World XV and Classic XV

[coops]

World XV:

15. Beale
14. Ashton
13. O'Driscoll
12. Williams/Giteau
11. Gear
10. Carter
9. Youngs

1. The Beast
2. Smit
3. Jones
4. O'Connell
5. Matfield
6. Burger
7. McCaw/Pocock
8. Parisse

Classic XV is impossible - just for fullback you could make a strong case for JPR, Blanco, Cullen, Robinson, Hastings etc etc...

 

[tomwid_88]

Classic XV:

15 - JPR
14 - Gerald Davies
13 - Little
12 - Horan
11 - Shane Williams
10 - Barry John
9 - Gareth Edwards
1 - Os du Randt
2 - Sean Fitzpatrick
3 - Graham Price
4 - John Eales
5 - Willie John Mcbride
6 - Michael Jones
7 - Kronfeld/Pienaar/McCaw
8 - Morne du Plessis/Mervyn Davies

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Shane Williams is hardly a classic - considering he's still playing, and would feature in a few peoples World XVs
Same with McCaw

 

[waldrosamu]

Shane Williams is hardly a classic - considering he's still playing, and would feature in a few peoples World XVs
Same with McCaw

Yeah. Even if it's just for variety, I think it's worth skipping any players from the Classic XV if they would already be in the game. I also agree with the calls for global variety over definite best-ever-in-position players. I'd look most at the biggest names of the past ...which is why Lomu has to be in, even though I've never rated his skills.

 

[tomwid_88]

Yeah fair enough, substitute Lomu in for Williams then

 

[tomburgess]

is that not just the barbarians??

Lawerence Dallaigo ?

World xv
15. Mils Muliaina
14. James O'Connor
13. Brian O'Driscoll
12. Sonny Bill Williams
11. Chris Ashton
10. Dan Carter
9. Will Genia
1.Tony Woodcock
2. Bismark Du Plessis
3. John Afoa
4. Victor Matfield
5. Courtney Lawes
6. Schalk Burger
7. Richie Mccaw
8. Sergio Parisse/Pierre Spies

 

[King_D'Arcy]

is that not just the barbarians??

Are you telling me John Hayes would be in a world xv?

 

[psychic duck]

Baron bon Baldy XV

15. Conrad Jantjes
14. Tom Varndell
13. Tom Shanklin
12. Stirling Mortlock
11. Simon Webster
10. Felipe Contepomi
9. Peter Stringer

1. Gurthrö Steenkamp
2. Mario Ledesma
3. CJ van der Linde
4. Erik Lund
5. Nathan Sharpe
6. Alasdair Strokosch
7. Martyn Williams
8

16. Stephen Moore/Marius Tincu
17. John Hayes/John Yapp/Eduard Coetzee/Balan brothers
18. Franks brothers/Perry Freshwater
19. Will James
20. Kris Chesney
21. Brendon Leonard/Sam Cordingley
22. Mike Tindall
23. Lionel Mapoe

Coach; Jim Mallinder/Shaun Edwards/John Mitchell

Vintage baldies: Alessandro Troncon, Keith Wood, Rolando Martin, James Dalton, Gerald Merceron, Marc dal Maso, Craig Quinnell, Lawrence Dallaglio, George Gregan, Os du Randt, Gareth Thomas, Denis Hickie, Mosese Rauluni

 

[SimonShaw_is_THE_MAN]

WORLD XV

1. Andrew Sheridan
2. William Servat
3. Nicolas Mas
4. Tom Palmer
5. Victor Matfield
6. Sergio Parisse
7. Richie McCaw
8. Imanol Harinordoquy
9. Fourie du Preez
10. Jonny Wilkinson
11. Shane Williams
12. Dan Carter
13. Brian O'Driscoll
14. Josevata Rokocoko
15. Maxime Médard

CLASSIC XV

1. Os Du Randt
2. Sean Fitzpatrick
3. Fran Cotton
4. Colin Meads
5. Willie John McBride
6. Richard Hill
7. Michael Jones
8. Mervyn Davies
9. Joost van der Westhuizen
10. Mark Ella
11. Jonah Lomu
12. Tim Horan
13. Phillipe Sella
14. Jason Robinson
15. Gavin Hastings

N.B. I thought that for the teams, it was important to try to include as many players from different countries as realistically possible so there may be some choices that you don't agree with like Hastings instead of Blanco or Cullen. Also, in the WORLD XV I picked players who might be a bit past their prime now but a couple of years ago were the best of the best like Matfield and Wilkinson (the important thing is that they are sill playing!).

 

[Teh Mite]

By a couple, do you mean 8 years ago?

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Urgh Sheridan

 

[GreenyBoii]

Urgh Sheridan

What's wrong with Sheridan exactly?

 

[TRF_Cymro]

What's wrong with Sheridan exactly?

He is not better than Gethin Jenkins or Thomas Domingo and thats a pretty true statement.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Agreed - he's not even the best loose head at Sale Sharks, let along in England, let along in the Northern Hemisphere

 

[jack6161]

This would be a great idea, and so much fun to be able to play as them and not have to edit the teams yourself Playing as Sunny Bill Williams and Chris Ashton together would be my dream so hopefully they put it in

 

[GreenyBoii]

Agreed - he's not even the best loose head at Sale Sharks, let along in England, let along in the Northern Hemisphere

I know I totally agree with both of you (Including TRF_Cymro) but I'm just really patriotic and like to think everyone in the England team is the best at their position in the world even though I know it's maybe not true about any of them. (This does exclude the centres, but only temporarily while they find their feet and Hape gets booted out)

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Go for Joe Marler/Alex Corbisiero/Lee Imiolek then
All better than Sheridan, all English (well, Corbs is Italian/American but plays for England soooo.....) - Imiolek was keeping Sheridan out of the Sale squad for a while, despite only being 19/20

 

[salthebutcher]

montgomery must be in the game

 

[ro-dogg]

World XV:
1- Tomas Domingo
2- Bismark Du Plessis
3- Nicolas Mas
4- Brad Thorn
5- Victor Matfield
6- Jerome Kaino
7- Richie McCaw
8- Imanol Harinordoquy
9- Jimmy Cowan
10- Dan Carter
11- Hosea Gear
12- Quade Cooper
13- Conrad Smith
14- Tommy Bow
15- Mils Muliania

 

[dan the man]

montgomery must be in the game

Do you mean Percy? He retired a few years ago didn't he???