Top 15 Must Have Player Faces For Each Country

[_George]

ITM Cup teams ... ( excluding All Blacks ! )

Northland - Payne, Ranger .
Auckland - Atiga, Braid .
North Harbour - McAlister, Smylie .
Counties Manukau - Forbes, Umaga, Stowers, Nanai Williams .
Waikato - Leonard, Messam, de Malmanche, Donald, Lealiifano .
BOP - Bourke, Latimer, Delany, Masaga .
Taranaki - Taylor, D.Smith, Ripia, Clarke, Keats, Waldrom .
Hawkes Bay - Dagg, Elliott, Fotualii, Guildford, Lowe, Newland, Rooney .
Manawatu - Cama, Cruden, A.Smith .
Wellington - Gear, Matthewson, Fili, Tialata, Soaialo, Schwalger .
Tasman - Jack .
Canterbury - Brett, Crockett, Ellis, Maitland, Ross, Slade, G.Whitelock, SBW !
Otago - Meuws, Thomson, Soakai, Vainikolo, B.Smith .
Southland - Bekhuis, Mackintosh, Robinson, Rutledge .

 

[tomwid_88]

In what way is Biggar the "Welsh Cipriani"? What exactly has Biggar done to warrant all this "arrogant" rubbish. He has said a few times that he aims to displace Jones as Wales number 10, so what? I would be worried if that wasn't his aim to be honest. As a country we seem to have this awful habit of ruining any young talent in the 10 position because he is either a) too arrogant b) he's not James Hook c) he's not Barry John/Phil Bennett/Jonathan Davies.

 

[D.C.]

Portugal

1- João Junior
2- João Correia
3- Thomas da Costa
4- Conrad Stickling
5- Gonçalo Uva
6- Sebastião da Cunha
7- Tiago Girão
8- Vasco Uva
9- José Pinto
10- Duarte Cardoso Pinto
11- António Aguilar
12- Miguel Portela
13- Pedro Silva
14- Gonçalo Foro
15- Joe Gardener

 

[Conal]

PORTUGAL!!!!!
shall make the seven nations one day

 

[D.C.]

PORTUGAL!!!!!
shall make the seven nations one day

Hope so

 

[jaffka]

Hope so

If there were enough quality teams, then it could be good to have the 12 nations, split into 2 leagues with promotion and relegation for the last placed team. The number of fixtures and calendar could still stay the same

 

[Te Puke Thunder]

This is my New Zealand XV / 2nd XV. No room for the following players but they get a mention.

Liam Messam, John Afoa, Chris Jack, Jimmy Cowan, Benson Stanley, Zac Guilford, Daniel Braid and last but not least... Sonny Bill Williams.

New Zealand

1. Tony Woodcock / Ben Franks
2. Andrew Hore / Keven Mealamu
3. Owen Franks / Neemiah Tialata
4. Brad Thorn / Tom Donnelly
5. Sam Whitelock / Ali Williams
6. Jerome Kaino / Adam Thompson
7. Richie McCaw / Tanerau Latimer*
8. Kieran Read / Victor Vito
9. Piri Weepu / Alby Matthewson
10. Dan Carter / Aaron Cruden
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu / Joe Rokokoko
12. Richard Kahui / Ma'a Nonu
13. Conrad Smith / Isaia Toeava
14. Cory Jane / Rene Ranger
15. Israel Dagg / Mils Muliaina

* Have to have a Te Puke boy in there

 

[wallaby]

for Australia, dont forget about Kurtly Beale (reserve) and the Faiinga brothers (or at least the forward)

 

[_George]

This is my New Zealand XV / 2nd XV. No room for the following players but they get a mention.

Liam Messam, John Afoa, Chris Jack, Jimmy Cowan, Benson Stanley, Zac Guilford, Daniel Braid and last but not least... Sonny Bill Williams.

