Teams of the Week - 14/6/14

[goodNumber10]

Planet Rugby:
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,9817_9350950,00.html

15 Ben Smith (New Zealand)
14 Alex Cuthbert (Wales)
13 Conrad Smith (New Zealand)
12 Ma'a Nonu (New Zealand)
11 Bryan Habana (South Africa)
10 Morne Steyn (South Africa )
09 Gareth Davies (Wales)
08 Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
07 Francois Louw (South Africa)
06 Tom Wood (England)
05 Geoff Parling (England)
04 Victor Matfield (South Africa)
03 David Wilson (England)
02 Guilhem Guirado (France)
01 James Slipper (Australia)

Rugby 365:

http://www.rugby365.com/article/60629-team-of-the-week-green-dozen

15 Ben Smith (New Zealand)
14 Lucas González Amorosino (Argentina)
13 Conrad Smith (New Zealand)
12 Ma'a Nonu (New Zealand)
11 Bryan Habana (South Africa)
10 Jonathan Sexton (Ireland)
09 Fourie du Preez (South Africa)
08 Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
07 Michael Hooper (Australia)
06 Tom Wood (England)
05 Geoff Parling (England)
04 Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)
03 David Wilson (England)
02 Bismarck du Plessis (South Africa)
01 Gurthrö Steenkamp (Springboks)

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Alex Cuthbert?!
Fair play he scored a brilliant try but his defence was absolutely atrocious - directly at fault for a few tries.

 

[munstermuffin]

Hard to put any Irish player in there. Crazy that Sexton in there as the gulf in intensity and everything else between that game and rest is crazy

 

[psychic duck]

Alex Cuthbert?!
Fair play he scored a brilliant try but his defence was absolutely atrocious - directly at fault for a few tries.

His defensive positioning is utterly inept and it gets hugely exposed when Halfpenny isn't to hold his hand in this aspect. His try, albeit great, was only a consolation one waaaaay after South Africa had the match won easily so not sure why he is there.

Planet Rugby's team of the weeks are usually rubbish. The guy who does them just makes it all too obvious their done by merely looking at who has most the impressive ESPN Scrum stats. Obviously Cuthbert's defensive positioning would only show to those who actually watched the match.

 

[Big Ewis]

that try of his (Cuthbert) is way overrated anyway...and how magnificent is it to see a Wallaby in the prop nomination.