Friday XV

[Mikey Brown]

Go on then, what's the theme?

[Eugene Wrayburn]

yea, OCW's R us..

I still think it's bizarre that Harriman only got one cap.

[Lizard]

On a Monday:

1. S. Perugini (83 caps)
2. H. Bennett (51)
3. O. Franks (83)
4. L. Chateris (68)
5. Q. Geldenhuys (66)
6. M. Cockbain (46)
7. D. Lydiate (60)
8. G. Beamish (30)
9. L. Pissarro (60)
10. O. Barkalaia (37)
11. L. Nitoglia (17)
12. J. Cannon (31)
13. I. McGeechan (28)
14. A. Masi (16)
15. W. Bancroft (33)

[Lizard]

Yep. Although some of them may have scored tries in other positions. I haven't double checked.

[Mikey Brown]

Sean Lamont must be up there?

[Lizard]

Lamont has scored tries at wing and centre, although 14 tries in 106 tests is a pretty poor return for a winger in this day and age.

[Mikey Brown]

Lamont has scored tries at wing and centre, although 14 tries in 106 tests is a pretty poor return for a winger in this day and age.

Ah, misunderstood the stat. I thought it was total games without tries, hence suggesting his laughable (not really his fault) record.

I was thrown by Andrea Masi, he surely has a few tries and a good few caps?

[Lizard]

Lamont has scored tries at wing and centre, although 14 tries in 106 tests is a pretty poor return for a winger in this day and age.

Ah, misunderstood the stat. I thought it was total games without tries, hence suggesting his laughable (not really his fault) record.

I was thrown by Andrea Masi, he surely has a few tries and a good few caps?

He has tries at FB and centre but none at wing.

[Galfon]

Hyphenational XV.

1. lewis-roberts (w)
2. cowan-dickie (e)
3. toomaga-allen (n)
4. millo-chluski (f)
5. j campbell-lamerton (s)
6. pool-jones (e)
7 white-cooper (e)
8. m campbell-lamerton (s)
9. tillous-borde (f)
10.wakarua-noema (i)
11. simpson-daniel (e)
12. turner-hall (e)
13. lienert-brown (n)
14. millner-scudder (n)
15. ashley-cooper (a)

Reps.:
doran-jones (e), mann-reay (n), sowden-taylor (w),
hidalgo-clyne (s); feauai-sautia (a) norton-knight (a) bernat-salles (f)

coach: farr-jones (a)
media liaison: starmer-smith (e)
entertainment: fernandez-versini (g)
scaffolding: steele-bodger (e)
pizzas: crisp-lee-dunn (i)

founder: webb-ellis (e)

[Lizard]

What? No Kerr-Barlow?

Bernart-Salle surely gets a look in.


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[Galfon]

What? No Kerr-Barlow?
Bernart-Salle surely gets a look in.

K-B probably deserves a place in the 23 on merit.
'Greyhound ' Bernie is on the bench but would expect to get game time with Sinbad's injury record.
The Fernandez Lobbe bros. would have been shoo-ins but were not eligible due to being found not in posession of hyphens.
3 of this team could also be considered for the OCW XV.

[onlynameleft]

Phil Horrocks-Taylor. 'Horrocks went one way, Taylor went the other, and I was left holding the bloody hyphen.'

[Lizard]

NZ Probables v Possibles

Rules:
Two squads of 23. Probables starting XV gets first choice of players, then Possibles XV, then Probables reserves, then Possibles reserves. Assume no injuries/suspensions.

Go...

[Eugene Wrayburn]

You'd pick Crotty ahead of SBW? Are you mental?

[Lizard]

Crotty has been good, but he's not cool.

[Digby]

I wouldn't pick Crotty or SBW given a choice, though that's based on watching them quite a long while back in the main. Crotty as a NZ player always seemed odd, one just expects.... more. And SBW is a massive talent, but also meanders his way through games giving his team problems as well as the opposition

[Lizard]

Back to the game - guess the two selection criteria for this "Most All Blacks Caps in a position" team:

1. R. Loe
2. A. Hore
3. B. Franks
4. B. Thorn
5. G. Whetton
6. R. Thorne
7. J. Kronfeld
8. T. Randell
9. P. Weepu
10. A. Mehrtens
11. J. Lomu
12. A. Ieremia
13. J. Stanley
14. J. Rokocoko
15. C. Cullen

[Lizard]

Answers:

1. Retired from test footy
2. Never played a test v the Lions

[Lizard]

In remembrance of John Clarke, today's bonus XV will be named by John Clarke:

[Lizard]

Going by the reactions to the Lions leaks, there will be a few swears thrown about in response to the squad announcement later today.

In honour of that:

Naughty-Names-and-Sniggering-During-Roll-Call World XV (test players only):

1. Tony Woodcock (NZ)
2.
3. Sione Fukofuka (Tonga)
4. Jean Condom (Fra)
5. Matt Cockbain (Aus)
6. Peter Winterbottom (Eng)
7. Ebbo Bastard (SA)
8. Dick Cocks (Aus)
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15. Fuk Ping Chan (HK) (honorable mention: Dick Uren)

[Lizard]

Coach: Les Kiss

[Mikey Brown]

Cockbain at 6 and Grewcock in?

It feels to cheap to fill the back line entirely with South African Kocks but get Neil in there at 9?

Paul Sack out on the wing?

[Lizard]

How did I forget A. Hore?

[Mikey Brown]

Andrew Hore at 2, obviously.

Also, Richard Wigglesworth got a massive laugh from my best friend's younger sister. She lost it when I told her that his jersey just says "WIGGLES" because his name is too long.

Yes, old Dick Wiggler is a good shout.

[Lizard]

Can anyone fill the gaps in an Island-born All Blacks XV?

1. Saimone Taumoepeau
2.
3. Olo Brown
4. Charles Riechelmann
5.
6. Jerome Kaino
7. Chris Masoe
8. Jerry Collins
9.
10.
11. Sitiveni Sivivatu
12. Alama Ieremia
13. Eroni Clarke
14. Josevata Rokocoko
15. Malili Muliaina