FrankfurtRugbyWatcher4
Academy Player
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2020
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This is based on the talent available at the time, regardless who actually made it on a tour or not (see Ferris or Armstrong.)
Each player is valued by his abilities at the maximum of his powers. Not about lifetime achievement or longevity.
The balance of the team mattered (otherwise also Scott Gibbs would be in. Somewhere)
1 Andrew Sheridan
2 Keith Wood
3 Adam Jones
4 Wade Dooley
5 Paul O'Connell (captain)
6 Lawrence Dallaglio
7 Stephen Ferris
8 Ben Clarke
9 Rob Howley
10 Jonny Wilkinson
11 George North
12 Brian O'Driscoll
13 Manu Tuilagi
14 Shane Williams
15 Jason Robinson
16 Steve Thompson
17 Nick Popplewell
18 Alex Corbosiero
19 Martyn Johnson
20 Mike Teague
21 Gary Armstrong
22 Owen Farrell
23 Stuart Hogg
I might go for a different team if I picked up a white piece of paper tomorrow. By then Tadhg Furlong might have dispelled my doubts. It's so much fun.
If you go "what, no Jeremy Guscott?" George North on 14 not 11? Or a lighter pack with Alun Wyn Jones and Majo Itoje, please state if this selection of yours is based on different assumptions than stated above.
Each player is valued by his abilities at the maximum of his powers. Not about lifetime achievement or longevity.
The balance of the team mattered (otherwise also Scott Gibbs would be in. Somewhere)
1 Andrew Sheridan
2 Keith Wood
3 Adam Jones
4 Wade Dooley
5 Paul O'Connell (captain)
6 Lawrence Dallaglio
7 Stephen Ferris
8 Ben Clarke
9 Rob Howley
10 Jonny Wilkinson
11 George North
12 Brian O'Driscoll
13 Manu Tuilagi
14 Shane Williams
15 Jason Robinson
16 Steve Thompson
17 Nick Popplewell
18 Alex Corbosiero
19 Martyn Johnson
20 Mike Teague
21 Gary Armstrong
22 Owen Farrell
23 Stuart Hogg
I might go for a different team if I picked up a white piece of paper tomorrow. By then Tadhg Furlong might have dispelled my doubts. It's so much fun.
If you go "what, no Jeremy Guscott?" George North on 14 not 11? Or a lighter pack with Alun Wyn Jones and Majo Itoje, please state if this selection of yours is based on different assumptions than stated above.