Crystal Glass XV

[MN5]

@sparky said in Crystal Glass XV:

@MN5 I can't believe Razor and co aren't considering giving Duane Monkley a long overdue All Blacks cap. It's outrageous.

Too small

[Rancid Schnitzel]

Ryan Crotty for sure.

[MN5]

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Crystal Glass XV:

Ryan Crotty for sure.

Was he injured or could he not get past Nonu, Smith and SBW?

My Rugby short term memory is appalling

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@MN5 said in Crystal Glass XV:

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Crystal Glass XV:

Ryan Crotty for sure.

Was he injured or could he not get past Nonu, Smith and SBW?

My Rugby short term memory is appalling

Made of glass. I recall him and Smith had a phenomenal 40 min together during one Bled game. Then Crotty got injured

[Nevorian]

Not sure how many Crusader games Will Jordan has played in the last couple of years

[Duluth]

If you include foreigners - Manu Tuilagi

A lot of midfielders mentioned

[frugby]

Of Current Super Rugby (And All Black) Players:

1. Joe Moody
2. Brodie McAllister
3. Angus Ta'avao
4. Josh Lord
5. Laghlan McWhannell
6. Ethan Blackadder
7. Tom Sanders
8. Cullen Grace
9. Nathan Hastie
10. Cam Millar
11. Jona Nareki
12. Thomas Umaga-Jensen
13. Josh Timu
14. Gideon Wrampling
15. Kaleb Trask

[booboo]

@frugby said in Crystal Glass XV:

Nathan Hastie

Who?

[Victor Meldrew]

@delicatessen said in Crystal Glass XV:

Charlie Ngatai is surely our best midfielder

On a serious note, Richard Kahui was a genuine loss to the AB's. Had something special about him.

[Smudge]

@MN5 said in Crystal Glass XV:

@canefan said in Crystal Glass XV:

Mike Brewer at 6. Jack Goodhue could take a midfield spot

No chance. He played an entire World Cup and a fair few games in between

He literally got ruled out of the 1991 RWC in a fitness test and missed the 1987 RWC due to injury too. But sure, if you say so.

[African Monkey]

I said them in another thread, but Nehe Milner-Skudder and Richard Kahui are obvious ones.

Braydon Ennor and to an extent, Jack Goodhue for the more recent examples that haven't been mentioned.

[Gunner]

Tom Robinson lock or 6.
Anton Leinert Brown

[Bones]

@African-Monkey Kahui seems healthy in comparison to some of these guys. I know he was injured a lot, but not a lot a lot.

I think @sparky has just opened up a NZ rugby almanac collection and is pointing out random names.

[Machpants]

Colin Slades jaw at ten

[canefan]

@Bones said in Crystal Glass XV:

@African-Monkey Kahui seems healthy in comparison to some of these guys. I know he was injured a lot, but not a lot a lot.

I think @sparky has just opened up a NZ rugby almanac collection and is pointing out random names.

I place Kahui and Brewer in a similar group. Both could have had far greater AB careers, one had been touted as a future captain. At least Kahui got a chance to win a RWC

[taniwharugby]

Mark Ranby, wasnt he the original foodbill?

[African Monkey]

@Bones It felt like a lot a lot haha.

Anthony Boric was another.

[Victor Meldrew]

@taniwharugby said in Crystal Glass XV:

Mark Ranby, wasnt he the original foodbill?

There's a name. Remember seeing him at Twickenham and being impressed by his write-up in the match programme. Can't recall any memorable performances though - did he get injured?

[Chester Draws]

It's not my thread, but this should not be about guys who were injured a lot, but guys who even when they made the field could really not be counted on finishing a game. Crotty being a prime case.

Brewer and Kahui, for example, didn't leave the field often. When properly fit they were good to last a game.

If it is just inability to play through injury/illness, then Jonah Lomu is in the running.

[nzzp]

@Chester-Draws said in Crystal Glass XV:

If it is just inability to play through injury/illness, then Jonah Lomu is in the running.

Eighth on the all time try scoring list means he did OK. Certainly curtailed his potential, but he had a stellar career anyway, particularly in world cups.