

[Eugene Wrayburn]

yea, OCW's R us..

I still think it's bizarre that Harriman only got one cap.

[Lizard]

On a Monday:

1. S. Perugini (83 caps)
2. H. Bennett (51)
3. O. Franks (83)
4. L. Chateris (68)
5. Q. Geldenhuys (66)
6. M. Cockbain (46)
7. D. Lydiate (60)
8. G. Beamish (30)
9. L. Pissarro (60)
10. O. Barkalaia (37)
11. L. Nitoglia (17)
12. J. Cannon (31)
13. I. McGeechan (28)
14. A. Masi (16)
15. W. Bancroft (33)

[cashead]

Tests without tries?

[Lizard]

Yep. Although some of them may have scored tries in other positions. I haven't double checked.

[Mikey Brown]

Sean Lamont must be up there?

[Lizard]

Lamont has scored tries at wing and centre, although 14 tries in 106 tests is a pretty poor return for a winger in this day and age.

[Mikey Brown]

Lamont has scored tries at wing and centre, although 14 tries in 106 tests is a pretty poor return for a winger in this day and age.

Ah, misunderstood the stat. I thought it was total games without tries, hence suggesting his laughable (not really his fault) record.

I was thrown by Andrea Masi, he surely has a few tries and a good few caps?

[Lizard]

Lamont has scored tries at wing and centre, although 14 tries in 106 tests is a pretty poor return for a winger in this day and age.

Ah, misunderstood the stat. I thought it was total games without tries, hence suggesting his laughable (not really his fault) record.

I was thrown by Andrea Masi, he surely has a few tries and a good few caps?

He has tries at FB and centre but none at wing.

[Galfon]

Hyphenational XV.

1. lewis-roberts (w)
2. cowan-dickie (e)
3. toomaga-allen (n)
4. millo-chluski (f)
5. j campbell-lamerton (s)
6. pool-jones (e)
7 white-cooper (e)
8. m campbell-lamerton (s)
9. tillous-borde (f)
10.wakarua-noema (i)
11. simpson-daniel (e)
12. turner-hall (e)
13. lienert-brown (n)
14. millner-scudder (n)
15. ashley-cooper (a)

Reps.:
doran-jones (e), mann-reay (n), sowden-taylor (w),
hidalgo-clyne (s); feauai-sautia (a) norton-knight (a) bernat-salles (f)

coach: farr-jones (a)
media liaison: starmer-smith (e)
entertainment: fernandez-versini (g)
scaffolding: steele-bodger (e)
pizzas: crisp-lee-dunn (i)

founder: webb-ellis (e)

[Lizard]

What? No Kerr-Barlow?

Bernart-Salle surely gets a look in.


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[Galfon]

What? No Kerr-Barlow?
Bernart-Salle surely gets a look in.

K-B probably deserves a place in the 23 on merit.
'Greyhound ' Bernie is on the bench but would expect to get game time with Sinbad's injury record.
The Fernandez Lobbe bros. would have been shoo-ins but were not eligible due to being found not in posession of hyphens.
3 of this team could also be considered for the OCW XV.

[onlynameleft]

Phil Horrocks-Taylor. 'Horrocks went one way, Taylor went the other, and I was left holding the bloody hyphen.'

[Lizard]

NZ Probables v Possibles

Rules:
Two squads of 23. Probables starting XV gets first choice of players, then Possibles XV, then Probables reserves, then Possibles reserves. Assume no injuries/suspensions.

Go...

[cashead]

NZ Probables v Possibles

Rules:
Two squads of 23. Probables starting XV gets first choice of players, then Possibles XV, then Probables reserves, then Possibles reserves. Assume no injuries/suspensions.

Go...

OK.

Probables
1. Joe Moody
2. Dane Coles
3. Owen Franks
4. Brodie Retallick
5. Sam Whitelock
6. Jerome Kaino
7. Sam Cane
8. Kieran Read
9. TJ Perenara
10. Beauden Barrett
11. Julian Savea
12. Ryan Crotty
13. Malakai Fekitoa
14. Nehe Milner-Skudder
15. Ben Smith

16. Nathan Harris
17. Pauliasi Manu
18. Nepo Laulala
19. Tom Franklin
20. Matt Todd
21. Tawera Kerr-Barlow
22. Lima Sopoaga
23. Anton Lienert-Brown

Possibles
1. Wyatt Crockett
2. Codie Taylor
3. Charlie Faumuina
4. Patrick Tuipulotu
5. Luke Romano
6. Elliot Dixon
7. Ardie Savea
8. Liam Squire
9. Aaron Smith
10. Aaron Cruden
11. Waisake Naholo
12. Sonny Bill Williams
13. George Moala
14. Israel Dagg
15. Damian McKenzie

16. James Parsons
17. Kane Hames
18. Ofa Tu'ungafasi
19. Michael Fatialofa
20. Steven Luatua
21. Brad Weber
22. Jordie Barrett
23. Matt Duffie

[Eugene Wrayburn]

You'd pick Crotty ahead of SBW? Are you mental?

[cashead]

Crotty's been one of the form 12s in test rugby this year. I know you have a throbbing hateboner over him, but he's been one of our best players. Sorry you hate things that are good and cool.

[Lizard]

Crotty has been good, but he's not cool.

[Digby]

I wouldn't pick Crotty or SBW given a choice, though that's based on watching them quite a long while back in the main. Crotty as a NZ player always seemed odd, one just expects.... more. And SBW is a massive talent, but also meanders his way through games giving his team problems as well as the opposition

[Lizard]

Back to the game - guess the two selection criteria for this "Most All Blacks Caps in a position" team:

1. R. Loe
2. A. Hore
3. B. Franks
4. B. Thorn
5. G. Whetton
6. R. Thorne
7. J. Kronfeld
8. T. Randell
9. P. Weepu
10. A. Mehrtens
11. J. Lomu
12. A. Ieremia
13. J. Stanley
14. J. Rokocoko
15. C. Cullen