Your home country's greatest XV

Discussion in 'Rugby Union Discussion' started by Hurricane, Oct 3, 2013.

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  1. Henry Marshall H Marshall

    Any bashing of my favourite player Percy Montgomery will be returned with a swift backhand. The guy was a legend.
     
    Henry Marshall, Oct 4, 2013
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  2. Droos JP Rhodes

    +1.

    And fuck you Fiery!

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    Droos, Oct 4, 2013
    #42

  3. Fiery GR Smith

    I think he was being sarcastic
     
    Fiery, Oct 4, 2013
    #43

  4. Droos JP Rhodes

    Maybe. :p
     
    Droos, Oct 4, 2013
    #44

  5. Phlegm SP Phlegm

    In a sport like rugby how do you do ATG teams when the sides are getting bigger, stronger, faster etc with each decade?

    Genuine question. I don't have much rugby knowledge from before my time and rarely talk about it on forums.
     
    Phlegm, Oct 4, 2013
    #45

  6. Fiery GR Smith

    It's a good question. A guy like Alan Hewson would turn up to a training session these days and get laughed and told to go and play badminton because of his size.

    And if Don Clarke turned up to a training session these days they would assume he was a prop.
     
    Fiery, Oct 4, 2013
    #46

  7. BigGuns DA Astele

    Wearing mittens during a test match says it all about Hewson. Terry Wright would be another who would be laughed at these days.
     
    BigGuns, Oct 4, 2013
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  8. BigGuns DA Astele

    I couldn't pick a greatest team. Like Fiery I have no idea about players before my era. Might have a crack at my favorite 15.
     
    BigGuns, Oct 4, 2013
    #48

  9. Fiery GR Smith

    Oi! Speak for yourself. Pride myself on being a bit of a student of NZ rugby history tbh.
     
    Fiery, Oct 4, 2013
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  10. BigGuns DA Astele

    Haha sorry fella I skimmed this page and flems post was mistaken for yours, similar avatar maybe?
     
    BigGuns, Oct 4, 2013
    #50

  11. Droos JP Rhodes

    :laugh: I see what you did there.
     
    Droos, Oct 4, 2013
    #51

  12. Fiery GR Smith

    Both guys were excellent players tho. Hewson chimed into the Wellington and NZ backlines between Ebony and Ivory superbly. And Wright was a great speedster and finisher. Both had great flair and vision to be in the right position at the right time.
     
    Fiery, Oct 4, 2013
    #52

  13. Fiery GR Smith

    Apology accepted
     
    Fiery, Oct 4, 2013
    #53

  14. BigGuns DA Astele

    But tbf reading about players from an era you didn't witness first hand bar a couple scratcy old film reels is not a very accurate way of picking a greatest 15.
     
    BigGuns, Oct 4, 2013
    #54

  15. BigGuns DA Astele

    Nah can't claim it :laughing: genuine mistake.
     
    BigGuns, Oct 4, 2013
    #55

  16. BigGuns DA Astele

    For sure, very effective players in that era.
     
    BigGuns, Oct 4, 2013
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  17. Fiery GR Smith

    If you read enough about these players and hear opinions from their peers you get a pretty good idea. You just need to listen to guys like Fred Allen to hear about who was good and who wasn't etc.
     
    Fiery, Oct 4, 2013
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  18. Fiery GR Smith

    So there...dipshit
     
    Fiery, Oct 4, 2013
    #58

  19. Droos JP Rhodes

    Damn man, why not just take the credit? :p
     
    Droos, Oct 4, 2013
    #59

  20. Fiery GR Smith

    What credit?
     
    Fiery, Oct 4, 2013
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