Guinness Pro 12 2014/15: Your Team XV for next year

[iINDOMINUSxx]

With the signing that your team has made so far. What is the Starting XV that you would like to see next year. Here's the team i would pick for Edinburgh

1.) Al Dickinson
2.) Ross Ford
3.) WP Nel
4.) Grant Gilchrist
5.) Ben Toolis
6.) Mike Coman
7.) Hamish Watson
8.) Nasi Manu
9.) Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
10.) Greig Tonks
11.) William Helu
12.) Matt Scott
13.) Michael Allan
14.) Damian Hoyland
15.) Jack Cuthbert

I'll even add subs aswell

16.) Stuart Mcinally
17.) Jack Cosgrove
18.) Rory Sutherland
19.) Anton Bresler
20.) Cornell du Preez
21.) Nathan Fowles
22.) Phil Burleigh
23.) Tom Brown

 

[Bluemoon]

It's a bit of a difficult one with the world cup year and the six nations. Most of the year the Int's won't be about! So I've put my team in, probable internationals in bold, with the second choice behind. This is more of what I think it will be, rather than what I'd like it to be!

15. Rhys Patchell
14. Alex Cuthbert / Richard Smith (Gavin Evans moving to Centre)
13. Richard Smith.
12. Rey Lee Lo (Still amazed he's heading here) / Cory Allen
11. Blaine Scully / Tom James
10. Gareth Anscombe / Gareth Davies
9. Lloyd Williams / Tomos Williams

8. Cam Dolan / Manoa Voasawai
7. Sam Warburton / Josh Navidi
6. Josh Navidi / Ellis Jenkins
5. Jarrad Hoeata
4. Josh Turnbull
3. Craig Mitchell / Scott Andrews
2. Kristian Dacey
1. Gethin Jenkins / Sam Hobbs

Looking really weak in the second row department, regardless of the WC. I expect a big signing there sometime after the WC.

 

[Kiwi_]

How's Anscombe doing? I was a big fan of his in NZ. I heard he started off a bit iffy. Is he coming right? He's a solid player.

 

[Bluemoon]

How's Anscombe doing? I was a big fan of his in NZ. I heard he started off a bit iffy. Is he coming right? He's a solid player.

My feeling is that if he was in a regional team who was doing a little better, he would have come along a lot faster. Think he's struggled with the slower pace of the game here to begin with, but I still feel he has a lot of potential moving forward. His decision making has been good here, as has his running game. But, his kicking out of hand has been iffy, he's been charged down one too many times. He's also had to compete for selection with Rhys Patchell, along with a massive change of coaching mid season.

I think he'll have a better crack at it next season. I also get the feeling Gatland really likes him, so we'll see what the WC final squad brings.

 

[Kiwi_]

My feeling is that if he was in a regional team who was doing a little better, he would have come along a lot faster. Think he's struggled with the slower pace of the game here to begin with, but I still feel he has a lot of potential moving forward. His decision making has been good here, as has his running game. But, his kicking out of hand has been iffy, he's been charged down one too many times. He's also had to compete for selection with Rhys Patchell, along with a massive change of coaching mid season.

I think he'll have a better crack at it next season. I also get the feeling Gatland really likes him, so we'll see what the WC final squad brings.

So he's playing at 1st 5?

I hope he comes along, he will definitely take some adjusting to the slower pace. I really feel he's a better fullback, he had a great season in 2013 at fullback for the Chiefs.

 

[Bluemoon]

So he's playing at 1st 5?

I hope he comes along, he will definitely take some adjusting to the slower pace. I really feel he's a better fullback, he had a great season in 2013 at fullback for the Chiefs.

To be honest it's been a mixed bag. He arrived when RP was really coming into his own at 10, and many thought Anscombe would play at 15. However, I think that GA wants to try for the Wales 10 shirt. He had a decent run of games towards the end of the season at 10 for the Blues and cemented his position. Cardiff has been a bit of nightmare with head coaches lately, perhaps the new coach will give both players the consistency they need to settle!

We were very excited about him arriving, and I still think he's a very exciting player in a struggling team.

 

[dullonien]

I think Wilson will see sense and switch Patchell to 10 and Anscombe to fullback. I think Patchell has more potential at 10 than Anscombe and should be given time to really develop in the role.

 

[The Prop]

With the signing that your team has made so far. What is the Starting XV that you would like to see next year. Here's the team i would pick for Edinburgh

1.) Al Dickinson
2.) Ross Ford
3.) WP Nel
4.) Grant Gilchrist
5.) Ben Toolis
6.) Mike Coman
7.) Hamish Watson
8.) Nasi Manu
9.) Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
10.) Greig Tonks
11.) William Helu
12.) Matt Scott
13.) Michael Allan
14.) Damian Hoyland
15.) Jack Cuthbert

I'll even add subs aswell

16.) Stuart Mcinally
17.) Jack Cosgrove
18.) Rory Sutherland
19.) Anton Bresler
20.) Cornell du Preez
21.) Nathan Fowles
22.) Phil Burleigh
23.) Tom Brown

I can't argue with that, Wp Nel and Sam Hidalgo-Clyne have been outstanding for us this season, hoping for more next season, however, if I'm correct Nel will qualify for the Scotland team before/after the world cup so he will feature a little less due to international all ups.

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

I can't argue with that, Wp Nel and Sam Hidalgo-Clyne have been outstanding for us this season, hoping for more next season, however, if I'm correct Nel will qualify for the Scotland team before/after the world cup so he will feature a little less due to international all ups.

Yeah he has been Training with the Scotland and is part off the extended squad for the world cup, would like to see him get a cap soon though he is a good player. Would like to see Hoyland get more games with Edinburgh this year, he is really good in 7's and would love to see how he does in 15's. Next year i hope Solomons can give more chances to the younger players during the world cup and six nations. Players like Jamie Richie and Magnus Bradbury etc. are really good and deserves chances to play more games for Edinburgh.