I can only presume you were trying to pick a team using as many countries as possible. Either way I don't think you've got a case for any of those forwards except Number 8, and the backline looks average. Vunga Lilo best 14 in the world? For a start, he's a fullback.
If I had to pick a worse team, this one wins it. Ed Fairhurst cloned 15 times would destroy this team. Guthro Steenkamp has no case to be the best loosehead in the world and was dominated often against the AB's (especially in the first match), Ross Ford wouldn't be in most top 10 hookers at the moment, Owen Franks (good, but has not shown why he is better than Hayman, Adam Jones etc), Bakkies Botha...I can only take that as a joke, Ali Williams hasn't played in almost a year because of injury, Schulk Burger is an openside flanker, good call, good call, Ben Youngs better than Genia...come on, good call on Carter, Caucau is now 110kgs and playing centre, Conrad Smith is not and never has been a 12, Mat Giteau is not and has never been a 13, Shane Williams is alright, a bit of a stretch to say best winger at the moment but it's a reasonable call, Ben Foden better than Mils, Jane, Dagg, AAC...
No gripes with this. Look at his wikipedia page, TRF clearly thinks he is the best player in the world.
There are wrong opinions, they're the ones that differ from my own.
On a serious note, I'm not a fan of World XV's. As mentioned, they're all opinion based, and as such there is really no right or wrong as such. I just don't understand how people who watch rugby often, could compose some of these lists.
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