Combined Ireland/NZ team-who makes the cut?

Bleating Lamb

So as we bask in the afterglow of a magnificent 6 Nations where Ireland overcame the loss of Key players through unavailability (likes of SOB) and attritional injuries (Henshaw etc) to record a Grand Slam who would make a combined 1 to 23 squad from Ireland and Zew Zealand?
That’s presuming both sides had a clean bill of health to pick from.

Just setting the discussion ball rolling as busy out farming at the moment....it’s that time of year:)

thomond2006

Tadhg Furlong

Zzippy

thomond2006 wrote: »

Tadhg Furlong

Furlong is the new Hayes?

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I was just thinking about this yesterday. Of course, I'm biased, but I would still take the AB's in almost every position.....yet somehow as a team Ireland seem very formidable at the moment.

awec

I think Furlong is the only one who would be sure of a spot but there are a few more who'd be in with a good shout.

Wegians89

Surely bundee is the best qualified for that team selection

prawnsambo

If this headline on stuff.co.nz is anything to go by; Joe Schmidt.

Elvisjuice

murray

Buer

Zzippy wrote: »

Furlong is the new Hayes?

It's not going to be easy to take the p*ss out of Furlong constantly to annoy Thomond.

Plus, unlike Hayes, Furlong is actually decent.

Interested Observer

Elvisjuice wrote: »

murray

I honestly don't think he'd get picked for NZ. He does what he does brilliantly for us but NZ play so differently.

Runswithfeet

Furlong,Ringrose and Sexton.

padser

Joe Schmidt

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Runswithfeet wrote: »

Furlong,Ringrose and Sexton.

Sexton ahead of the back-to-back world player of the year. Big call.

pickarooney

Kearney over Ben Smith, just to watch the internet in New Zealand burn down.

ELM327

Stockdale

pickarooney

I think Furlong is Ireland's standout player in that if you asked fans of the top 10 nations which one of Ireland's players they'd take he'd come out on top by some distance.

Interested Observer

ELM327 wrote: »

Stockdale

Doubt it.

Henry Ford III

Furlong and maybe Murray. That's all.

Wegians89

Would you shift Barrett to full back to accommodate Sexton at ten? Or is that not on

one world order

Furlong, Stander, Murray and possibly Ringrose.

Buer

We put NZ on a pedestal still. We have several players who would have very good claims on a jersey in a combined side. Both props, a flanker, halfbacks and possibly a centre would all be in the mix.

Zzippy

one world order wrote: »

Furlong, Stander, Murray and possibly Ringrose.

Stander?! Not a prayer.

d.pop

Ah jeebus, if Schmidt goes on to coach the All blacks we might as well all just give up. That raw talent combined with joes coaching style would be unstoppable.

baylah17

Murray
Furlong

ELM327

baylah17 wrote: »

Murray
Furlong

How many times do you see an NZ SH box kicking during the game? They play the halfback position completely different to us. Murray wouldnt get in the NZ team

Water John

Murray will play whatever way he is asked to play. Best scrum half in the world. Tadhg Furlong is an extraordinary athlete. Watched the match again last night on TV3. One certainly wouldn't come around close to a ruck as TF is always in front of you and your's only going backways. But it's his recovery and back into line is as quick as a centre.

irishman86

one world order wrote: »

Furlong, Stander, Murray and possibly Ringrose.

Ringrose :pac:
He wont even start when Henshaw is back but will be making the AB's

Peregrine

Interested Observer wrote: »

I honestly don't think he'd get picked for NZ. He does what he does brilliantly for us but NZ play so differently.

ELM327 wrote: »

How many times do you see an NZ SH box kicking during the game? They play the halfback position completely different to us. Murray wouldnt get in the NZ team

And Aaron Smith wouldn't get picked for Ireland because we play the SH so differently.

Read the OP. It's not "How many Irish players would get into the NZ team?". Saying Murray wouldn't get selected for a combined Ireland/NZ team because Murray doesn't suit NZ's tactics doesn't make any sense.

As Buer said, we put NZ on a pedestal.

Buer

irishman86 wrote: »

Ringrose :pac:
He wont even start when Henshaw is back but will be making the AB's

Ringrose is our first choice 13. Aki and Henshaw are fighting for the same jersey.

irishbucsfan

ELM327 wrote: »

How many times do you see an NZ SH box kicking during the game? They play the halfback position completely different to us. Murray wouldnt get in the NZ team

They really don't play completely different to us.

ELM327

Peregrine wrote: »

And Aaron Smith wouldn't get picked for Ireland because we play the SH so differently.

Read the OP. It's not "How many Irish players would get into the NZ team?". Saying Murray wouldn't get selected for a combined Ireland/NZ team because Murray doesn't suit NZ's tactics doesn't make any sense.

As Buer said, we put NZ on a pedestal.

We do put them on a pedestal because they are the best team in the world, have been in some time, and as a country we have only beaten them once. Pedestal deserved.

irishbucsfan wrote: »

They really don't play completely different to us.

No, they do share some similarities alright, they play a 15 man game with an egg shaped ball, 3 fat guys, 2 tall guys, 3 strong guys with lower leg strength, stamina, eye for the breakdown, 1 guy thats a good passer, 1 guy thats a good kicker, two centres, two fast guys and a guy that can catch the ball and kick the garryowen.

But that's - on a joking high level - where it ends as for similarity