RWC 15 so far

Daroxtar

What would your World Cup XV be now that the group games are over and done with?

Fireball07

Daroxtar wrote: »

What would your World Cup XV be now that the group games are over and done with?

Might as well get it in now...SOB 1-15, with maybe Cian Healy at out-half.




But seriously, I'd say there'd be a good Irish representation. Won 4 out of 4 and beat the Tri Nations champions...and well. I'd say Healy, Ferris, SOB are certainties with Best a contender.

petebricquette

Daroxtar wrote: »

What would your World Cup XV be now that the group games are over and done with?

1. Cian Healy
2. Bismarck du Plessis
3. Mike Ross
4. Thorn
5. Paulie
6. Ferris
7. Seánie
8. Parisse
9. Youngs
10. Carter (sad to see he's out now.)
11. Chris Ashton
12. Ma'a Nonu
13. Conrad Smith
14. Tommy Bowe
15. Kurtley Beale

1 Healy (IRE)
2 Best (IRE)
3 Jenkins (WA)
4 Charteris (WA)
5 Pape (FRA)
6 Kaino (NZ)
7 SOB (IRE)
8 Felatau (WA)
9 F Hougaard (SA)
10 Priestland (WA)
11 Clerc (FRA)
12 Tuilagi (ENG)
13 Kahui (Know he's played wing but we can squeeze him in here) (NZ)
14 North (WA)
15 Dagg (NZ)

admittedly have missed too many games for this to be really worthwhile.

chris85

If Carlsberg did rugby!

1. SOB
2. SOB
3. SOB
4. SOB
5. SOB
6. SOB
7. SOB
8. SOB
9. SOB
10. SOB
11. SOB
12. SOB
13. SOB
14. SOB
15. SOB

tolosenc

I get the impression that the Kiwis are fawning after Seanie a bit, so he's a shoe in, though that's McCaw's place he'd be taking...

petebricquette

tolosenc wrote: »

I get the impression that the Kiwis are fawning after Seanie a bit, so he's a shoe in, though that's McCaw's place he'd be taking...

All the better.

thomond2006

Healy, du Plessis*, Ross, POC, Charteris, Ferris, Gorgodze, O'Brien**;
Genia, Carter, Ashton, Nonu/Roberts, Smith, Clerc, Dagg

*I know he's barely played but he's been top class off the bench and would start for any other test side.

**I realise I'm moving SOB to 8 but Gorgodze has been fantastic for Georgia. Never stops carrying/working hard.

Hype710

1. Healy
2. Du Plessis
3. Franks
4. Rossouw
5. O' Connell
6. Kaino
7. Warburton
8. O' Brien
9. Fotuali'i
10. Steyn
11. Kahui
12. Nonu
13. Smith
14. North
15. Dagg

CouchSmart

It's hard to say at this stage.

NZ haven't been challenged in any of their games so far, so it's hard to rate how well some of them are doing individually with such team dominance. Nonu, SBW, Kahui, Dagg, Kaino have all looked strong.

In group B you'd swear the 3 big teams were trying not to qualify. I thought Lobbe (No. 8) was going well until his injury and Gorgodze for Georgia was good, considering his team.

Australia will be disappointed so far. Beale has been maybe their one shining star in their only tough encounter so far (against Ireland). O'Connor had a decent impact against Italy, but they were fading when he came on.

Ireland have had plenty of players put their hand up. Everyone from 1-15 outshone their counter-parts against Oz and Italy.

Wales and South Africa will be happy too. Though South Africa struggled against the two competitive teams in their group. F. Steyn was looking good - injury has ended that though. Roussow looked good in one of the games but dunno how much he'll appear in the knockouts. Burger showing some signs of form but nothing great.

Wales are up there with Ireland, in having the majority of their players doing well. Stand outs being North, Warburton, Roberts but thats not putting the rest of the team down who have all been nearly as excellent.

TL;DR:

Healy
Best
Jones
O'Connell
Roussow
Ferris
SOB
Kaino

Phillips/Youngs (just for his match winning impact)
Priestland
North
Nonu
Roberts
Kahui
Beale

tolosenc

thomond2006 wrote: »

**I realise I'm moving SOB to 8 but Gorgodze has been fantastic for Georgia. Never stops carrying/working hard.

Gorgodzilla played 8 for Georgia, no?

cgpg5

1. Cian Healy
2. Rory Best
3. Mike Ross
4. Danie Roussow
5. Paul O'Connell
6. SOB
7. Warburton
8. Parisse/Faletau
9. Du Preez
10. Priestland
11. North
12. Roberts
13. Tuilagi
14. Ashton
15. Dagg

chupacabra

How about a "minnow" 15?

1. David Khinchagishvili (GEO)
2. Marius Tincu (ROM)
3. David Zirakashvili (GEO)
4. Jebb Sinclair (USA)
5. Nico Esterhuyse (NAM)
6. Adam Kleeberger (CAN)
7. Todd Clever (USA)
8. Victor Gresev (RUS)
9. Alexander Yanyushkin (RUS)
10. James Arlidge (JAP)
11. Vladimir Ostroushko (RUS)
12. Andrew Suniula (USA)
13. DTH van der Merwe (CAN)
14. Vereniki Goneva (FIJ)
15. Vasily Artemyev (RUS)

Fishooks12

1. Cian Healy (Ire)
2. Best (Ire)
3. Ross (Ire)
4. Thorn (NZ)
5. Jones (Wales)
6. Kaino (NZ)
7. O'Brien (Ire)
8. Parisse (Ita)
9. Phillips (Wales)
10. Steyn (SA)
11. Ashton (ENG)
12. S B Williams (NZ)
13. Nonu (NZ)
14. Kahui (NZ)
15. Daag (NZ)