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What would be Your 31 man Squad and Starting 15 for Your country in the Rugby World Cup 2019 guys

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What would be Your 31 man Squad and Starting 15 for Your country in the Rugby World Cup 2019 guys :)
 
Springboks
Starting XV
15. Patrick Lambie
14. Mapimpi
13. Jan Serfontein
12.Francois Steyn
11. Ruan Combrinck
10. Handre Pollard
9. Faf de klerk
8. Duane Vermeulen
7. Jean Luc du Preez
6. Marcell Coetzee
5. Eben Etzebeth
4. Pieter steph du Toit
3. Thomas du Toit
2. Malcolm Marx
1. Kitshoff

Extra squad members:

Scrum Halves
Francois Hougaard
Cobus Reinach

Outside Backs
Jesse Kriel
Johan Goosen
Andries Coetzee
Warick Gelant
Francois Venter

Flyhalves
Elton Jantjie
(Lambie and Goosen also provides cover)

Locks
Franco Mostert
Lood de Jager

Props
Wilco Louw
Coenie Oosthuizen

Loose Fowards
Dan du Preez
Francois Louw
Siya Kolisi
Warren Whiteley

Hookers
Bismarck du Plessis
 
England:
1. Vunipola
2. George
3. Williams
4. Launchbury
5. Itoje
6. Underhill
7. Curry, B
8. Vunipola
9. Youngs
10. Ford
11. Daly
12. Farrell
13. Joseph
14. Watson
15. Brown

16. LCD
17. Genge
18. Sinckler
19. Lawes
20. Simmonds
21. Care
22. Te'o
23. Nowell

24. Hartley
25. Cole
26. Kruis
27. Robshaw
28. Hughes
29. Lozowski
30. Slade
31. May
 
Ireland

Larmour
Earls
Ringrose
Henshaw
Stockdale
Sexton
Murray
Stander
SOB
POM
Henderson
Ryan
Furlong
Scannell
Healy

Cronin
McGrath
Porter
Beirne*
Leavy
McGrath
Carbery (Jackson if available, highly unlikely)
Conway

Kilcoyne, Ryan, Toner, Ruddock, Conan, R Byrne*, Aki and whoever makes the step up from our long list of fringe wingers. (Daly*, Sweetnam, A Byrne, Wooten*, O'Loughlin)

Backrow is also a bit of a lottery, Jordi Murphy will be getting a lot more rugby next season, VdF is left out here, Deegan and Tinoney could both have career seasons etc...

*Uncapped
 
Probably something like:

1. J McGrath
2. N Scannell
3. T Furlong
4. I Henderson
5. T Beirne
6. D Leavy
7. SOB
8. CJ Stander
9. C Murray
10. J Sexton (Captain?)
11. J Stockdale
12. R Henshaw
13. G Ringrose
14. K Earls
15. J Larmour

16. S Cronin
17. C Healy
18. A Porter
19. J Ryan
20. POM
21. L McGrath
22. J Carbery
23. A Conway

Others

Dave Kilcoyne, John Ryan, Ultan Dillane, Josh Van Der Flier, Jack Conan, Ross Byrne, Bundee Aki and Barry Daly.

This is assuming that Paddy Jackson is in jail and that Rory Best and Rob Kearney don't make it. (These are listed in descending order of likeliness.)

Other players who could make it are Devin Toner, Jordi Murphy, Max Deegan (I suspect it might be to soon), Rhys Ruddock, John Cooney, Marmion, Ian Keatley, Chris Farrell(closest player I left out), Adam Byrne, Matt Healy, Tiernen O'Halloran (Just in case we haveany fans here) and Alex Wooton (chance next year at Munster with Zebo leaving and possibly the most talented of the lot.)
 
1. Vunipola
2. George
3. Williams
4. Launchbury
5. Itoje
6. Underhill
7. Simmonds
8. Vunipola
9. Youngs
10. Ford
11. Daly
12. Farrell
13. Joseph
14. Nowell
15. Brown

16. LCD
17. Genge
18. Sinckler
19. Lawes
20. Mercer
21. Care
22. Te'o
23. Watson

24. Hartley
25. Cole
26. Isiekwe
27. Robshaw
28. Hughes/Curry
29. Smith
30. Slade
31. Tuilagi
 
It's hard to fit a guy who can only cover 7 in unless he starts. If everyone is fit SOB and Leavy are ahead of him in my opinion.
Fair, should have read the end of your comment better. These fantasy teams are where backrow depth really shines haha
 
NZ

1. Moody
2. Coles
3. Franks
4.Retallick
5. Whitelock
6. Squire
7. Cane
8. Read
9. Smith
10. Barrett
11. Ioane
12. SBW
13. Alb
14. NMS
15. Smith

16. Taylor
17. Hames
18. Laulala
19. Barrett
20. Savea
21. Perenara
22. DMac
23. Laumape

24. Aumua
25. Tu'ungafasi
26. Tuipolotu
27. Fifita
28. Todd
29. Weber
30. Mo'unga
31. Barrett

A lot of guys that are haarrrd to leave out, especially Crotty, Naholo and for me Savea. Maybe exchange one of them for Todd since we don't really need 3 sevens, but I'd want Todd be there.
 
Hi Jenner, nice team mate, I agree with most of that, but when Crotty is fit, he's our guy, super reliable, deceptively good on attack, best defense and distribution, he's essential to the AB's when he's fit, so experienced too, I'd want him in those tight games.
 
