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I thought I'd start a thread to discuss/predict who might be top points scorer, top try scorer etc.
This is RWC-specific.
So top try scorer per tournament is held jointly between Jonah Lomu and Bryan Habana both on 8. Who are we tipping to get closest or possibly even surpass? I suppose the obvious choices will come from the tier 1 sides.
I'd have liked Jesse Kriel's chances but I don't know if he'll continue at 13 with De Villiers supposedy coming back into fitness. There should be some tries score against all of Japan, USA and even Scotland and Samoa weather permitting. I doubt there'll be a plethora of tries in the 'pool of death' so I'm ruling out players from Aus, England and Wales as top try scorers/ top points scorers. I see NZ rotating players heavily... actually, I think I'll stick with Kriel (assuming here he'll get a lot of game time even if he might be moved about between 13, 14 and 15).
Other than that I like Habana's chances to get close to Lomu's total of 15 tries across all tournaments. Lomu did 15 in two settings though while this will be Habana's 3rd RWC (8 tries in 2007 and 2 in 2011).
I can't see many other records tumbling though. All the big teams apart from possibly Ireland aren't 100% set on any one flyhalf and the blow-outs will probably continue to decrease in size.
Thoughts?
This is RWC-specific.
So top try scorer per tournament is held jointly between Jonah Lomu and Bryan Habana both on 8. Who are we tipping to get closest or possibly even surpass? I suppose the obvious choices will come from the tier 1 sides.
I'd have liked Jesse Kriel's chances but I don't know if he'll continue at 13 with De Villiers supposedy coming back into fitness. There should be some tries score against all of Japan, USA and even Scotland and Samoa weather permitting. I doubt there'll be a plethora of tries in the 'pool of death' so I'm ruling out players from Aus, England and Wales as top try scorers/ top points scorers. I see NZ rotating players heavily... actually, I think I'll stick with Kriel (assuming here he'll get a lot of game time even if he might be moved about between 13, 14 and 15).
Other than that I like Habana's chances to get close to Lomu's total of 15 tries across all tournaments. Lomu did 15 in two settings though while this will be Habana's 3rd RWC (8 tries in 2007 and 2 in 2011).
I can't see many other records tumbling though. All the big teams apart from possibly Ireland aren't 100% set on any one flyhalf and the blow-outs will probably continue to decrease in size.
Thoughts?