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TRF All Time XV of 6/5 Nations
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<blockquote data-quote="polonius" data-source="post: 169829"><p>This is proving more tricky than I first thought. I like the idea of An Tarbh - start with the Lions of the early 70's and work from there. Gordon Brown and Wille John would be a shoe-in ... but you can't leave out Martin Johnson - and Moss Keane would be right up there, too.</p><p></p><p>The French back-row of Rives, Bastiat and Skrela would surely be included as a unit, but individually? How could one leave out Fergus Slattery, Tony Neary, Jim Telfer, Richard Hill or Mervyn Davies?</p><p></p><p>The more I consider it, the more I realise those I am likely to include are players of my generation - the early/mid-seventies. So I would pick Barry John over Johnny Wilkinson every time, Gerald Davies over Esteve, Gareth Edwards before ... well, he'd be before everybody. (That Welsh side was amazing, wasn't it?).</p><p></p><p>Here goes with a first attempt.</p><p></p><p>FB - JPR with Blanco as very creditable alternative.</p><p>RW - Gerald Davies</p><p>LW - JJ Williams (maybe Jean-Luc Averous)</p><p>Centres - Mike Gibson, Brian O'Driscoll (with Ian McGeehan very close)</p><p>Fly Half - Barry John (Phil Bennett and Jean Pierre Romeau just missing out)</p><p>Scrum Half - Gareth Edwards</p><p></p><p>Back Row - Skrela, Mervyn Davies, Neary</p><p>Second Row - Willie John, Martin Johnson</p><p>Front Row - Ian McLaughlan, John Pullin, Jason Leonard</p><p></p><p>The forwards have been the hardest to choose and it is quite likely none of my choices woul even get close to featuring in someone elses's XV.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="polonius, post: 169829"] This is proving more tricky than I first thought. I like the idea of An Tarbh - start with the Lions of the early 70's and work from there. Gordon Brown and Wille John would be a shoe-in ... but you can't leave out Martin Johnson - and Moss Keane would be right up there, too. The French back-row of Rives, Bastiat and Skrela would surely be included as a unit, but individually? How could one leave out Fergus Slattery, Tony Neary, Jim Telfer, Richard Hill or Mervyn Davies? The more I consider it, the more I realise those I am likely to include are players of my generation - the early/mid-seventies. So I would pick Barry John over Johnny Wilkinson every time, Gerald Davies over Esteve, Gareth Edwards before ... well, he'd be before everybody. (That Welsh side was amazing, wasn't it?). Here goes with a first attempt. FB - JPR with Blanco as very creditable alternative. RW - Gerald Davies LW - JJ Williams (maybe Jean-Luc Averous) Centres - Mike Gibson, Brian O'Driscoll (with Ian McGeehan very close) Fly Half - Barry John (Phil Bennett and Jean Pierre Romeau just missing out) Scrum Half - Gareth Edwards Back Row - Skrela, Mervyn Davies, Neary Second Row - Willie John, Martin Johnson Front Row - Ian McLaughlan, John Pullin, Jason Leonard The forwards have been the hardest to choose and it is quite likely none of my choices woul even get close to featuring in someone elses's XV. [/QUOTE]
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