Top 15 Must Have Player Faces For Each Country

[Ruaidhri]

Leo Cullen and Mike Ross have to be in there somewhere for ireland and fergus mcfadden

 

[Arkalius]

France:
1-Domingo
2-Servat
3-Mas
4-Nallet
5-Julien Pierre
6-Ouedraogo
7-Dusautoir
8-Harinordoqy
9-Yachvili
10-Trihn-Duc
11-Médard
12-Jauzion
13-Bastareau
14-Huget
15-Poitrauneaud

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

SA

1 Guthro Steenkamp
2 Bismarck du Plessis
3 Jannie du Plessis
4 Bakkies Botha
5 Victor Matfield
6 Schalk Burger
7 Juan Smith
8 Pierre Spies (although I'd prefer another)
9 Fourie du Preez
10 Morne Steyn
11 Bryan Habana (even if in woeful form still is the incumbent SA winger)
12 Jean de Villiers
13 Jaque Fourie
14 JP Pietersen (been away a while through injury but still a good shout)
15 Frans Steyn (even if he plays his rugby in France)

Others worth having who are perenial squad members;
Tendai Mtawarira
John Smit
Andries Bekker
Danie Rossouw
Heinrich Brussow
Ruan Pienaar
Ricky Januarie (just use the default prop body and you'll do fine)
Butch James
Gio Aplon
Juan de Jongh
Zane Kirschner

Sure bets for the future;
Flip van der Merwe
Willem Alberts
Francois Hougaard
Patrick Lambie
Lwazi Mvovo

 

[liam_94]

AUS

1. Robinson
2. Faingaa
3. Alexander
4. Higginbotham
5. Australia dont have any good locks
6. Horwill
7. Pocock
8. Leroy Houston lol jks Australia dont have a number 8
9. Genia
10. Cooper
11. Mitchell
12. Barnes
13. Ashley-Cooper
14. Ioane
15. Beale
*James O'Conner* freak can play anywhere in the backline

 

[AverageJoe]

New Zealand:
Tony Woodcock
Keven Mealamu
Owen Franks
Brad Thorn
Ali Williams
Jerome Kaino
Richie McCaw
Keiran Reid
Piri Weepu
Dan Carter
Rokocoko
Ma'a Nonu
Conrad Smith
Corey Jane
Mils Muliaina

Fiji:
Deacon Manu
Akapusi Qera
Rupeni Caucaunibuca
Napoloni Nalaga
Nicky Little
Mosese Rauluni
Sereli Bobo
Seru Rabeni

Tonga:
Saone Tonga'uiha
Aleki Lutui
NILI LATU
Hale T-Pole
Epeli Taione

Samoa:
Seilala Mapusua
Semo Sititi
Fili Levi
Mikaele Pesamino
Paul Williams
Alesana and Anitelea Tuilagi

 

[Te Puke Thunder]

New Zealand 1st XV

1. Tony Woodcock
2. Kevin Mealamu
3. Owen Franks
4. Brad Thorn
5. Ali Williams
6. Jerome Kaino
7. Richie McCaw
8. Kieran Read
9. Piri Weepu
10. Dan Carter
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu
12. Ma'a Nonu
13. Conrad Smith
14. Cory Jane
15. Mils Muliaina

New Zealand 2nd XV

1. Ben Franks
2. Andrew Hore
3. John Afoa
4. Tom Donnelly
5. Sam Whitelock
6. Adam Thompson
7. Daniel Braid
8. Liam Messam
9. Jimmy Cowan
10. Colin Slade
11. Hosea Gear
12. Richard Kahui / Sonny Bill Williams
13. Robert Fruean / Richard Kahui
14. Rene Ranger
15. Israel Dagg

 

[mate_ma'a_tonga]

TONGA
1.Kisi Pulu
2.Ephraim Taukafa
3.Tonga Lea'aetoa
4.Paino Hehea
5.Lisiate Fa'aoso
6.Viliami Vaki
7.Finau Maka
8.Samiu Vahafolau
9.Samisoni Fisilau
10.Kurt Morath or Edmond paea
11.Viliami Helu
12.Andrew Ma'ilei
13.Alaska Taufa
14.Mateo Malupo
15.Vunga Lilo

 

[mils24]

I rate Rory Best over Jerry Flannery for Ireland hooker any day!! Then again I may be biased due to being an ulster supporter.

 

[Alpa]

I hope HB is investing a bit more into Portugal. The must have faces would be:

1 - Juan Murré
2 - João Correia
3 - Cristian Spachuk
4 - Juan Severino
5 - Gonçalo Uva
6 - Vasco Uva
7 - Julien Bardy
8 - Tiago Girão
9 - José Pinto
10 - Joe Gardner
11 - António Aguilar
12 - Pedro Silva
13 - Frederico Oliveira
14 - Gonçalo Foro
15 - Pedro Leal

 

[lance2010]

I hope HB is investing a bit more into Portugal. The must have faces would be:

1 - Juan Murré
2 - João Correia
3 - Cristian Spachuk
4 - Juan Severino
5 - Gonçalo Uva
6 - Vasco Uva
7 - Julien Bardy
8 - Tiago Girão
9 - José Pinto
10 - Joe Gardner
11 - António Aguilar
12 - Pedro Silva
13 - Frederico Oliveira
14 - Gonçalo Foro
15 - Pedro Leal

Great to get some insight of the lower nations rosters!!!

