A World 22?

[Jockstap]

If you could pick only two players from the following countries to make a World 22 what would your team be?(yes I am bored)

NZ
SA
Aus
Ireland
France
England
Argentina
Wales
Scotland
Fiji
Italy

Here's mine...

1 Jenkins
2 Servat
3 Castrogiovanni
4 POC
5 Matfield
6 Elsom
7 McCaw
8 Parisse
9 Du Preez
10 Carter
11 Nalaga
12 Giteau
13 BOD
14 Williams
15 Hernandez
16 Hartley
17 Murray
18 Hines
19 Lobbe
20 Raulini
21 Wilkinson
22 Medard

 

[Woldog]

There have been like 97,000 topics about this in the last 4 months.

 

[Jockstap]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Woldog @ Feb 3 2010, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

There have been like 97,000 topics about this in the last 4 months.[/b]

Really, where? One which has to include every Country? Fine I'll just go post my awesome topic on some other forum. :ranting:

 

[stormer2010]

I'm bored too. So:

Considerations

Italy
Martin Castrogiovani
Sergio Parisse

Argentina
Juan MF Lobbe
Juan Martin Hernandez

Ireland
Jamie Heaslip
Brian O'Driscoll
Rob Kearney
Tommy Bowe

Fiji
Napolioni Nalaga
William Rider?
Mosese Rauluni

Wales
Gethin Jenkins
Mathew Rees
Mike Philips
Jamie Roberts
Lee Byrne

England
get Jason Robinson out of retirement?
Erm, some former kiwi?
Johnny Wilkinson?
Lewis Moody?
Tom Croft?

Scotland
Nathan Hines
Euan Murray

Australia
Rocky Elsom
Will Genia
Matt Giteau
Adam Ashley Cooper

South Africa
Bismark du Plessis
Bakkies Botha
Victor Matfield
Heinrich Brussouw
Juan Smith
Pierre Spies
Fourie du Preez
Brian Habana

New Zealand
Carl Hayman
Ali Williams
Richie McCaw
Daniel Carter
Conrad Smith
Cory Jane
Mils Muliaina

France
Romain Millo-Cluski
Imanol Harinorduquy
Thierry Dusautoir
Cedric Heymans

I'll have to think about it.

 

[Bullitt]

Why do people still have this obsession with Carl Hayman? He's not has one decent match for over a year now.

 

[stormer2010]

1 Gethin Jenkins
2 Bismark du Plessis
3 Martin Castrogiovani
4 Nathan Hines
5 Simon Shaw
6 Juan MF Lobbe
7 Richie McCaw
8 Sergio Parisse
9 Fourie du Preez
10 Daniel Carter
11 Napolioni Nalaga
12 Matt Giteau
13 Brian O'Driscoll
14 Cedric Heymans
15 Rob Kearney

16 Euan Murray
17 Mathew Rees
18 Romain Millo-Cluski
19 Rocky Elsom
20 Mosese Rauluni
21 Johnny Wilkinson
22 Juan Martin Hernandez

Erm, maybe yours is somewhat better where you have, no, I'd like to have Heymans and Kearney in the backs and I like the idea of the old and big locks with better hookers.

 

[stormer2010]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bullitt @ Feb 3 2010, 12:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Why do people still have this obsession with Carl Hayman? He's not has one decent match for over a year now.[/b]

Guess I still have him playing for NZ in my mind and haven't seen him play for a European club. Can't speak for the rest. Also, a distinct lack in world quality tightheads across the board.

 

[Nickdnz]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bullitt @ Feb 3 2010, 11:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Why do people still have this obsession with Carl Hayman? He's not has one decent match for over a year now.[/b]

Because he has played well for over a year now, and he's carrying Newcastle as far as they can potentially play (which isn't very far). Can't see what you're on about to be honest mate. And he still is the best prop (note I didn't just say tight head) in the world. If you want to see the difference he makes, look at Tialata in his place, and see how unsolid our ball retention in the scrum has been without him.

