Best non rugby XV

DS

How do you think this team would fare against the Lions with a few weeks training?

1 MAYWEATHER
2 PHIL TAYLOR
3 TYSON
4 SHAQ
5 BRYANT
6 ROY KEANE (C)
7 PACQUIAO
8 PHELPS
9 MESSI
10 PIRLO
11 BOLT
12 NADAL
13 FEDERER
14 C. RONALDO
15 T. WOODS

razorblunt

Wow....just.....wow!

Tight Ted

DS wrote: »

How do you think this team would fare against the Lions with a few weeks training?

1 MAYWEATHER
2 PHIL TAYLOR
3 TYSON
4 SHAQ
5 BRYANT
6 ROY KEANE (C)
7 PACQUIAO
8 PHELPS
9 MESSI
10 PIRLO
11 BOLT
12 NADAL
13 FEDERER
14 C. RONALDO
15 T. WOODS

Great team. With the greatest darts player of all time throwing in, and two of the finest basketball players on the planet jumping, we'd definitely have no problems in the lineout. A lot of power up front too. I'd definitely move Mayweather out of loose head though, way too light.

1 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
2 PHIL TAYLOR
3 TYSON
4 SHAQ
5 BRYANT
6 ROY KEANE (C)
7 CHRISTIAN BALE
8 PHELPS
9 MESSI
10 STEVEN GERRARD
11 BOLT
12 NADAL
13 FEDERER
14 C. RONALDO
15 T. WOODS

RuggieBear

eh...?

funky penguin

Go with it, I think he's going somewhere with this.

jfitz92

Did you just decide that since Phil Taylor can throw a dart, he'd be a great lineout thrower? Since Ussain Bolt is fast, he'd be a great winger? Since Messi is small, he'd be a great scrum half?

This topic makes no sense. :S
But to answer your question, they'd be annihilated.

DS

Did you just decide that since Phil Taylor can throw a dart, he'd be a great lineout thrower? Since Ussain Bolt is fast, he'd be a great winger? Since Messi is small, he'd be a great scrum half?

Yes.

Bit worried about Tiger at fullback though, any better ideas? Edit: Casillas maybe?

Royal Seahawk

Sean Cavanagh has to get in somewhere here surely.
Ditto Graham Geraghty.

anonymous_joe

Tight Ted wrote: »

Great team. With the greatest darts player of all time throwing in, and two of the finest basketball players on the planet jumping, we'd definitely have no problems in the lineout. A lot of power up front too. I'd definitely move Mayweather out of loose head though, way too light.

1 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
2 PHIL TAYLOR
3 TYSON
4 SHAQ
5 BRYANT
6 ROY KEANE (C)
7 CHRISTIAN BALE
8 PHELPS
9 MESSI
10 STEVEN GERRARD
11 BOLT
12 NADAL
13 FEDERER
14 C. RONALDO
15 T. WOODS

Andrea Pirlo's much better with the ball than Gerrard! He might not be as effective a player but his shooting and passing are unreal. Would be good at out-half.

:pac:

Tomtom364

Id have diarnuid "the rock" o' sullivan in at fullback

Royal Seahawk

Joe Canning would have lots to offer too i'd reckon.

Edit: Although he's far too skillful to play rugby of course!

d-gal

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

Joe Canning would have lots to offer too i'd reckon.

Edit: Although he's far too skillful to play rugby of course!

Actually he played outhalf for ballinasloe for a number of years, monster booth! Played against him twice, nice few late hits sorted him out

Jackz

Put down the crack pipe people.



















Spider man has to be in there to make a web between the posts.

Size=everything

Loosehead : Ronnie Coleman





Hooker : Phil Taylor







Tighthead : Fat Joe







Second Row : Shaq







Second Row : Osama Bin Laden







Blindside Flanker : Mike Tyson







Openside Flanker : Chuck Norris







Number 8 : Brock Lesnar







Scrumhalf : Danny De Vito







Outhalf : Barack Obama







First Centre : Mr.T









Second Centre : Bruce Lee







Wing : Usain Bolt







Wing : Tom Hanks







Full Back : Stephen Hawkins







Coach : Al Pacino

RHunce

DS wrote: »

How do you think this team would fare against the Lions with a few weeks training?

1 MAYWEATHER
2 PHIL TAYLOR
3 TYSON
4 SHAQ
5 BRYANT
6 ROY KEANE (C)
7 PACQUIAO
8 PHELPS
9 MESSI
10 PIRLO
11 BOLT
12 NADAL
13 FEDERER
14 C. RONALDO
15 T. WOODS

get off the booze, for gods sake get of it man!

