Oi Heef, North v South match a chance at some stage? NSW/Queensland border acting as the divide, obvs. I'd love to see that match branch out into other sims and develop a real rivalry across CricSim.
This is actually probably the best way to do provincial in this. Gives everyone a chance, so eggie can actually rep as one of the best props in the comp. Also probably reasonably equal numbers, and a decent divide of the best players.
It's about making this sim active across the site. NSW & QLD members are probably the largest group across the sim and I think it'll be better for them having this game. The NSW/QLD rivalry is pretty important IMO. As for a North/South game, I'll have a look at the projected line ups. I won't bother if Norfs are basically going to be GB anyway.
Fairly sure some QLDers would challenge for the GB side tbh. North vs South would be unbelievably awesome.
Basically, I'd reckon on Manera and either Cambridge or Paddy would get in the GB side. Obviously Gemmell's would be right up there, but you've got Marcuss, so you'd have to rate Gemmell at flanker ahead of Manera anyway. GB's weakest position is at Prop, and QLD have sweet FA there at the mo.
Paddy & Cambo and Gemmell & Manero are basically two QLDs challenging for one space IMO. Don't think Pilgrim would be anywhere near playing in a North game. With the South team, NZ & NSW are weak in the same areas, so whilst a decent number of NSWers would get in there, a South team would still have a few weak links. We'll see how things progress over the season though.
You'll be in the South team as you'll be playing for NZ as there will not be an Asian province here unless you go on a massive recruiting spree and find about 15 more Asian guys willing to join up. Otherwise, you're NZ, and thus South.
Considering Luffman is going to [most likely] be GB #9, and is usually a fly half, whilst Pilgrim is one place above in the post rankings and is a primary scrum half, I don't see why not.
Yeah, I wouldn't be playing Luffers, but that doesn't mean I'd be playing Pilgrim either. Anyway, that's for the selector to decide, but I think there's a better set up which would not require either Luffers or Pilgrim.