Pick your clubs all time team.

[Chris B.]

Was talking to a friend over the weekend about some of these old club rugby stories, and he told me a couple of stories from North Canterbury rugby - including about a future AB.

1 A prop was pulling an opposition lock down in the lineout. The opposing prop said, "Boof, if you don't stop pulling him down, I'm going to have to hit you."

Next lineout, and Boof pulled him down - the opposing prop punched him and knocked out his front teeth. The two of them looked at the teeth on the ground. The puncher said, "Are you going to pick them up"?

Boof said, "I don't want them". And ran off.

2 A similar story of a young prop pulling down a lineout jumper, getting warned and then punched. Except, this time the guy got hit in the eye socket and his eye popped out (like the basketball guy). Guy whose eye supposedly popped out got it stitched back in and then went on to play AB rugby.

[ploughboy]

mate of mine tells the story of his first senior game . he was goog to be marking a waikato hooker .our all black no8 told him as the first scrum breaks up to lean to the left he repled what to be told again just go left .so first scrum goes down and finished mate leans to the left just in time for the punch from the back of the scrum to go passed his head to smack the hooker in the head.after a bit off a scrap game goes on and mate had no problems out of oppersition hooker for rest of game

[Canes4life]

This isn't my club but Norths (Porirua) would have a fairly handy team.

1. Jacob Ellison / Anthony Perenise
2. Leni Apisai
3. John Schwagler
4. Chris Middleton
5. Api Naikatini
6. Jerry Collins
7. Du'Plessis Kirifi / Serge Lilo
8. Faifili Levavae
9. TJ Perenara
10. Jackson Garden Bachop
11. Alapati Leiua
12. Tamati Ellison
13. Robbie Fruean
14. Connor Garden Bachop
15. Buxton Popoali'i

[Canes4life]

@Bones said in Pick your clubs all time team.:

HOBM Eagles.
15 Colin Sullivan
14 Chase Tiatia (or Bernie Fraser if we can go back to pre-amalgamation)
13 Misi Fata-Meafou
12
11 Hosea Gear
10 Jon Bentley
9 Piri Weepu
8 Doug Power
7 Semo Sititi
6 Gavin Hill
5 Jeremy Thrush
4
3
2 Elvis Taione
1

Ope Peleseuma - Centre (Wellington Lions)
Brian Lima - Utility (Auckland, Highlanders, Blues)
James O'Reilly - Hooker (Wellington Lions, Hurricanes)
Joe Apikitoa - Prop (Wellington Lions, Hawkes Bay)
Ben Power - Hooker (Hawke's Bay)
Salesi Rayasi (Wellington, Auckland, Hurricanes, NZ Sevens)

[Bovidae]

@ploughboy Similar to the Marty Brooke move for Auckland to target the opposition hooker.

[Bones]

@Canes4life Huh....when did Lima play? Never knew that! Throw Salesi onto Tiatia's wing and Ope in at 12. Taione still the best pick of the hookers there.

[Canes4life]

@Bones I think for a while now but more as a bench option.

Article below mentions him.

http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=914

[Allstar]

@Canes4life I reckon if you went back pre-amalgamation, you could probably swap in a few old-timers from Titahi Bay or Porirua rugby club too.

[Bones]

@Canes4life hmmm...was that "the" Brian Lima? At 42 years old?

[Canes4life]

@Bones maybe a son? Will try and investigate further.

[Wally]

Sydenham

Nepo Laulala All Blacks
Codie Taylor All Blacks
Dave Hewitt All Blacks
Elliot Dixon All Blacks
Adam Parker NZ Maori and Japan
Craig Philpott Canterbury
No 7 ?
Nasi Manu Crusaders Highlanders and Tonga
Aaron Flynn Crusaders
Dion Kerr Canterbury and NZ Maori
Jonny McNicholl Crusaders and Wales
Kieran Flynn Canterbury and Southland
Wiremu Maunsell Canterbury and NZ Maori
Morrie Dixon All Blacks
Darryl Lilley Crusaders.

[Wally]

@Wally

Actually should replace Philpott( I know not a SF favourite but was a genuine hard man club lock in the 90s) with Johnny Gray Scotland.

[booboo]

@Canes4life said in Pick your clubs all time team.:

@Daffy-Jaffy Petone updated:

1. Ken Gray / Laurence Hullena

With a straight face?

[Bones]

Technically, Petone could also call upon Purvis.