NZ

1. Moody
2. Coles
3. Franks
4.Retallick
5. Whitelock
6. Squire
7. Cane
8. Read
9. Smith
10. Barrett
11. Ioane
12. SBW
13. Alb
14. NMS
15. Smith

16. Taylor
17. Hames
18. Laulala
19. Barrett
20. Savea
21. Perenara
22. DMac
23. Laumape

24. Aumua
25. Tu'ungafasi
26. Tuipolotu
27. Fifita
28. Todd
29. Weber
30. Mo'unga
31. Barrett

A lot of guys that are haarrrd to leave out, especially Crotty, Naholo and for me Savea. Maybe exchange one of them for Todd since we don't really need 3 sevens, but I'd want Todd be there.
I know Hansen doesn't like him as a lock but surely if he continues to play there for the Canes then Fifita should be in that 19 shirt. Barrett's a quality player but I don't think he ups the pace like the other bench players do, certainly not as much as Fifita would.
 
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I was hoping Fifita might be used like Vito was, utility man, massive impact off the bench
 
HK's: George, Cowan-Dickie, Taylor
LH's: Vunipola, Genge, Marler
TH's: Cole, Sinckler, Williams
LK's: Itoje, Launchbury, Lawes, Kruis
Backrow: Underhill, Ewers, Armand, Hughes, Vunipola,A Curry, Simmonds
9's: Youngs, Care (Vellacott and Robson backups)
10's: Ford, Farrell, Lozowski
Centres: Teo, Joseph, Slade, Tuilagi
Back 3's: Daly, May, Nowell, Watson, Brown

34 man squad I know, players in bold can be removed if needed!
 
LH's: Vunipola, Marler, Genge
HK's: Hartley, George, Cowan Dickie
TH's: Cole, Sinckler, Williams
LK's: Itoje, Launchbury, Lawes, Kruis
Backrow: Underhill, Robshaw, Armand, Hughes, Vunipola, Simmonds
9's: Youngs, Care
10's: Ford, Farrell, Smith
Centres: Teo, Joseph, Slade, Tuilagi
Back 3's: Daly, Woodward, Nowell, Watson, Brown

That's 33

in terms of starting xv:
1. Mako
2. George
3. Williams
4. Itoje
5. Launch
6. Robshaw
7. Underhill
8. Billy
9. Youngs
10. Ford
11. Nowell
12. Farrell
13. JJ
14. Watson
15. Brown
16. Cowan-Dickie
17. Marler
18. Sinckler
19. Lawes
20. Simmonds
21. Care
22. Tuilagi
23. Daly
 
OOH like these :) This is my choice, and not what I think EJ will pick

England:

1. Vunipola
2. George
3. Williams
4. Launchbury
5. Itoje
6. Underhill
7. Curry
8. Vunipola

9. Youngs
10. Ford
11. Daly
12. Farrell
13. Joseph
14. Nowell
15. Watson

16. LCD
17. Genge
18. Sinckler
19. Lawes
20. Simmonds
21. Care
22. Tuliagi
23. May

24. Hartley
25. Cole
26. Marler
27. Kruis
28. Robshaw
29. Hughes
30. Slade
31. Te'o

Standby list - Taylor, Hepburn, Isiekwe, Mercer, Curry, Robon, Lozowski, Solomona, Brown
 
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This wolud be my Wales Team for the World cup
1 .Rob Evens
2 Ken Ownes
3.Samson Lee
4.Max willams
5.Alun Wyn Jones
6.Sam Warburton (c)
7.James Davies
8.Taulupe Faletau
9 Rhys Webb/Tomos Willams if Rhys webb cant find a way to be pick then Tomos willams becasue there something special about him
10 Rhys Patchell
11 Keelan Giles
12 Owen Watkin
13 Jon Davis
14 George north
15 Leigh halfpenny
Subs
16 Nickey Smith
17 Eilott dee
18 Leon Brown
19 Aaron Shingler
20 Justin Tipuric
21 Hari Morgan
22 Owen Willams
23 Liam Willams
Reserves
24 Wyn Jones
25 Rhys Carre
26 Corry Hill
27 Ollie Griffiths
28 Josh Navidi
29 Corey Baldwin
30 Rhys Priestland
31 Stefan Evens
 
The Wobblies:

Starters
1. Sio
2. Uelese
3. Tupou
4. Coleman
5. Tui
6. Dempsey
7. Pocock/Hooper
8. Naisarani
9. Genia
10. Foley (i guess)
11. DHP
12. Beale
13. Kuridrani
14. Koroibete
15. Folau

Subs
16. Slipper
17. TPN
18. Kepu
19. Rodda
20. Hooper/Pocock
21. Gordon
22. Hodge
23. Maddocks

Reserves
24. Paenga-Amosa
25. Alaalatoa
26. Phillip
27. Rory Arnold
28. Timu
29. Kerevi
30. Tuttle
31. McGregor/Mason/Stewart (whichever young 10 seems best)

Notable absentees:
Simmons, Enever, Naivalu, Hanigan, etc.
 
Mine or Cheikas... because those are two very different beasts...
 
01. Healy
02. Scannell
03. Furlong
04. Henderson
05. Beirne
06. O'Mahony (Captain)
07. Leavy
08. Stander
09. Murray
10. Sexton
11. Stockdale
12. Henshaw
13. Ringrose
14. Earls
15. Conway

16. Cronin
17. McGrath
18. Porter
19. Ryan
20. O'Brien
21. Cooney
22. Carbery
23. Larmour

Larmour and Conway would rotate depending on form. Same for James Ryan and Beirne/Henderson. Not really sure about scrum half replacement. Other than that, I think the team is pretty solid.

Others

Kilcoyne, J Ryan, Dillane, J Murphy, Ruddock, Farrell, Keatley, Aki, Wooten
 

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