Thread: Name your best side ever?

Just for fun I am going to pick my best international Rugby Union side and based upon the last 40 years.

Fullback: Serge Blanco
Wingers: Jonah Lomu and David Campese
Centres: Phillipe Sella and Tim Horan
Fly half: Jonny Wilkinson
Scrum half: Garath Edwards
No. 8: Zinzan Brooke.
Flankers: Michael Jones and Ritchie McCaw
Second Row: John Eales and Martin Johnson
Tight head prop: Jason Leonard
Loose head prop: Os Du Randht
Hooker: Sean Fitzpatrick.

Replacements: Backs= Mark Ella, John Kirwan, and Jonathon Davies.
Forwards= Keith Wood, Tony Woodcock and Richard Hill.

Coach= Anyone, even Woodward could coach this side. 55555

What do you think Bob?

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Best Teakdoor white team= 1. November Rain (Captain)
2. Aging One
3. Davis Knowlton
4. Norton
5. Sabang
6. Jizzybloke
7. Larvischr
8. Terry 57
9. Koojo
10. Neo
11. Looper

Reserves: Backs: Bobcock, natalie8 and Somtamslap
Forwards: Dillinger, Failsafe and Withnallstoke

Coach: Kingwilly

Best Teakdoor Black team= 1. Smeg (Captain)
2. Xanax
3. Chrusty Sweat
4. the gent
5. Harrybaracuda
6. Dr Andy
7. Dr bOB
8. Rural Surin
9. Bettboo
10. Butterfly
11. rawlins
Reserves: Backs = DJ Pat, Rupert Wagner and Ant Robinson
Forwards= klong toey, eliminator and satonic

Coach: Marmite the Dog.

I quit!

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I quit!

No need to quit mate.

If you hang around for long enough and stand on enough toes you will be fired.

I couldn't even tell what sport that was....

Originally Posted by Bobcock

I couldn't even tell what sport that was....

What do you think of my best ever Rugby Union side Bob?

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Just for fun I am going to pick my best international Rugby Union side and based upon the last 40 years.

Fullback: Serge Blanco
Wingers: Jonah Lomu and David Campese
Centres: Phillipe Sella and Tim Horan
Fly half: Jonny Wilkinson
Scrum half: Garath Edwards
No. 8: Zinzan Brooke.
Flankers: Michael Jones and Ritchie McCaw
Second Row: John Eales and Martin Johnson
Tight head prop: Jason Leonard
Loose head prop: Os Du Randht
Hooker: Sean Fitzpatrick.

Replacements: Backs= Mark Ella, John Kirwan, and Jonathon Davies.
Forwards= Keith Wood, Tony Woodcock and Richard Hill.

Coach= Anyone, even Woodward could coach this side. 55555

What do you think Bob?

You do know that Woodward was never the England coach don't you?

He was the Manager, Robinson was the coach.

As for the XV selected, yeah good side.

many positions could be debated, we all select sides based on people that excited ones self....

Leonard would not be my TH, his greatest years were at LH and he only switched to TH later on when there was a need. Once Vickery came along he was superfluous there.

but all in all a rather good side.

Originally Posted by Bobcock

You do know that Woodward was never the England coach don't you?

He was the Manager, Robinson was the coach.

Thank fvck for that.

He looks like Smeg's younger brother and would battle to tear a wet tissue.

In fairness Woodward was a pretty good player, British Lion centre, sorta Guscott before Guscott.

For our Australian Rugby League fans.

My best Australian side,

1. Billy Slater
2. Brian Bevan
3. Reg Gasnier
4. Greg Inglis
5. Eric Grothe
6. Wally Lewis
7. Steve Mortimer
8. John Raper
9. Arthur Beetson
10. Bob McCarthy
11. John Sattler
12. George Peponis
13. Noel Kelly

Now most of this team played when scrums were scrums that were vigorously contested.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Now most of this team played when scrums were scrums that were vigorously contested.

Before it was sanitised, you mean?

All the Ocker pricks in the RFU seem to be similarly tryng to fuck Union up in the same way.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

All the Ocker pricks in the RFU seem to be similarly tryng to fuck Union up in the same way.

I cannot verify whether it is Ocker pricks that are changing the rules but it seems Rugby Union is as healthy a sport as never before with bumper crowds watching mostly very entertaining games.

The scrum rule change in League I agree was a joke but the rule changes in Union I believe has improved the game.

