Jiffys Team of the Week

[goodNumber10]

Jiff Davies's BBC 6nations team of the week:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/26310555

15: Brown
14: Huget
13: Dunbar
12: Roberts
11: Kearney
10: Weir
09: Care
08: Faletau
07: Warburton
06: Lydiate
05: Launchbury
04: Charteris
03: Ross
02: Best
01: Jenkins

What do we think?

For me, Roberts should be replaced with Darcy at 12 i thought Darcy was fantastic - broke the gain line and defence was solid. Think Lawes should be in there, but to be fair both the welsh 2nd rows were heroic, who i thought was immense, and Best with Hartley. I think we could argue the wingers, but the lads in the team didnt' play bad.

Not sure about Faleteau, i'd probably go with Parisse.

 

[Big Ewis]

I'd put Healy. I think Jenkins' performance in the scrum was a little overrated, we never really got a good view on the Mas-Jenkins side and Mas doesn't just give away penalties with consistency there. They both got yellowed but we'll never know...I think he profits from Wales' performance as a whole. Plus Healy is always a weapon in the loose.

Yes I agree Parisse was a lot better than Faletau, again, a case of the winning team getting the nod. Had that Scottish drop never gone through, with the exact same 80min besides that one play, all of a sudden some Italians' efforts would've been recognized.

Dulin was one of the rare bright spots on the French "national team", but Brown was probably a bit better.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Looks about right to me. Would probably have had Heaslip or Parisse over Faletau.


You sure Jiffy wrote it though? There's less than 15 Welsh in the side?

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Roberts was a fair call imo - neither D'arcy or Twelvetrees were all that in the Ireland game.
I can't say I remember the performances of the Welsh locks so I'll presume Charteris was worth it. Lawes was exceptional.
Agree that probably another number 8.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Roberts was a fair call imo - neither D'arcy or Twelvetrees were all that in the Ireland game.
I can't say I remember the performances of the Welsh locks so I'll presume Charteris was worth it. Lawes was exceptional.
Agree that probably another number 8.

 

[Big Ewis]

Roberts was a fair call imo - neither D'arcy or Twelvetrees were all that in the Ireland game.
I can't say I remember the performances of the Welsh locks so I'll presume Charteris was worth it. Lawes was exceptional.
Agree that probably another number 8.

Roberts was a fair call imo - neither D'arcy or Twelvetrees were all that in the Ireland game.
I can't say I remember the performances of the Welsh locks so I'll presume Charteris was worth it. Lawes was exceptional.
Agree that probably another number 8.

Ok, ok !! Points made !

 

[goodNumber10]

Looks about right to me. Would probably have had Heaslip or Parisse over Faletau.


You sure Jiffy wrote it though? There's less than 15 Welsh in the side?

*guilty snigger*

 

[Maverick1987]

Did he even do a team of the week when wales lost to Ireland or does he only do them when he can pick a ****load of welsh players ?

Edit : just found it

Healy
Hartley
Castrogiovanni
O' Connell
Lawes
O' Mahony
Robshaw
Vunipola
Care
Sexton
Fofana
Burrell
Trimble
May
Brown

That's 8 Englishman and no welsh !!! That probably was the hardest thing jiffy has ever had to do lol