 

[lance2010]

AUS

1. Robinson
2. Faingaa
3. Alexander
4. Higginbotham
5. Australia dont have any good locks
6. Horwill
7. Pocock
8. Leroy Houston lol jks Australia dont have a number 8
9. Genia
10. Cooper
11. Mitchell
12. Barnes
13. Ashley-Cooper
14. Ioane
15. Beale
*James O'Conner* freak can play anywhere in the backline

What about Richard Brown or Wycliff Palu for No.8

1.Robinson 2.Moore 3.Alexander
4.Horwill 5.Sharpe
6.Elsom 8.Brown 7.Pocock

9.Genia
10.O'Conner
12.Giteau
13.Ashley-Cooper
11.Mitchell 14.Ioane
15.Beale

 

[justitiae]

How can you name all these and leave out Duane Vermeulen? Looking for a better bet at 8 than Spies? Vermeulen is your man. Better defense, positioning and overall game management than Spies. Everyone always go on and on about Spies' running ability. The guy cant tackle and hasn't run over anyone since his first season! I'd go with Vermuelen/Alberts for Bok nr 8 jumper.

 

[justitiae]

My Springbok team:

Frans Steyn (maybe Kirchner, if he plays like he does for the Bulls and not the way snorre wants him to play)
JP Pietersen (V/d Heever just too light)
Jacque Fourie / Juan de Jongh
Jean de Villiers / Stephan Watermeyer (out of left field I know, but this guy is good... watch out.)
Lwazi Mvovo / Bjorn Basson (sorry bryan - get some form!)
Pat Lambie (by a country mile! who's Morne Steyn?)
Fourie du Preez / Charl McCloud
Duane Vermuelen
Willem Alberts (Juan Smith injured)
Heinrich Brussouw
Victor Matfield / Andries Bekker (actually these two are our best wingers...)
Flip v/d Merwe
CJ v/d Linde
Bismark du Plessis
Beast Mtawarira

Alternatives (2nd XV):
Kirchner
Aplon
Terblanche (Bring back the old man - he's supurb!)
de Jongh
Basson
Steyn (if he plays like when he plays for the bulls - not with snorre's idiotic circus gameplan of kick the ball away)
McCloud
Kanko
Josh Strauss
Derick Minnie
Bekker
Botha
Jannie du Plessis
John Smit
Guthro Steenkamp

Player not to ever consider!

Ricky "where's my bottle" January

 

[JJR]

I would like this 15 for South Africa.

1.Tendai "Beast"
2.Bismarck Du Plessis
3.Brian Mujati
4.Danie Rossouw
5.Andries Bekker
6.Schalla Burger
7.Jean Deysel
8.Willem Alberts
9.Fourie Du Preez
10.Patrick Lambie
11.JP Pieterson
12.Meyer Bosman
13.Adrian Jacobs
14.Gcobani Bobo
15.Odwa Ndungane

 

[JJR]

Faces should not be made just because thye are in starting 15...in the game the guys will cahnge the team to the players they like.

The Players that most like:

Willem Alberts
Beast
B.Du Plessis
Andries Bekker
S.Burger
P.Lambie
B.Basson
those are the main guys i would say...generally.

 

[The_Wol]

Australia
1. Sekope Kepu
2. Tatafu Polota-Nau
3. Ben Daley
4. James Horwill
5. Nathan Sharpe
6. Rocky Elsom/Scott Higginbotham
7. David Pocock
8. Scott Higginbotham/Wycliff Palu

9. Will Genia
10. Quade Cooper
11. Drew Mitchell
12. Matt Giteau
13. Anthony Faingaa
14. Digby Ioane
15. Kurtley Beale

 

[dan the man]

Looks like they'll at least have the 30 man World Cup squads... That is a very good start.

Really looking forward to this game!

 

[JJR]

Looks like they'll at least have the 30 man World Cup squads... That is a very good start.

Really looking forward to this game!

Hopefully we are able to select the squad...cause the one the IRB will give them will most likely be quite far off what they will actually be...as we have seen before. Select out of about 150 top players from the country...if there is only the 20 teams (Not confirmed); then this is an aspect that can give the game a longer life with more players to choose and play with.

EG. Get the main 22 from the Super 15 teams and select the top 20 guys playing in the Northern Hemisphere.

Guys from Northern hemisphere i would like to select from, for SA.

-B.Mujati
-H.Van der Merwe
-M.Claasen
-M.Joubert
-G.Bobo
....those are my favourites.

Hopefully HB also get or have already had some input from guys who know the players well...because some of the ratings of attributes in 08' was shocking...eg.if they don't know the guy then he gets 40...c'mon. Also looked about 2 years back on form...Montgomery with speed? never!! They should utilise the Forum if they want to get a free way of getting their player ratings correct.

 

[dan the man]

If the game is going to only be a World Cup game then i can't see there being more than the official 30 man World Cup squads... Although it would be great to have 45 players from each country, made up of the 30 man squad and then have 15 players, one for each position as backups

 

[munster4life]

Ireland
Brian O'Driscoll
Ronan O'Gara
Paul O'Connell
Tommy Bowe
Gordon D'Arcy
Jonathan Sexton
Jamie Heaslip
David Wallace
Sean O'Brien
Donnacha O'Callaghan
Cian Healy
Rory Best
Rob Kearney
Luke Fitzgerald
Mike Ross

England
Lewis Moody
Toby Flood
Ben Youngs
Mike Tindall
Chris Ashton
Ben Foden
Mark Cueto
Nick Easter
Tom Croft
Tom Palmer
Louis Deacon
Dylan Hartley
Dan Cole
Andrew Sheridan
Jonny Wilkinson