DS

That's what I'm talking about size=everything, although you're cutting our lineout options a bit tight with Bin Laden at lock. He could slot in at scrum half and that would give us some interesting combinations at half back with Obama. The political undercurrent would really keep defenses guessing.

Euro_Kraut

If we are looking for a solid platfrom in the line out I think its would be wrong to look past:

Jam-Fly

I came across a similar enough post on another rugby site and I've been thinking about it aswell. The rules were: current sportsman, and only one from each sport.

My team would be:


1 Batista - Wrestling
2 Phil Taylor - Darts
3 Mariusz Pudzianowski - Strongman
4 Michael Phelps - Swimming
5 Wladmir Klitschko - Boxing
6 Shaquille O'Neal - Basketball
7 Henry Shefflin - Hurling
8 Matthew Richardson - Aussie Rules
9 Felipe Massa - Forumla 1
10 Peyton Manning - American Football
11 Chris Hoy - Cycling
12 Roger Federer - Tennis
13 - Cristiano Ronaldo - Soccer
14 - Usain Bolt - Atheltics
15 - Kiearan Donaghy - GAA

Jam-Fly

DS wrote: »

How do you think this team would fare against the Lions with a few weeks training?

1 MAYWEATHER
2 PHIL TAYLOR
3 TYSON
4 SHAQ
5 BRYANT
6 ROY KEANE (C)
7 PACQUIAO
8 PHELPS
9 MESSI
10 PIRLO
11 BOLT
12 NADAL
13 FEDERER
14 C. RONALDO
15 T. WOODS

Mayweather at loose? As in, Floyd Mayweather Jr. the welter weight boxer?

jprender

Harney / Ahern / Cowen


would be my front row, and I couldnt care less if they got killed, they are playing for 80mins.

razorblunt

Could technically cheat and have MMA, Rugby League, Aussie Rules and GAA players in there.

carlop

I always thought a Kane and Undertaker second row would be pretty fearsome.

I wouldn't have Roy Keane at 6, he'd be destroyed! John Daly as an impact sub for the front row.

[Jackass]

Loose Head: Brian Cowen



Hooker: Divine Brown



Tight Head: Jorge Garcia



Lock: Steve Merchant



Lock: Gheorghe Mureşan



Blind-Side: Stevie Wonder



Open-Side: Hugh Jackman



Number 8: Father Jack



Scrum Half: Warwick Davis



Out-Half: Enda Kenny



Left Wing: Ian Dowling



First Centre: Shaft



Second Centre: Tom Selleck



Right Wing: Lance Armstrong



Full-Back: David Hasselhoff

Four-Percent

Left Wing: Fidel Castro,

Right Wing: Hitler

titan18

Meh, all you need are a bunch of American Football players.Would do what's needed.

daveharnett

razorblunt wrote: »

Wow....just.....wow!

This is either the best or the worst thread I've ever seen on boards. I'll get back to you when i figure it out.

ceegee

whats with everyone picking taylor at 2? Surely brady or manning would be the best choice. In fact throw one in at hooker and the other at scrumhalf

jfitz92

I wouldn't pick Ronaldo..if he dives in football and falls that easily, how is he going to cope with rugby?

Lothaar

Jam-Fly wrote: »

10 Peyton Manning - American Football

Outrageous! Manning's a great QB, but there's no way he should be on a rugby team... and I doubt he'd have much of a kicking game.

If you're looking for an American Footballer (if you can only pick one from the sport) then look to a big, strong super-fast Safety, LB or RB to play at Centre. Shawne Merriman or Stephen Jackson would both be awesome at 12, while somebody like Ed Reed or LaDanian Tomlinson at their peak would be incredible at 13. Actually, with Reed's particular combination of defensive ability and elusiveness, he'd be a serious rugby player.

Chucky the tree

ceegee wrote: »

whats with everyone picking taylor at 2? Surely brady or manning would be the best choice. In fact throw one in at hooker and the other at scrumhalf

There not excactly build for the hooker position.

SpAcEd OuT

Jam-Fly wrote: »

I came across a similar enough post on another rugby site and I've been thinking about it aswell. The rules were: current sportsman, and only one from each sport.

My team would be:


1 Batista - Wrestling
2 Phil Taylor - Darts
3 Mariusz Pudzianowski - Strongman
4 Michael Phelps - Swimming
5 Wladmir Klitschko - Boxing
6 Shaquille O'Neal - Basketball
7 Henry Shefflin - Hurling
8 Matthew Richardson - Aussie Rules
9 Felipe Massa - Forumla 1
10 Peyton Manning - American Football
11 Chris Hoy - Cycling
12 Roger Federer - Tennis
13 - Cristiano Ronaldo - Soccer
14 - Usain Bolt - Atheltics
15 - Kiearan Donaghy - GAA

Believe it or not he regularly plays rugby :eek:

Would not want to try tackle him!

ceegee

Chucky the tree wrote: »

There not excactly build for the hooker position.

