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<blockquote data-quote="Nickdnz" data-source="post: 306167"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (stormer2010 @ Mar 6 2010, 01:07 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=439730" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>1.I realise I may have a bias, but I'd rate Woodcock (in good form) as the best tighthead in the world, and at the beggining of last year I wasn't alone on this. He isn't in best form atm but he was ill for alot of last season so he could well be getting back up there at least equal to Genkins.</p><p>2.du Plessis is better then Servat...so is Hore and Mealamu. Not Moore.</p><p>3.Jones<Carl Hayman when he returns.</p><p>4.Botha/Jack/Thorn=Nallet.</p><p>5.Matfield/Wiliams > O'Connell (tick).</p><p>6.Elsom/Smith = Ferris (no comment).</p><p>7.McCaw/Brussouw > Dusautoir > Pocock</p><p>Lobbe/Spies = Parisse/Harinordoquy/Heaslip (Lobbe I'd rate most consistantly good #8. NH members, and forgive me for saying this, get hard over players who have one good season and then they are "the best". Parisse is the only number 8 who has consistantly been of a high standard).</p><p>9.du Preez/Genia > meh. Fair enough</p><p>10.Carter > Wilkinson, Sexton, O'Gara, Parks, Trin Duc, Gower, Cipriani. (I felt the need to name them individually) I'd also say Giteau is probably better then anyone from that list. Morne is = to Sexton.</p><p>11.Habana = Williams/Heymans. Interesting call but probably a good one.</p><p>12.Giteau/Nonu = Jauzion/Roberts. Sorry but Roberts is over rated.</p><p>13.Smith/Fourie < O'Driscoll (this is only true if it is O'Driscol. Mathieu Bastareaud<Smith/Fourie</p><p>14.Sivivatu > Bowe (Cause Bowe is over rated. If the Irish's opinions of Bowe were an accurate measurment then Bowe>All Black starting lineup.</p><p>15.Hernandez/Muliaina/Jane = Kearney/Byrne (It is note worthy that Jane may be the better Fullback then Mils).</p><p></p><p>Overall I think your original was a pretty fair assessment however there did seem to be a hint of appeasment about it. Good list all the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nickdnz, post: 306167"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (stormer2010 @ Mar 6 2010, 01:07 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=439730']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> 1.I realise I may have a bias, but I'd rate Woodcock (in good form) as the best tighthead in the world, and at the beggining of last year I wasn't alone on this. He isn't in best form atm but he was ill for alot of last season so he could well be getting back up there at least equal to Genkins. 2.du Plessis is better then Servat...so is Hore and Mealamu. Not Moore. 3.Jones<Carl Hayman when he returns. 4.Botha/Jack/Thorn=Nallet. 5.Matfield/Wiliams > O'Connell (tick). 6.Elsom/Smith = Ferris (no comment). 7.McCaw/Brussouw > Dusautoir > Pocock Lobbe/Spies = Parisse/Harinordoquy/Heaslip (Lobbe I'd rate most consistantly good #8. NH members, and forgive me for saying this, get hard over players who have one good season and then they are "the best". Parisse is the only number 8 who has consistantly been of a high standard). 9.du Preez/Genia > meh. Fair enough 10.Carter > Wilkinson, Sexton, O'Gara, Parks, Trin Duc, Gower, Cipriani. (I felt the need to name them individually) I'd also say Giteau is probably better then anyone from that list. Morne is = to Sexton. 11.Habana = Williams/Heymans. Interesting call but probably a good one. 12.Giteau/Nonu = Jauzion/Roberts. Sorry but Roberts is over rated. 13.Smith/Fourie < O'Driscoll (this is only true if it is O'Driscol. Mathieu Bastareaud<Smith/Fourie 14.Sivivatu > Bowe (Cause Bowe is over rated. If the Irish's opinions of Bowe were an accurate measurment then Bowe>All Black starting lineup. 15.Hernandez/Muliaina/Jane = Kearney/Byrne (It is note worthy that Jane may be the better Fullback then Mils). Overall I think your original was a pretty fair assessment however there did seem to be a hint of appeasment about it. Good list all the same. [/QUOTE]
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