 

[DuncTheDoodle]

Who I'd pick as two players. I can't be bothered to do a genuine World Xv with this.

NZ

Carter, McCaw

SA

Smit, du Preez

Austrailia

Giteau, Elsom

Ireland

O'Driscoll, Bowe, Kearney

France

Clerc, Dusautoir

England

Croft, Shaw

Argentina

Lobbe, Hernandez

Wales

Super Shane, G Jenkins, Byrne

Scotland

Paterson, Murray

Fiji

I won't pretend that I know thast many Fijians...

Italy

Pariesse, Castrogiavani

I've picked three from Wales and Ireland because... I just have. What are you going to do about it?

Just a note though, I added Byrne and Kearney because otherwise I didn't have a fullback.

 

[lucky_number_7]

whats people fascination with parise ..he looks so good beacuase he has a prety bad team behind him hes good very good il give him that but heaslip is twice the player and recieves half the credit

 

[feicarsinn]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (lucky_number_7 @ Feb 3 2010, 10:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

whats people fascination with parise ..he looks so good beacuase he has a prety bad team behind him hes good very good il give him that but heaslip is twice the player and recieves half the credit[/b]

Hahahaahaaha... no.

Parisse would walk into any team in the world. He's a dynamic runner, good on the ground, has sweet hands, will work all day and on top all that he can kick a mean drop goal. A truly immense player.

 

[Bullitt]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (lucky_number_7 @ Feb 3 2010, 10:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

whats people fascination with parise ..he looks so good beacuase he has a prety bad team behind him hes good very good il give him that but heaslip is twice the player and recieves half the credit[/b]

Yeah. Stade are useless...

Well said feicarsinn

 

[elgringoborracho]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (lucky_number_7 @ Feb 3 2010, 11:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

whats people fascination with parise ..he looks so good beacuase he has a prety bad team behind him hes good very good il give him that but heaslip is twice the player and recieves half the credit[/b]

Have you ever watched rugby at all?
In rugby, players are made to look better when their team is doing good not when its doing bad! Thus Parisse constistently playing superbly with Italy is althemore impressive.

 

[gingergenius]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (feicarsinn @ Feb 4 2010, 09:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (lucky_number_7 @ Feb 3 2010, 10:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

whats people fascination with parise ..he looks so good beacuase he has a prety bad team behind him hes good very good il give him that but heaslip is twice the player and recieves half the credit[/b]

Hahahaahaaha... no.

Parisse would walk into any team in the world. He's a dynamic runner, good on the ground, has sweet hands, will work all day and on top all that he can kick a mean drop goal. A truly immense player.
[/b][/quote]

Not according to Isaac Ross...

 

[Jockstap]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (elgringoborracho @ Feb 5 2010, 11:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (lucky_number_7 @ Feb 3 2010, 11:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

whats people fascination with parise ..he looks so good beacuase he has a prety bad team behind him hes good very good il give him that but heaslip is twice the player and recieves half the credit[/b]

Have you ever watched rugby at all?
In rugby, players are made to look better when their team is doing good not when its doing bad! Thus Parisse constistently playing superbly with Italy is althemore impressive.
[/b][/quote]


Spot On, this is why Fionn Carr is the World's Greatest Winger.

 

[Muzzy]

1 Gethin Jenkins
2 Kevin Mealamu
3 Carl Hayman
4 Sebastian Chabal
5 Victor Matfield
6 Juan MF Lobbe
7 Richie McCaw
8 Pierre Spies
9 Fourie du Preez
10 Daniel Carter
11 Napolioni Nalaga
12 Matt Giteau
13 Brian O'Driscoll
14 Sitiveni Sivivatu
15 Mils Mulianina

16 Martin Castrogiovanni
17 John Smit
18 Carl Del Fava
19 Schalk Burger
20 Mosese Rauluni
21 Morne Steyn
22 Vilimoni Delasau