Team of the Championship

[waiopehu oldboy]

Thought it might be interesting to see who people think would make a hypothetical Rugby Championship XV to defend the hemisphere's honour against a hypothetical Six Nations XV. Here's mine:

1. Ayerza
2. Strauss
3. Herrera
4. Retallick
5. Matfield
6. Leguizamón
7. McCaw
8. Vermeulen
9. A Smith
10. Sanchez
11. Savea
12. de Villiers
13. C Smith
14. B Smith
15. Folau

And because it's a 23 man game these days, here's my bench:

Slipper
O Franks
B du Plessis
Whitelock
Hooper
Landajo
Pollard
AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)

Yours?

And maybe our friends from Oop North could speculate wildly as to who might play for the hypothetical Team of the Six Nations.

 

[Antony]

That's a great team - my main addition would be Creevy.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Thought it might be interesting to see who people think would make a hypothetical Rugby Championship XV to defend the hemisphere's honour against a hypothetical Six Nations XV. Here's mine:

1. Ayerza
2. Strauss
3. Herrera
4. Retallick
5. Matfield
6. Leguizamón
7. McCaw
8. Vermeulen
9. A Smith
10. Sanchez
11. Savea
12. de Villiers
13. C Smith
14. B Smith
15. Folau

And because it's a 23 man game these days, here's my bench:

Slipper
O Franks
B du Plessis
Whitelock
Hooper
Landajo
Pollard
AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)

Yours?

And maybe our friends from Oop North could speculate wildly as to who might play for the hypothetical Team of the Six Nations.

Is Folau the sympathy vote? I'd have Dagg or LeRoux before Izzie.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Is Folau the sympathy vote? I'd have Dagg or LeRoux before Izzie.

I'm assuming he'd be coached to put the dumb grubbers away. Topped most of the stats you want your FB to top. Dagg a close 2nd but I really tried to use both eyes when choosing this (no easy feat for a bloke who goes for Canterbury AND the AB lol).

 

[Inside Shoulder]

I'm assuming he'd be coached to put the dumb grubbers away. Topped most of the stats you want your FB to top. Dagg a close 2nd but I really tried to use both eyes when choosing this (no easy feat for a bloke who goes for Canterbury AND the AB lol).

I hereby absolve you of the requirement for balance on this, and only this, occasion.
We couldn't even supply the gear steward at the moment!

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Kurindrani would be only other wallaby worthy of a look in but he missed the first few games and Conrad Smith has been pretty awesome, especially last weekend

 

[Bairdy]

Slipper
Creevy
Franks
Etzebeth
Retallick
Coetzee
McCaw
Vermeulen
Smith
Sanchez
Savea
de Villiers
Kuridrani
Smith
Folau

 

[namtrak]

I would like to start Slipper because of his work rate around the paddock. Also think Coetzee and Whitelock present pretty good arguments. I would be starting Kurindrani

 

[boyo]

We couldn't even supply the gear steward at the moment!

Would the gear be lost in transit?

 

[Pfitzy]

Certainly we can't put in a team manager - we don't fucking have one!

Kuridrani is a lock in at 13. He fucking dominated the Boks almost single-handed.

 

[qwerty51]

1. Slipper
2. Creevy
3. Kepu
4. Retallick
5. Etzebeth
6. Read
7. Hooper
8. Vermeulen
9. Smith
10. Barrett
11. Savea
12. de Villiers
13. Kuridrani
14. B Smith
15. Folau

16. Coles
17. Ayerza
18. Franks
19. Whitelock
20. McCaw
21. Hougaard
22. Pollard
23. le Roux

NZ 10
SA 6
Aus 5
Arg 2

 

[badabing59]

Thought it might be interesting to see who people think would make a hypothetical Rugby Championship XV to defend the hemisphere's honour against a hypothetical Six Nations XV. Here's mine:

1. Ayerza
2. Strauss
3. Herrera
4. Retallick
5. Matfield
6. Leguizamón
7. McCaw
8. Vermeulen
9. A Smith
10. Sanchez
11. Savea
12. de Villiers
13. C Smith
14. B Smith
15. Folau

And because it's a 23 man game these days, here's my bench:

Slipper
O Franks
B du Plessis
Whitelock
Hooper
Landajo
Pollard
AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)

Yours?

And maybe our friends from Oop North could speculate wildly as to who might play for the hypothetical Team of the Six Nations.

SANZAR's team differs only from your one WO, with Hooper over McCaw. Credit to Kurindrani, but isn't quite there yet. Can't argue with your bench selections at all.

http://www.sanzarrugby.com/therugbychampionship/news/is-this-the-team-of-trc2014/

 

[ChargerWA]

Just play Vermeulen in all 23 spots. He was a fucking beast this RC.