New Zealand

1. Tony Woodcock / Ben Franks
2. Andrew Hore / Keven Mealamu
3. Owen Franks / Neemiah Tialata
4. Brad Thorn / Tom Donnelly
5. Sam Whitelock / Ali Williams
6. Jerome Kaino / Adam Thompson
7. Richie McCaw / Tanerau Latimer*
8. Kieran Read / Victor Vito
9. Piri Weepu / Alby Matthewson
10. Dan Carter / Aaron Cruden
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu / Joe Rokokoko
12. Richard Kahui / Ma'a Nonu
13. Conrad Smith / Isaia Toeava
14. Cory Jane / Rene Ranger
15. Israel Dagg / Mils Muliaina

i agree with this, but i think the larger countries should have maybe 100 unique faces !

 

[Run34]

Canada

01. Kevin Tkachuk
02. Pat Riordan
03. Andrew Tiedemann
04. Jamie Cudmore
05. Luke Tait
06. Chauncey O'Toole
07. Adam Kleeberger
08. Aaron Carpenter

09. Ed Fairhurst
10. Ander Monro
11. Justin Mensah-Coker
12. Phil MacKenzie
13. DTH van der Merwe
14. Ciaran Hearn
15. James Pritchard

 

[dan the man]

New Zealand

1. Tony Woodcock
2. Andrew Hore
3. Neemia Tialata
4. Brad Thorn
5. Ali Williams
6. Jerome Kaino
7. Richie McCaw
8. Kieran Read
9. Brendon Leonard
10. Dan Carter
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu
12. Ma'a Nonu
13. Conrad Smith
14. Cory Jane
15. Mils Muliaina

2011, if we're being realistic. Leonard just needs time.

You've gotta be kidding!!! Brendan Leonard's time is up! he's have to get in line behind Cowan, Weepu and Mathewson.
Ali Williams? aren't his ankles made of glass?
Aaaaaand Tialata? No Way. the Franks brothers are much better all-round

 

[_George]

You've gotta be kidding!!! Brendan Leonard's time is up! he's have to get in line behind Cowan, Weepu and Mathewson.
Ali Williams? aren't his ankles made of glass?
Aaaaaand Tialata? No Way. the Franks brothers are much better all-round

i agree, put in Weepu and Matthewson first .

 

[gmoe]

You've gotta be kidding!!! Brendan Leonard's time is up! he's have to get in line behind Cowan, Weepu and Mathewson.
Ali Williams? aren't his ankles made of glass?
Aaaaaand Tialata? No Way. the Franks brothers are much better all-round

BWAHAHAHAHAHA... Totally agree with your post Dan. Tialata's excess baggage and Williams doesn't have the toughness of Thorn or Donnelly and Leonard SMH... That boy ain't playing for the AB's again!

 

[D.C.]

i don't know why you guys keep posting the NZ/AUS/SA/ENG players... i don't see the point of that... most of the squads you guys posted have been mentioned a few pages before.
What about Georgia, Argentina, Spain? Those countries have rugby too

 

[kodi2114]

every new zealand player

 

[Propfoward]

Saia Faingaa and Ben Daley for Australia

 

[Tim93]

All Blacks:
1.Tony Woodcock
2.Keven Mealamu
3.Owen Franks
4.Brad Thorn
5.Tom Donnelly
6.Jerome Kaino
7.Richie McCaw
8.Kieran Read
9.Jimmy Cowan
10.Dan Carter
11.Sitiveni Sivivatu
12.Ma'a Nonu
13.Conrad Smith
14.Cory Jane
15.Mils Muliaina

There are heaps of others, a big extra would be Sonny Bill Williams as he is sure to feature

 

[Hamez]

i don't know why you guys keep posting the NZ/AUS/SA/ENG players... i don't see the point of that... most of the squads you guys posted have been mentioned a few pages before.
What about Georgia, Argentina, Spain? Those countries have rugby too

people outside these countries play rugby!?!?!?!

 

[gmoe]

i don't know why you guys keep posting the NZ/AUS/SA/ENG players... i don't see the point of that... most of the squads you guys posted have been mentioned a few pages before.
What about Georgia, Argentina, Spain? Those countries have rugby too

Good point, I used to love trading unknowns like Ohata from the Japanese Squad into the Hurricanes.

 

[alex]

unknowns? the highest international try scorer ever(I think) is unknown!