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@Mackerzzzz said in Best of all time?: Who's Andy ripley Sorry for taking so long to get back to you...... Andy Ripley was a rugby legend and key part of the mid-70's England team - which beat the Boks, Oz and All Blacks in their own backyard -and the '74 Lions which won in SA. Outstanding all-round sportsman (champion rower) and one of the best No.8's ever 
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Best of all time?: I haven't met a single Rugby supporter who doesn't think he's a complete knobhead Again, too many words .. FIFY 
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if i am honest, if i stuck mine out in the wider public it would get just as torn to shreds as it is packed with kiwis. packed 
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@mariner4life said in Best of all time?: if i am honest, if i stuck mine out in the wider public it would get just as torn to shreds as it is packed with kiwis. packed If it included Fitzpatrick, Kaino, McCaw, Smith, Carter, Nonu, Lomu, Cullen you wouldn't get much pushback 
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Yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, yes 
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@mariner4life said in Best of all time?: if i am honest, if i stuck mine out in the wider public it would get just as torn to shreds as it is packed with kiwis. packed Not sure that's necessarily wrong ... 
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@MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?: @mariner4life said in Best of all time?: if i am honest, if i stuck mine out in the wider public it would get just as torn to shreds as it is packed with kiwis. packed If it included Fitzpatrick, Kaino, McCaw, Smith, Carter, Nonu, Lomu, Cullen you wouldn't get much pushback No, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, not sure 
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@booboo said in Best of all time?: @MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?: @mariner4life said in Best of all time?: if i am honest, if i stuck mine out in the wider public it would get just as torn to shreds as it is packed with kiwis. packed If it included Fitzpatrick, Kaino, McCaw, Smith, Carter, Nonu, Lomu, Cullen you wouldn't get much pushback No, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, not sure Smith the shorter or Smith the lawyer? 
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@antipodean said in Best of all time?: @booboo said in Best of all time?: @MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?: @mariner4life said in Best of all time?: if i am honest, if i stuck mine out in the wider public it would get just as torn to shreds as it is packed with kiwis. packed If it included Fitzpatrick, Kaino, McCaw, Smith, Carter, Nonu, Lomu, Cullen you wouldn't get much pushback No, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, not sure Smith the shorter or Smith the lawyer? Still not sure which is which after David 
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@MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?: @mariner4life said in Best of all time?: if i am honest, if i stuck mine out in the wider public it would get just as torn to shreds as it is packed with kiwis. packed If it included Fitzpatrick, Kaino, McCaw, Smith, Carter, Nonu, Lomu, Cullen you wouldn't get much pushback A lot of backs and only 2 forwards, nary a prop? 
 
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@antipodean said in Best of all time?: @booboo said in Best of all time?: @MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?: @mariner4life said in Best of all time?: if i am honest, if i stuck mine out in the wider public it would get just as torn to shreds as it is packed with kiwis. packed If it included Fitzpatrick, Kaino, McCaw, Smith, Carter, Nonu, Lomu, Cullen you wouldn't get much pushback No, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, not sure Smith the shorter or Smith the lawyer? (Wood at 2) 
 Smith at 9
 (O'Driscoll at 13)
 (and too much choice ... Nepia, Clarke, Blanco, Hastings, Cullen ... at 15)
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@booboo said in Best of all time?: @antipodean said in Best of all time?: @booboo said in Best of all time?: @MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?: @mariner4life said in Best of all time?: if i am honest, if i stuck mine out in the wider public it would get just as torn to shreds as it is packed with kiwis. packed If it included Fitzpatrick, Kaino, McCaw, Smith, Carter, Nonu, Lomu, Cullen you wouldn't get much pushback No, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, not sure Smith the shorter or Smith the lawyer? (Wood at 2) 
 Smith at 9
 (O'Driscoll at 13)
 (and too much choice ... Nepia, Clarke, Blanco, Hastings, Cullen ... at 15)You've been drinking. 
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@antipodean said in Best of all time?: @booboo said in Best of all time?: @MiketheSnow said in Best of all time?: @mariner4life said in Best of all time?: if i am honest, if i stuck mine out in the wider public it would get just as torn to shreds as it is packed with kiwis. packed If it included Fitzpatrick, Kaino, McCaw, Smith, Carter, Nonu, Lomu, Cullen you wouldn't get much pushback No, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, not sure Smith the shorter or Smith the lawyer? The shorter 
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@booboo said in Best of all time?: and too much choice ... Nepia, Clarke, Blanco, Hastings, Cullen ... at 15 15 is really, really hard for me too. Replace Clarke & Hastings with JPR and Ben Smith. Huge fan of Big Gav but not in JPR or BFA's league 
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