Is there a better big game player than Thierry Dusautoir?

[PacDuran]

Trying to think of another who always rises to the occasion and has a stormer in the huge games. Brussouw? Pocock?

 

[TobesHodges]

SBW, Sexton, Mike Brown, Parisse, Alun Wyn Jones, James Slipper.. To say a few IMO
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[PacDuran]

SBW, Sexton, Mike Brown, Parisse, Alun Wyn Jones, James Slipper.. To say a few IMO
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Parisse is a good one but it's like he's ******* into the wind haha. Harsh for such a great player to have a flock of pigeons around him. He'd waltz into all European teams, all teams but the AB's I think. In his prime anyway.

 

[The Jones Boy]

Richie McCaw

 

[PacDuran]

Richie McCaw

No way. He's the best player of the professional age hands down, but I've seen him pocketed too many times by Dusautoir and Pocock for him to qualify for this thread lol.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Sam Burgess!

 

[PacDuran]

Sam Burgess!

All I've seen him do is knock the ball on man. Seems like a big powerful hoor but he ain't no SBW man. Hard to stop from 10 metres out but his offloading game isn't that great and I see teams with quality back rows exploiting him big time. Pocock will be dehydrated come match day from the amount of salivating he will do over tapes of Burgess.

 

[Chistera]

Dan "Nadal" Biggar.
Also: Parra, most team captains.

 

[The Jones Boy]

No way. He's the best player of the professional age hands down, but I've seen him pocketed too many times by Dusautoir and Pocock for him to qualify for this thread lol.

Yet McCaw is the one who pocketed the RWC ;-)

I'm a big fan of Dusatoir but he's unlucky as a player.

 

[jflintoff]

I'd have to say Kieran Read.

 

[Cookies]

McCaw (duh).

 

[Mcfadden]

Currently? Dunno, probably Giteau could still be a huge player to step up when it counts. Years ago I would have said Stirling Mortlock.

 

[jflintoff]

Dan "Nadal" Biggar.
Also: Parra, most team captains.

I do rate Parra, fab player.

 

[Icemn]

I do rate Parra, fab player.

the french one? the nz one? the lady hole one?

anyways...

current: Jerome Kaino maybe ()

past: Brian O'Driscoll

 

[TheSaffycen]

Sean O'Brien

 

[Sker]

Definitely not Pierre Spies, or O'Gara...

What about Read? Maybe not always a stormer but pretty consistently good in all games I've seen.

For SA it would have to be du Preez (except 2011)

 

[Jakedood]

Surprised no one has yet mentioned One Bradley Barritt.....

Giteau definitely worth a mention, as is Kieran Read. And we've seen what Pocock has done since he's come back for injury. But in regards to the past, can't look past a special little irish nutter by the name of Brian O'Driscoll

 

[Kiwi_]

Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Aaron Smith, Aaron Cruden.

 

[PacDuran]

Sean O'Brien

Sean O'Brien would be a great player if he managed to become less proficient at knocking the ball on.

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Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Aaron Smith, Aaron Cruden.

Sione Lauaki as well lol

 

[Sker]

Matt Dunning