3 Players You Would "Steal" For Your Countries Starting XV

[Feicarsinn]

Scrumbum - Going for experience with Samoa I see! ... and welcome to the board.



If not him, who? Owen Franks and Dave Wilson are his only two contenders right now as I make it, with apologies to whichever Georgian maestro in the Top 14 I've passed over in my ignorance.

The one on the left there.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Looks like a darts player.

That's no state for an international rugby player, do Ireland not have conditioning staff?

 

[big ginger 8]

Looks like a darts player.

That's no state for an international rugby player, do Ireland not have conditioning staff?

Probably something like the Davey Wilson situation. In fairness making weight for a modern tighthead at 5'9" is pretty difficult and he's still relatively mobile.

I'm finding this to be a tough question to answer as I'm trying to get players to fit our system though of course Schmidt would probably just adapt it. I don't agree with @cmac95 about needing a hooker at all, Best is one of our er best players imo. The other two are fairly good though. I'd probably be looking at a left winger (Savea), a blindside (Kaino is the one that keeps coming to mind but I don't know if what he adds would make up for the loss of balance in the backrow and a centre or lock.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Wilsons not actually proper fat though - one of the Bath lads on here posted a topless photo of him before and he's just huge and weirdle shaped.

 

[big ginger 8]

Wilsons not actually proper fat though - one of the Bath lads on here posted a topless photo of him before and he's just huge and weirdle shaped.

Tis what I mean, there's clearly a decent level of fat but also a good bit of muscle under it.

 

[Peat]

No way Marty Moore's part of a debate for best tighthead in the world at this stage.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Tis what I mean, there's clearly a decent level of fat but also a good bit of muscle under it.

If I can find the photo I'll post it - trust me when I tell you he really isn't very fat at all, he just has very odd genetics.

Edit: found it!

 

[big ginger 8]

If I can find the photo I'll post it - trust me when I tell you he really isn't very fat at all, he just has very odd genetics.

Yeah, I've seen the one of him in the towel, I'm not really saying that he's fat at all just that Moore may not be as fat as he appears.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Moore appears to be exceptionally fat though.

 

[Duck a l'Orange]

Moore appears to be exceptionally fat though.

If you squint it could just be a really well defined six pack, in some areas.

 

[Feicarsinn]

If you squint it could just be a really well defined six pack, in some areas.

 

[Pampas]

This team would be a big WC contender.

1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Agustin Creevy
3 Ramiro Herrera
4 Manuel Carizza
5 Tomas Lavanini
6 Juan Fernandez Lobbe
7 Pablo Matera
8 Facundo Isa
9 Aaron Smith
10 Nico Sanchez
11 Gonzalo Camacho
12 Ma'a Nonu
13 Marcelo Bosch
14 Juan Imhoff
15 Ben Smith

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Probably something like the Davey Wilson situation. In fairness making weight for a modern tighthead at 5'9" is pretty difficult and he's still relatively mobile.

I'm finding this to be a tough question to answer as I'm trying to get players to fit our system though of course Schmidt would probably just adapt it. I don't agree with @cmac95 about needing a hooker at all, Best is one of our er best players imo. The other two are fairly good though. I'd probably be looking at a left winger (Savea), a blindside (Kaino is the one that keeps coming to mind but I don't know if what he adds would make up for the loss of balance in the backrow and a centre or lock.

Best has been dodge, I think with Bismark we would have the best pack in world rugby.

 

[big ginger 8]

Best has been dodge, I think with Bismark we would have the best pack in world rugby.

For Ulster a little bit yeah, can't rember him being poor for Ireland since the Lions tour.

 

[TheSaffycen]

For Italy (as I haven't seen one yet)
A.Smith as they don't have any good 9s.
Halfpenny as they could finally make their scrum advantage pay.
Carter as they would have a great playmaker, they don't have bad backs but the 10 is never up to standard.

 

[Feicarsinn]

For Ulster a little bit yeah, can't rember him being poor for Ireland since the Lions tour.

Best's throwing is too suspect. He's either good or awful, and we cannot afford him to have an off day in a vital game. It's a worry certainly, and I'd probably take a consistently accurate hooker if one were available.

 

[Every Time Ref]

3 Players You Would "Steal" For Your Countries Starting XV

If not him, who? Owen Franks and Dave Wilson are his only two contenders right now as I make it, with apologies to whichever Georgian maestro in the Top 14 I've passed over in my ignorance.

[Edited for rank stupidity]

 

[TobesHodges]

3 Players You Would "Steal" For Your Countries Starting XV

I would steal:-

Sergio Parrise - Would probably be the best 8 in the world, if he played for a top 5 ranked team..

Ben Smith - Because he's Ben Smith (#1 full back)

David Pocock - England have no out and out 7's (apart from Kvesic), Pocock is the best 7 around (considering the turnover specialist are dying out)

 

[chippieolamus]

I would steal:-

Sergio Parrise - Would probably be the best 8 in the world, if he played for a top 5 ranked team.

Parisse is a fantastic player, but 8 is one of our strongest positions - I'd say it's the only position where we have 2 world class players (billy and Ben) except perhaps 13 (JJ and Tuilagi). There are more pressing concerns for England, surely?

 

[j'nuh]

If not him, who? Owen Franks and Dave Wilson are his only two contenders right now as I make it, with apologies to whichever Georgian maestro in the Top 14 I've passed over in my ignorance.

Would it show my bias if I said Afoa?

edit: why can't we post smileys in this sub-forum but we can everywhere else? *grabs the pitchfork*