All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV

[Victor Meldrew]

@shark said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

@Nepia Yeah neither. Fantastically skilled player and as you say he had a good test career. Never should have been dropped by that BBF Mitchell (I'd also add Razor and Mehrts to that list).

Cribb and Flavell in that era were a criminal waste of talent. OK, the latter lacked discipline, but I wonder if he would have been managed better by Henry or Hansen.

[Crucial]

Woodcock
Dalton
Tameifuna
BBBR
Gentleman Jim Coe
Cowboy Shaw
M Jones
Z Brooke
Going
Spencer
Lomu
Umaga
Bruce Robertson
Vidiri
Cullen

[Bovidae]

Including a few local favourites that never got a chance for one reason or another.

1 McDowall
2 Reid
3 Brown
4 Retallick
5 I Jones
6 Hopa
7 M Jones
8 Brooke
9 Duggan
10 Spencer
11 Sivivatu
12 Umaga
13 Kahui
14 Kirwan
15 Cullen

[MajorPom]

Taumalolo
Fitz
Kees
Ian Jones
Keith Robinson
Messam
Richie
Zinny
Cowan
Barrett
Lomu
Kahui
Bunce
Savea
Smith

[mariner4life]

@MajorRage i had Taumalolo too, until i remembered he was Tongan

[Nepia]

@mariner4life said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

@MajorRage i had Taumalolo too, until i remembered he was Tongan

I think he's a NZ citizen now so he could kind of count?

[Toddy]

McDowall
Coles
Brown
Thorn
Retallick
Collins
Jones
So'oialo
Bachop
Spencer
Umaga*
Nonu
Bunce
Wilson
Cullen

[Nepia]

So my inside back combination is going to be: Smith, Spencer and DC ... although then I have to leave out Ma'a, hmmm, this is difficult. Bunce at Centre.

[antipodean]

Watching the 2004 Paris game and if wingers came in pairs, I'd select Joe and Dougie.

[nzzp]

@antipodean said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

Watching the 2004 Paris game and if wingers came in pairs, I'd select Joe and Dougie.

I'm still filthy that dougie didn't get to play in '07

[ARHS]

For me: Christian Cullen John Kirwan Jeff Wilson Anton Lienert-Brown Mark Taylor Beauden Barrett Dave Loveridge
Wayne Shelford Duane Monkley Ian Kirkpatrick Brodie Retallick Ian Jones Steve McDowell Sean Fitzpatrick Craig Dowd. Would have Dmac and Richie McCaw on the bench for sure. Maybe add Kees Meeuws Keith Robinson Liam Messam Hika Reid Brad Weber Bruce Smith

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@Hooroo said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

5 Royce Willis

Nice

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15 Mils
14 Kirwan
13 Robertson
12 Tuitupou
11 aaaahhh ... Fraser or JRok can't choose
10 DC
9 Loveridge
8 Collins
7 McCaw
6 Shaw ... or Kaino ... no Shaw ... maybe Kaino ...
5 Pierce
4 BBBR
3 Meeuws
2 Reid
1 McDowall

[cgrant]

1. Mc Dowell
2. Fitzpatrick
3. Cavubati
4. Retallick
5. Jack
6. Collins
7. McCaw
8. Mexted
9. Loveridge
10. Spencer
11. Lomu
12. Leslie
13. Robertson
14. Stu Wilson
15. Cullen

[cgrant]

Or maybe Bull Allen at LHP.

[sparky]

@cgrant said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

Or maybe Bull Allen at LHP.

Forgot about Bull Allen in my team too.

[Bones]

Wasn't sure where to put this... pretty funny though.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/dan-carter-reveals-richie-mccaws-pre-match-all-blacks-test-obsession

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1 - B. Franks
2 - Flynn
3 - O. Franks
4 - Maxwell
5 - S. Whitelock
6 - Todd
7 - McCaw
8 - Read
9 - Marshall
10 - Mertz
11 - Nadolo
12 - Carter
13 - Laulala
14 - Berryman
15 - MacDonald

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@ACT-Crusader surprised you didn't play Carter at 10 and 12