Rugby World Cup Lions XV

[gingergenius]

I'm bored and am intrigued what people think about a Lions 2011 team would look like, since all the home nations are pretty shite and inconsistent at the moment.

my effort, presuming everyone is fit:

1. Jenkins
2. Hartley
3. Jones
4. Lawes
5. Gray
6. Croft
7. Warburton
8. O'Brien
9. Youngs (AI form)
10. Sexton
11. Bowe
12. Hook
13. O'Driscoll
14. Ashton
15. Foden

picking the back row was ****ing hard, definitely room for a few other players from all 4 countries there.

 

[ZeFrenchy]

Except for a few positions, it looks as a pretty evident team. That can't be a good sign for the home nations.

 

[psychic duck]

there is already a thread on this

http://www.therugbyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?21292-hypothetical-lions-team-2011/page17

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Hard to argue with any of those players

If we're going on last-game-form then Tavis Knoyle > Ben Youngs, though if we're going on any-point-in-the-last-season form I'd go for Youngs too

 

[Peat]

If I were to pick

1. Jenkins
2. Rees
3. Jones
4. Davies
5. Lawes
6. Ferris
7. Warburton
8. Heaslip

9. Youngs
10. Wilkinson
11. Ashton
12. Davies
13. O'Driscoll
14. Bowe
15. Foden

With a dirt trackers of

1. Sheridan
2. Flannery
3. Cole
4. Gray
5. O'Connell
6. Croft
7. Wallace
8. O'Brien

9. ... oh gods, uhm... Cusiter
10. Sexton
11. Williams
12. Roberts
13. Ansbro
14. North
15. Kearney

Stevens, Hartley, Palmer, Robshaw, Knoyle, Priestland, Tuilagi and Armitage all travel as well.

Doesn't look too shabby if you ask me.

 

[nato]

Is this a lions xv of past players aswell or only current players because im slightly confused.

 

[DuncTheDoodle]

Just a XV of the best players in Britian. I'd have:

1. Gethin Jenkins
2. Matthew Rees
3. Adam Jones
4. Richie Gray
5. Courtney Lawes
6. Tom Croft
7. Sam Warburton
8. Sean O'Brien

9. Ben Youngs
10. Toby Flood
11. Shane Williams
12. James Hook
13. Brian O'Driscoll
14. Tommy Bowe
15. Ben Foden

Flannery, Cole, Davies, Ferris, Knoyle, Roberts, Ashton/North

 

[Dave737]

I'd go for limiting to a 30 man squad
1. Jenkins if fit, healy if his scrummaging keeps improving.
2. No standout hooker really Matthew Rees if I had to choose. I'll be bias and say Rory Best
3. Adam Jones, Matt Stevens or Dan Cole. Prob stevens as he covers both sides comfortably.
4. Richie Gray, Bradley Davies,
5. Paul O'Connell, Courtney Lawes
6. Stephen Ferris, Sean O'Brien, Tom Croft
7. Sam Warburton, John Barcalay
8. Heaslip
9. Youngs (if he regains his form from last autumn) Mike Phillips at a push.
10. O'Gara or Sexton along with toby flood
11. Shane Williams, On current form Andrew Trimble.
12. James Hook, Jamie Roberts
13. Brian O'Driscoll
14. Tommy Bowe, Chris Ashton
15. Ben Foden, Rob Kearney if he regains the 09 form, Geordan Murphy

stand by:

Steve Thompson, dont trust hartley's temperament.
Allan Jacobsen as he's a funny little ball and under rated.
Dan Cole
Alastair Kellock
AW Jones
Donnacha O'Callaghan
Richie Vernon
Kelly Brown
Lewis Moody
David Wallace
Tom Wood
Ryan Jones

Hate Him but Danny Care
One of the scottish ones.

Stephen Jones
Jonny Wilkinson

George North
Jonathen Davies
Manu Tuilagi
Luke Fitzgerald again if his form reappears
Keith Earls if he can keep hold of a ball for more than 5 seconds lol

 

[big ginger 8]

1. Jenkins
2. Rees
3. Jones
4. Gray
5. O'Connell
6. Ferris (on top form)
7. Warburton
8. Heaslip
9. Youngs/Knoyle
10. Sexton
11. Williams?
12. Roberts
13. O'Driscoll
14. Bowe
15. Foden

16. Flannery
17. Stevens
18. Lawes
19. O'Brien
20. Young/Knoyle
21. O'Gara/ Wilkinson
22. North

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

This first team is based purely on form, so for example no jenkins or addam jones. I don't know why I'm bothering with this as no team is ever based purely on form.

sooooo:
1) Cian Healy
2) Steve Thompson
3) Dan Cole
4) Paul O Connell
5) Bradley Davies
6) Sean O Brien
7) Sam Warburton
8) Jamie Heaslip
9) Danny Care (injured now I just realised)
10) James Hook
11) George North
12) Jamie Roberts
13) Manu Tuilagi
14) Andrew Trimble (wrong wing I know)
15) Delon Armitage

16) Rory Best
17) Matt Stevens
18) Richie Gray
19) James Haskell
20) Tavis Knoyle
21) Johnny Wilkinson
22) ?

thats such a random team...oh well

 

[JW.]

1) Andrew Sheridan
2) Steve Thompson
3) Dan Cole
4) Courtney Lawes
5) Alunwyn jones
6) Sean O Brien
7) Sam Warburton
8) Jamie Heaslip
9) Ben Youngs
10) Jonny Wilkinson
11) Shane Williams
12) Jamie Roberts (We saw last lions how good they can be, Roberts + BOD)
13) Brian O'Driscoll
14) Chris Ashton
15) Ben Foden
16) Matthew Rees
17) Matt Stevens (For being able to play on both sides)
18) Paul O'Connol
19) James Haskell (For being able to cover the whole backrow)
20) Dwayne Peel
21) Jonathan Sexton
22) Delon Armitage (Also for being able to cover alot)