Combined Ireland/NZ team-who makes the cut?

Bleating Lamb · 18-03-2018 03:02PM #1

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 · 18-03-2018 03:06PM

Tadhg Furlong

Zzippy · 18-03-2018 03:11PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Tadhg Furlong

Furlong is the new Hayes?

18-03-2018 03:36PM

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 · 18-03-2018 03:39PM

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 · 18-03-2018 03:57PM

Surely bundee is the best qualified for that team selection

prawnsambo · 18-03-2018 06:09PM

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

Elvisjuice · 18-03-2018 08:25PM

murray

Buer · 18-03-2018 08:46PM

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.

18-03-2018 11:15PM

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 · 19-03-2018 06:53AM

Furlong,Ringrose and Sexton.

padser · 19-03-2018 08:14AM

Joe Schmidt

19-03-2018 08:59AM

Runswithfeet wrote: »

Furlong,Ringrose and Sexton.

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

pickarooney · 19-03-2018 09:26AM

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

ELM327 · 19-03-2018 09:28AM

Stockdale

pickarooney · 19-03-2018 10:16AM

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.

19-03-2018 10:28AM

ELM327 wrote: »

Stockdale

Doubt it.

Henry Ford III · 19-03-2018 10:35AM

Furlong and maybe Murray. That's all.

Wegians89 · 19-03-2018 10:43AM

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

one world order · 19-03-2018 10:44AM

Furlong, Stander, Murray and possibly Ringrose.

Buer · 19-03-2018 10:53AM

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 · 19-03-2018 11:23AM

one world order wrote: »

Furlong, Stander, Murray and possibly Ringrose.

Stander?! Not a prayer.

d.pop · 19-03-2018 11:30AM

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 · 19-03-2018 11:31AM

Murray
Furlong

ELM327 · 19-03-2018 11:35AM

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 · 19-03-2018 11:45AM

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 · 19-03-2018 11:47AM

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 · 19-03-2018 11:47AM

Maxine Purring Babyhood 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 · 19-03-2018 11:51AM

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 · 19-03-2018 11:53AM

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 · 19-03-2018 11:58AM

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

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