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Thought it a good time to review the action of this year's tournament and round it off with a list of the best players in each position:
15 Mills Muliaina (NZ) with Dagg and Jane there to push him he is playing some great rugby
14 Cory Jane (NZ)
13 Conrad Smith (NZ)
12 Ma'a Nonu (NZ)
11 James O'Connor (Aus) no real stand outs
10 Dan Carter (NZ)
9 Will Genia (Aus) leagues ahead with FdP recovering from surgery
8 Keiran Read (NZ)
7 Richie McCaw (NZ)
6 Schalk Burger (SA) tackling machine, scored 2 tries and was one of precious few Boks to perform
5 Nathan Sharpe (Aus) thought Matfield came right the last games but Sharpe was good throughout
4 Brad Thorn (NZ) at the center of the NZ pack
3 Owen Franks (NZ) what a step up
2 Kevan Mealamu (NZ)
1 Guthro Steenkamp (SA) in the form of his life, pity it couldn't rub off on his teammates
Unlucky to miss out: David Pocock but I felt I couldn't leave out McCaw or choose him over Burger out of position, though he was really influential throughout and probably should be bracketed with Burger.
NZ 10
AUS 3 1/2
SA 1 1/2
Probably sums up the year pretty well.
15 Mills Muliaina (NZ) with Dagg and Jane there to push him he is playing some great rugby
14 Cory Jane (NZ)
13 Conrad Smith (NZ)
12 Ma'a Nonu (NZ)
11 James O'Connor (Aus) no real stand outs
10 Dan Carter (NZ)
9 Will Genia (Aus) leagues ahead with FdP recovering from surgery
8 Keiran Read (NZ)
7 Richie McCaw (NZ)
6 Schalk Burger (SA) tackling machine, scored 2 tries and was one of precious few Boks to perform
5 Nathan Sharpe (Aus) thought Matfield came right the last games but Sharpe was good throughout
4 Brad Thorn (NZ) at the center of the NZ pack
3 Owen Franks (NZ) what a step up
2 Kevan Mealamu (NZ)
1 Guthro Steenkamp (SA) in the form of his life, pity it couldn't rub off on his teammates
Unlucky to miss out: David Pocock but I felt I couldn't leave out McCaw or choose him over Burger out of position, though he was really influential throughout and probably should be bracketed with Burger.
NZ 10
AUS 3 1/2
SA 1 1/2
Probably sums up the year pretty well.
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