They're nfl players, they can year their shoulder pads
T

Lothaar

ceegee wrote: »

whats with everyone picking taylor at 2? Surely brady or manning would be the best choice. In fact throw one in at hooker and the other at scrumhalf

Yeah, but they'll have to do more than just throw.

What about Tim Tebow at hooker? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlf3CBULOw0

funky penguin

SpAcEd OuT wrote: »

Believe it or not he regularly plays rugby :eek:

Would not want to try tackle him!

Would prefer tackling him than getting one off him! :pac:

titan18

Lothaar wrote: »

Outrageous! Manning's a great QB, but there's no way he should be on a rugby team... and I doubt he'd have much of a kicking game.

If you're looking for an American Footballer (if you can only pick one from the sport) then look to a big, strong super-fast Safety, LB or RB to play at Centre. Shawne Merriman or Stephen Jackson would both be awesome at 12, while somebody like Ed Reed or LaDanian Tomlinson at their peak would be incredible at 13. Actually, with Reed's particular combination of defensive ability and elusiveness, he'd be a serious rugby player.

Nah, have Kevin Williams in the front row or something.Or Dawkins in the back row.Reggie Bush at centre maybe.Westbrook would be handy too.

P_1

1. Kurt Angle
2. Ben Rothlesburger
3. Mark Henry
4. Wladimir Klitschko
5. Vitali Klitschko
6. Kobe Bryant
7. Tito Ortiz
8. Broc Lesnar
9. Carlos Tevez
10. Frank Ribery
11. Evgeni Malkin
12. Michael Phelps
13. Troy Poulomanu
14. Usain Bolt
15. Devon Hester

gcgirl

SpAcEd OuT wrote: »

Believe it or not he regularly plays rugby :eek:

Would not want to try tackle him!

I met him in the Flesh and he is frigging Huge along with Glen Ross and a few other strong men!!

davyjose

i reckon the Penalty count for the Lions would be through the roof. 150-5 the Lions.

Depp

DS wrote: »

How do you think this team would fare against the Lions with a few weeks training?

1 MAYWEATHER
2 PHIL TAYLOR
3 TYSON
4 SHAQ
5 BRYANT
6 ROY KEANE (C)
7 PACQUIAO
8 PHELPS
9 MESSI
10 PIRLO
11 BOLT
12 NADAL
13 FEDERER
14 C. RONALDO
15 T. WOODS

Could be excellent.

Nice overall

Quint

Butterbean must make the front row

Depp

For loose-head prop i do not beleive we can look past this man



also russel crowe, i'd put him in somewhere, hes from new zealand... he must be good?

thebaz

Wayne Rooney maybe at scrum half

Size=everything

Depp wrote: »

also russel crowe, i'd put him in somewhere, hes from new zealand... he must be good?

Ouch. Russel Crowes from Australia!

niallon

Any position, just try and tackle the f**ker!

orangetictac

Size=everything wrote: »

Ouch. Russel Crowes from Australia!

Ouch. Wrong.
Born in New Zealand and also co-owner of National Rugby League team the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

He does consider himself Australian though i think

DS

Makes no odds he's not getting in my team anyway, I don't think he'd be good for morale.

Rooney is a good shout though, he'd offer more of a physical threat from behind the scrum.

Depp

Size=everything wrote: »

Ouch. Russel Crowes from Australia!

He was born in new zealand anyway, hes a cool man regardless

stephen_n

There's a whole lot of smoking going on in here!!

thusspakeblixa

Tiger Woods at full back??!

Amabokke

Size=everything wrote: »

Loosehead : Ronnie Coleman





Hooker : Phil Taylor







Tighthead : Fat Joe







Second Row : Shaq







Second Row : Osama Bin Laden







Blindside Flanker : Mike Tyson







Openside Flanker : Chuck Norris







Number 8 : Brock Lesnar







Scrumhalf : Danny De Vito







Outhalf : Barack Obama







First Centre : Mr.T









Second Centre : Bruce Lee







Wing : Usain Bolt







Wing : Tom Hanks







Full Back : Stephen Hawkins







Coach : Al Pacino

****, this is a great team........

DS

thusspakeblixa wrote: »

Tiger Woods at full back??!

Eh yeah that was just for the fans really. See my second post - Casillas is starting instead.