At least Marmite admits it's the RFU trying to fuck up the game no matter which individuals is behind it....55555

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

I cannot verify whether it is Ocker pricks that are changing the rules

It usually is, so that's my guess.

Originally Posted by Bobcock

At least Marmite admits it's the RFU trying to fuck up the game no matter which individuals is behind it....55555

OK, IRB. You know, Flood's brother. The Welsh one.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

With the ashes being played at the moment and the dismal results during the first 4 tests, I have been thinking about who I wish we had back and to get back to normal business and that is kicking the Poms bums.

Then I thought about the best Australian side ever being past and present players and most certainly not one of our lot playing in this series could get into the best side ever. Thinking further I don't think any of the present England players could make a best England side ever either.

Anyway I will name my best Aussie side and invite you Poms, Welsh, South Africans and others to nominate their best sides and if you have a spare moment.

My best ever Australian side past and present players is and in batting order:

1. Victor Trumper
2. Mathew Hayden
3. Sir Donald Bradman (Captain)
4. Ricky Ponting or Steve Waugh
5. Greg Chappel in spite of his underarm decision.
6. Keith Miller
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Shane Warne
9. Bob Massie
10. Dennis Lillie
11. Glenn McGrath
12th man. Paul Sheehan as he was the best fieldsman Australia ever had.

Very hard choice .... but I would go with Ponting.

Just came across these interesting stats:

Steve Waugh's career started in in the 1985-86 season and lasted 18 years till 2003-04. He played with greats like his twin brother Mark Waugh, Damien Martyn, Glenn McGrath , Shane Warne, D Boon, A Border, J Langer, M Hayden etc.

On the other hand Ricky Ponting's career also lasted 18 years starting from 1995 till calling it a day in 2013. He also played with some big names such as M. Waugh, G McGrath, S Warne, M Hayden , B Lee, MJ Clarke, M Taylor, I Healy , M Waugh and Steve Waugh himself.

CAREER STATS:

Steve Waugh
Matches: 168
Innings: 260
Runs: 10,927
Highest: 200
Average: 51
SR: 48.6
Fifties: 50
Hundreds: 32


Ricky Ponting
Matches: 168
Innings: 287
Runs: 13,378
Highest: 257
Average: 51.85
SR: 58.72
Fifties: 62
Hundreds: 41


From the career stats both batsmen played the same number of years (18) and the same amount of matches (168). Ponting has scored more runs than S. Waugh but also played 27 more innings.
Ponting had more fifties and more hundreds than S.Waugh and also scored at a faster rate. Who was more crucial to their team? Both played with some big players and scored runs around them, but who won more matches for the team?

MATCHES WON

Steve Waugh:

Out of his 168 matches , 86 were victories but his contribution to the wins was a major one. His 6460 runs out of 10,927 runs were in matches won which is a staggering 59% of contribution and batting average of 69.4. Moreover 25 out of the total 32 hundreds were in victories which is 78%. WOW

Ricky Ponting:

Again out of 168 matches in which Ponting played, Australia won 108 (More than Waugh). If we talk about runs scored 9157 runs out of 13,378 came in win at an average of 59.4 , this amounted to an amazing 68.4% of his career runs. In terms of hundreds 30 out of his total 41 were in matches won which is 73%.


AGAINST OTHER TEAMS

Steve Waugh

Bangladesh: 2 hundreds , Average -
England: 10 hundreds, Average 58
India: 2 hundreds, Average 41.9
New Zealand: 2 hundreds, Average 38.5
Pakistan : 3 hundreds, Average 34.6
South Africa: 2 hundreds, Average 49.9
SriLanka: 3 hundreds, Average 87.6
West Indies: 7 hundreds, Average 49.8
Zimbabwe: 1 hundreds, Average 145

Home:

M: 89
A: 47.6
H: 15

Away:

M: 76
A: 55.8
H: 16

Neutral:

M: 3
A: 44.6
H: 1


Ricky Ponting

Bangladesh: 4 hundreds , Average 65
England: 8 hundreds, Average 44.2
ICC World XI: No hundreds, Average 50
India: 8 hundreds, Average 54.3
New Zealand: 2 hundreds, Average 53.8
Pakistan : 5 hundreds, Average 66.8
South Africa: 8 hundreds, Average 57.3
SriLanka: 1 hundred, Average 46.4
West Indies: 7 hundreds, Average 53.4
Zimbabwe: 1 hundreds, Average 96.6

Home:

M: 92
A: 57
H: 23

Away:

M: 71
A: 45.8
H: 16

Neutral:

M: 5
A: 55
H: 2