Biggest Team Possible

[big ginger 8]

Everyone knows size isn't the be all and end all of rugby but it is important. I thought I'd pick an XV of the 15 biggest players I can think of some obviously won't be great players. Please name any bigger players you can think of and maybe comment on actual ability of the team.

1. Soane Tonga'uiha (6'3" 126kg)
2. Bismark du Plessis (6'2" 111kg)
3. Tony Buckley (6'5" 130kg)
4. Richie Gray (6'9" 129kg)
5. Andies Beker (6'9" 120kg)
6. Stephen Ferris (6'4" 112kg)
7. Mamuka Gorgodze (6'5" 118kg)
8. Willem Alberts (6'4" 119kg)
9. Mike Philips (6'3" 104kg)
10. Francois Steyn (6'3" 110kg) maybe stretching it a bit
11. George North (6'4" 109kg)
12. Jamie Roberts (6'4" 110kg)
13. Mathieu Bastareaud (6'0" 112kg)
14. Alex Cuthbert (6'6" 104kg)
15. Rob Kearney (6'1" 95kg)

10 and 15 were tough couldn't think of anyone bigger than Kearney off the top of my head I'm sure there is.

 

[Draggs]

Eifion Lewis Roberts plays loosehead for Toulon, 132kg.
Cencus Johnston 3, 138kg.
John Smit 2, 118kg.
Luke Charteris 5, 126kg.
Alberts to 6; Wycliff Palu, 120kg to 8.
Matt Banahan 14, 201cm 116kg.
Lee Byrne is 190cm and 96kg. (Or Steyn to 15, Stephen Donald to 10).

 

[big ginger 8]

How the hell did I forget about HMS?

 

[Draggs]

How the hell did I forget about HMS?

I know some people on this forum wish they could. Consider yourself lucky.

 

[big ginger 8]

I know some people on this forum wish they could. Consider yourself lucky.

Very true.

 

[Draggs]

Don't want to create another thread, but how about littlest (international) XV?
01 Thomas Domingo, 178cm, 110kg
02 Lee Mears, 176cm, 98kg
03 Jean-Baptiste Poux, 180cm, 108kg
04 Dean Mumm, 196cm, 109kg
05 Victor Matfield (retired...), 200cm, 110kg
06 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 191cm, 98kg
07 David Pocock, 181cm, 101kg
08 Imanol Harinordoquy, 192cm, 105kg
09 Peter Stringer, 170cm, 72kg
10 Ronan O'Gara, 181cm, 83kg
11 Shane Williams, 170cm, 80kg
12 Berrick Barnes, 183cm, 87kg
13 Juan de Jongh, 177cm, 87kg
14 Alexis Palisson, 176cm, 83kg
15 Gio Aplon, 175cm, 78kg

 

[big ginger 8]

Could slot McLaughlin in 2nd row, Marc Andreu 14 (5'5" 75kg) and the Russian scrum half Yanyushkin was it?

 

[Draggs]

Yeah, Andreu for Palisson (or Shane if we are going current internationals).
In that case, Will Genia (174cm, 85kg). McLaughin for Matfield.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Can't believe Rodzilla has not been mentioned.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Alesana Tuilagu is "only" 6'1", but is 117kg.



Surely Matt Morgan is a shoo in for littlest XV?
He's about 3ft2, 35kg

 

[Draggs]

Surely Matt Morgan is a shoo in for littlest XV?
He's about 3ft2, 35kg

Trying to keep it to capped players.
Keegan Daniel is an option, 188cm, 94kg, but only one cap.

Rodney Blake is 191cm and 132kg, Eifion is shorter and the same weight, so I went for the more dense player.
Craig Cross is 195cm and 139kg, but Welsh prem so...

 

[big ginger 8]

Can't believe Rodzilla has not been mentioned.

Yeah 132kg some ridiculous specimens.

 

[Peat]

Jack Cuthbert in at full-back for the biggest 15. 6'5" and near 16 stone, and one cap for Scotland...

edit: Venditti is bigger than Alex Cuthbert.

 

[Scan]

Henry Tuilagi (6'1'', 20st 2lb) has to get in somewhere in the Biggest XV.