[Higgins]

The Napier Tech Old Boys Fifteen from my memory, which means that there could well be some deserving names missing as I did not use any google help to come up with this lineup.
15. Bert Cooke
14. Richard Buckman
11. Zac Guildford
13. Matthew Cooper
12. Mark Taylor
10. Dan Kirby
9. Sheridan Rangihuna
8. Richard Turner
7. Willie Davison (a sentimental selection)
6. Dustin Watts
5. Robbie Stuart (C)
4. Chris England
3. Tolu Fahamokioa
2. Norm Hewitt

1. Terrence Taylor
   Reserves: 16. Ash Dixon 17. Kevin Picone 18. John Farrell 19. Davey Jones/Alistair Maling 20. Glen Schmidt 21. Darren Strong 22. Graham (GK) Taylor 23. TBA
   Not Considered for selection due to injury: Tim Farrell
   Coach: GK Taylor
   Assistant Coaches: PG Weston, Keith (Sponge) Price
   TMOs: Higgins, Gary Kivell, Buddy Shirley, Ross Bright, Noel Chambers, Johnny Hearfield, Chum Turner, Dennis (Roxy) McLeod and Chris Kitto.

[Higgins]

Wellington Axemen Top XV - This has had a bit of thought put into it but once again without any outside references for help could well be subject to change a bit later. I have only been in Wellington for 20 years or so and am solely relying on what I have seen myself or heard of being talked about up in the Isherwood Lounge at aftermatch discussions.
15. Evan Hopkin
14. Lolani Koko
11. Timo Tagaloa
13. Jim Morgan
12. Rob McCarthy
10. Mattie Blackburn
9. Joe Filemu
8. Murray Mexted
7. Graham Williams (C),
6. Vaea Fifita
5. Murray Pierce
4. Brendan (Compo) Gard’ner
3. Dun Kaiwai
2. Norm Hewitt

1. Jimmy Mei
   Reserves: 16. Paul MacKay 17. Bronson Murray 18. TBA (Can’t think of the guys name that I want to put in here!) 19. Mike Russell 20. Gordon Simpson 21. David Henderson 22. Brian Woolley 23. Steve Haturini
   Coach: Alan (Grumpy) Muir
   Assistant Coaches: Jack Oldershaw and Ian Macarrisson
   TMOs: Higgins, Peter Jack, Digger Nicholls, Ross Graham, Doug Froggat

[Nepia]

@Higgins said in Pick your clubs all time team.:

The Napier Tech Old Boys Fifteen from my memory, which means that there could well be some deserving names missing as I did not use any google help to come up with this lineup.
15. Bert Cooke
14. Richard Buckman
11. Zac Guildford
13. Matthew Cooper
12. Mark Taylor
10. Dan Kirby
9. Sheridan Rangihuna
8. Richard Turner
7. Willie Davison (a sentimental selection)
6. Dustin Watts
5. Robbie Stuart (C)
4. Chris England
3. Tolu Fahamokioa
2. Norm Hewitt

1. Terrence Taylor
   Reserves: 16. Ash Dixon 17. Kevin Picone 18. John Farrell 19. Davey Jones/Alistair Maling 20. Glen Schmidt 21. Darren Strong 22. Graham (GK) Taylor 23. TBA
   Not Considered for selection due to injury: Tim Farrell
   Coach: GK Taylor
   Assistant Coaches: PG Weston, Keith (Sponge) Price
   TMOs: Higgins, Gary Kivell, Buddy Shirley, Ross Bright, Noel Chambers, Johnny Hearfield, Chum Turner, Dennis (Roxy) McLeod and Chris Kitto.

[Higgins]

@Nepia He is always injured and has only laced up his boots a couple of times for The Texans so cannot really be selected on his schoolboy rating and such limited performances at senior level. Was given consideration nonetheless.

[Nepia]

@Higgins said in Pick your clubs all time team.:

@Nepia He is always injured and has only laced up his boots a couple of times for The Texans so cannot really be selected on his schoolboy rating and such limited performances at senior level. Was given consideration nonetheless.

I think he's moved passed Hugh Renton in the Magpies mythical player status due to injury.

[Number 10]

@Higgins said in Pick your clubs all time team.:

The Napier Tech Old Boys Fifteen from my memory, which means that there could well be some deserving names missing as I did not use any google help to come up with this lineup.
15. Bert Cooke
14. Richard Buckman
11. Zac Guildford
13. Matthew Cooper
12. Mark Taylor
10. Dan Kirby
9. Sheridan Rangihuna
8. Richard Turner
7. Willie Davison (a sentimental selection)
6. Dustin Watts
5. Robbie Stuart (C)
4. Chris England
3. Tolu Fahamokioa
2. Norm Hewitt

1. Terrence Taylor
   Reserves: 16. Ash Dixon 17. Kevin Picone 18. John Farrell 19. Davey Jones/Alistair Maling 20. Glen Schmidt 21. Darren Strong 22. Graham (GK) Taylor 23. TBA
   Not Considered for selection due to injury: Tim Farrell
   Coach: GK Taylor
   Assistant Coaches: PG Weston, Keith (Sponge) Price
   TMOs: Higgins, Gary Kivell, Buddy Shirley, Ross Bright, Noel Chambers, Johnny Hearfield, Chum Turner, Dennis (Roxy) McLeod and Chris Kitto.

Dustin Watts was an unlucky man - he was an original selection in the 1996 Hurricanes but was replaced by Inoke Afeaki before the season started due to a knee injury that eventually caused his injury-enforced retirement in 1999.