Mr Ruggleby
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Slow Thursday afternoon leads to...
The most caps XV: Selecting the most capped player who was well established in that position (i.e. George Smith not selected at 6 because he was, for the most part, a 7). Couple of surprise inclusions here: Vlaicu from Romania and Kvirikashvili from Georgia.
The 10 or fewer caps XV: Far more subjective, I have simply picked the best XV I could think of using players who have 10 or fewer international caps and whose international career is over (or very unlikely to continue).
My contention is that, assuming all players were fit and playing at their career peak, this game wouldn't be anywhere near as one-sided as you would expect it to be. Let me know who I've missed from the 10 or fewer team.
Most Caps XV
1 Gethin Jenkins
2 Kevin Mealamu
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
4 Alun Wyn Jones
5 Victor Matfield
6 Alessandro Zanni
7 Richie McCaw
8 Sergio Parisse
9 George Gregan
10 Ronan O'Gara
11 Bryan Habana
12 Florin Vlaicu
13 Brian O'Driscoll
14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
15 Merab Kvirikashvili
10 or Fewer XV
1 Rhys Gill
2 Ashley Johnson
3 Ben Afeaki
4 Alistair Hargreaves
5 Jacques Potgieter
6 George Whitelock
7 Steffon Armitage
8 Henry Tuilagi
9 Cobus Reinach
10 Ian Keatley
11 Rene Ranger
12 Anthony Tuitavake
13 James Simpson-Daniel
14 Christian Wade
15 Chris Pennell
Honourable mentions: Dean Greyling (LHP), Marcel van der Merwe (THP), Derick Hougaard (FH), Shane Geraghty (IC), Frank Halai and Lelia Masaga (W)
The most caps XV: Selecting the most capped player who was well established in that position (i.e. George Smith not selected at 6 because he was, for the most part, a 7). Couple of surprise inclusions here: Vlaicu from Romania and Kvirikashvili from Georgia.
The 10 or fewer caps XV: Far more subjective, I have simply picked the best XV I could think of using players who have 10 or fewer international caps and whose international career is over (or very unlikely to continue).
My contention is that, assuming all players were fit and playing at their career peak, this game wouldn't be anywhere near as one-sided as you would expect it to be. Let me know who I've missed from the 10 or fewer team.
Most Caps XV
1 Gethin Jenkins
2 Kevin Mealamu
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
4 Alun Wyn Jones
5 Victor Matfield
6 Alessandro Zanni
7 Richie McCaw
8 Sergio Parisse
9 George Gregan
10 Ronan O'Gara
11 Bryan Habana
12 Florin Vlaicu
13 Brian O'Driscoll
14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
15 Merab Kvirikashvili
10 or Fewer XV
1 Rhys Gill
2 Ashley Johnson
3 Ben Afeaki
4 Alistair Hargreaves
5 Jacques Potgieter
6 George Whitelock
7 Steffon Armitage
8 Henry Tuilagi
9 Cobus Reinach
10 Ian Keatley
11 Rene Ranger
12 Anthony Tuitavake
13 James Simpson-Daniel
14 Christian Wade
15 Chris Pennell
Honourable mentions: Dean Greyling (LHP), Marcel van der Merwe (THP), Derick Hougaard (FH), Shane Geraghty (IC), Frank Halai and Lelia Masaga (W)