 

[psychic duck]

the biggest and smallest XV from the World Cup, all players have started at least one international match in position

Heaviest
1. Soane Tonga'uiha (Tonga, 130 kg)
2. Ole Avei (Samoa, 120 kg)
3. Tony Buckley (Ireland, 137 kg)
4. Richie Gray (Scotland, 128 kg)
5. Luke Charteris (Wales, 125 kg)
6. Sisa Koyamaibole (Fiji, 120 kg)
7. Mamuka Gorgodze (Georgia, 118 kg)
8. Wycliff Palu (Australia, 120 kg)
9. Taniela Moa (Tonga, 102 kg)
10. Damien Traille (France, 101 kg)
11. Alesana Tuilagi (Samoa, 111 kg)
12. Alipate Fatafehi (Tonga, 114 kg)
13. Matt Banahan (England, 112 kg)
14. Alisi Tupuailai (Japan, 116 kg)
15. Jamie Roberts (Wales, 110 kg)

Lightest
1. Sergey Popov (Russia, 103 kg)
2. Jaba Bregvadze (Georgia, 90 kg)
3. Vasil Kakovin (Georgia, 108 kg)
4. Shalva Sutiashvili (Georgia, 96 kg)
5. Artem Fatakhov (Russia, 101 kg)
6. Mauro Bergamasco (Italy, 98 kg)
7. Mikhail Sidorov (Russia, 87 kg)
8. Adam Kleeberger (Canada, 98 kg)
9. Irakli Abuseridze (Georgia, 70 kg)
10. Luciano Orquera (Italy, 78 kg)
11. David Lemi (Samoa, 75 kg)
12. Mikhail Babaev (Russia, 80 kg)
13. Davit Kacharava (Georgia, 75 kg)
14. McGrath van Wyk (Namibia, 77 kg)
15. Gio Aplon (South Africa, 70 kg)

all weights from http://www.rwc2011.irb.com/index.html

 

[Croket66]

At prop : Alani Makapelu (155kg)Number 8 : Henry Tuilagi (126kg)

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Everyone knows size isn't the be all and end all of rugby but it is important. I thought I'd pick an XV of the 15 biggest players I can think of some obviously won't be great players. Please name any bigger players you can think of and maybe comment on actual ability of the team.

1. Soane Tonga'uiha (6'3" 126kg)
2. Bismark du Plessis (6'2" 111kg)
3. Tony Buckley (6'5" 130kg)
4. Richie Gray (6'9" 129kg)
5. Andies Beker (6'9" 120kg)
6. Stephen Ferris (6'4" 112kg)
7. Mamuka Gorgodze (6'5" 118kg)
8. Willem Alberts (6'4" 119kg)
9. Mike Philips (6'3" 104kg)
10. Francois Steyn (6'3" 110kg) maybe stretching it a bit
11. George North (6'4" 109kg)
12. Jamie Roberts (6'4" 110kg)
13. Mathieu Bastareaud (6'0" 112kg)
14. Alex Cuthbert (6'6" 104kg)
15. Rob Kearney (6'1" 95kg)

10 and 15 were tough couldn't think of anyone bigger than Kearney off the top of my head I'm sure there is.

For Gods sake mun, Ferris is not the biggst 6 in the world.

 

[big ginger 8]

For Gods sake mun, Ferris is not the biggst 6 in the world.

For Gods sake mun, it's not some serious thing. Was the biggest that popped into my head at the time and the only other option that's being given is someone else at 8 and Alberts to 6 how many bigger ones can you name? I wasn't going merely on weight btw.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

For Gods sake mun, it's not some serious thing. Was the biggest that popped into my head at the time and the only other option that's being given is someone else at 8 and Alberts to 6 how many bigger ones can you name? I wasn't going merely on wait btw.

I'm only pointing it out because I know how much you love Ferris. He's a pretty big guy, no doubt. I'm sure there are bigger. Haskell est assez grand.

Also, just to upset you, do you remember the time Andrew Sheridan knocked Ferris over like he was some little child?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Radike Samo is rather hefty, he could go there.