Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's
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@Nepia said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@booboo said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
15 Dagg Yes, of course!
14 Gear or Seta Tamanivalu
13 Norm Berryman or Robbie Fruean (to add another Magpies player
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12 Mauger
11 Guildford or Nemani Nadolo
10 Rangi (we'll keep up the pretence that DC is a white boy). Actually, maybe Mo'unga. Definitely Richie Mo'unga
9 Fotuali'i or Bryn Hall
8 Cribb or Nasi Manu
7 Taufua (can't think of any 7s, he should have played 7, and will keep @Chris-B and @Stargazer happy considering Havilli didn't make the team)
6 Tuiali'i
5 Maxwell
4 Filipo
3 Feek or Nepo Laulala
2 Taylor
1 Moody -
@Stargazer These appear to be Poly teams so no Fijian wings* allowed (also Vunibaka over Tamanivalu if they were up for selection). *Unless they're Rotuman I guess.
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Highlanders Pasifika XV
1 Kees Meeuws
2 Ash Dixon
3 Carl Hayman
4 Tom Franklin
5 Jackson Hemopo
6 Liam Squire
7 Alando Soakai? Dan Pryor?
8 Taine Randell
9 Aaron Smith
10 Lima Sopoaga
11 Hosea Gear
12 Rob Thompson / Tei Walden
13 Malakai Fekitoa
14 Waisake Naholo
15 Israel DaggI may have some jersey numbers wrong.
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@Nepia said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Bovidae said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Nepia Ralph at 11. I can't believe I said that!
If I'm picking a Crusaders team I'm taking the two Magpies that are available.
I didn't take into account that Ralph is from The Bay.
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@Stargazer said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
Highlanders Pasifika XV
1 Kees Meeuws
2 Ash Dixon
3 Carl Hayman
4 Tom Franklin
5 Jackson Hemopo
6 Liam Squire
7 Alando Soakai? Dan Pryor?
8 Taine Randell
9 Aaron Smith
10 Lima Sopoaga
11 Hosea Gear
12 Rob Thompson / Tei Walden
13 Malakai Fekitoa
14 Waisake Naholo
15 Israel DaggI may have some jersey numbers wrong.
Randall to blindside, Isitolo Maka to 8
Pita Alatini and Mapasua in the midfield
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@KiwiMurph said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
Kupu Vanisi for Highlanders 7?
I was thinking that too.
Maybe Brown ahead of Sopoaga , even though the latter won a title.
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@KiwiMurph said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
Kupu Vanisi for Highlanders 7?
Yep. We let him go a season too soon at least, Ben Herring did his best but Vanisi was at another level.
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@KiwiMurph said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
Kupu Vanisi for Highlanders 7?
i think he's more synonymous with the Hurricanes isn't he?
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@mariner4life said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@KiwiMurph said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
Kupu Vanisi for Highlanders 7?
i think he's more synonymous with the Hurricanes isn't he?
I think he started there but moved to get away from Kronfeld.
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@Nepia Not bad, but this backline is better...
15 MacDonald
14 Gear
13 Laulala
12 SBW
11 Berryman
10 Moúnga
9 Fotuali'iCould let Israel have a wing as a token HB selection, but.......nah!!!!
We're short on proper 7s - Johnny Leo'o, Jon Poff or Pete Samu?
Edit: I haven't included any Fijians.
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@KiwiMurph said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Chris-B Tanerau Latimer for 7?
downvote!
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my Chiefs loosies are Messam, Lats, and Lauaki
My backline?
TKB, Cruden, Reihana, Little, Bunce, Randle, Mils
The dreamy Richard Kahui the unlucky one. Sivivatu also because someone made the "no fijians" rule.
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@mariner4life said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
my Chiefs loosies are Messam, Lats, and Lauaki
My backline?
TKB, Cruden, Reihana, Little, Bunce, Randle, Mils
The dreamy Richard Kahui the unlucky one. Sivivatu also because someone made the "no fijians" rule.
You'd have to axe little if you were following the no Fijians rule ... but your boy @Stargazer re-added them so you're all good.
@jegga said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@mariner4life said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@KiwiMurph said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
Kupu Vanisi for Highlanders 7?
i think he's more synonymous with the Hurricanes isn't he?
I think he started there but moved to get away from Kronfeld.
Kronfeld is eligible for the Highlanders anyway so may as well go with him.
@Bovidae Downvote.
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@Canes4life said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
The Canes are celebrating their Māori & Pacific players and fans with Mana Moana week at Sky Stadium on Saturday.
It got me thinking, who would make an all-time Mana Moana Canes XV - feel free to add a Blues one in here aswell.
Considering the likes of Cullen and Coles count, here is my stab at an all time XV: * I feel like I've missed someone obvious in the locking department.
- Schwalger 2. Coles 3. Tialata (but would probably have Lomax over him already) 4. Tito 5. Fatialofa 6. Collins 7. Savea 8. So'oialo 9. Perenara 10. Weepu 11. Lomu 12. Nonu 13. Umaga 14. Milner Skudder 15. Cullen
Has Weepu ever played 10 for the Canes ? If not, R. Flutey then.
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@cgrant said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Canes4life said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
The Canes are celebrating their Māori & Pacific players and fans with Mana Moana week at Sky Stadium on Saturday.
It got me thinking, who would make an all-time Mana Moana Canes XV - feel free to add a Blues one in here aswell.
Considering the likes of Cullen and Coles count, here is my stab at an all time XV: * I feel like I've missed someone obvious in the locking department.
- Schwalger 2. Coles 3. Tialata (but would probably have Lomax over him already) 4. Tito 5. Fatialofa 6. Collins 7. Savea 8. So'oialo 9. Perenara 10. Weepu 11. Lomu 12. Nonu 13. Umaga 14. Milner Skudder 15. Cullen
Has Weepu ever played 10 for the Canes ? If not, R. Flutey then.
Surely you'd take Cruden before Flutey?
