What is the best side out of all the players who have played since the first world cup in 1987 ?
Mine :
15 Blanco (Fra)
14 Lomu (NZ)
13 ODriscoll (Ire)
12 Guscott (Eng)
11 Robinson (Eng)
10 Davies (Wal)
9 Kirk(NZ)
8 Z Brooke (NZ)
7 Mccaw (NZ)
6 M Jones (NZ)
5 Johnson (Eng)
4 Eales (Aus)
3 Loe (NZ)
2 Fitzpatrick (NZ)
1 Jenkins (Wal)
2nd team
15 Gallagher (NZ)
14 Campese (Aus)
13 Bunce (NZ)
12 Sella (Fra)
11 Cacau....(Fiji)
10 Carter (NZ)
9 Van Der Weisstheusen (SA)
8 Shelford (NZ)
7 Winterbottom (Eng)
6 Hill (Eng)
5 Jones (NZ)
4 Andrews (SA)
3 Vickery (Eng)
2 Smit (SA)
1 Califarno (Fra
Best 15 of World Cup Era
posted on 11/3/13
replacements
du randt
ledesma
matfield
dallaglio
van der westhuizen
wilkinson
sella
robinson
posted on 11/3/13
cmon, no michael jones ?????
posted on 11/3/13
richard hill
posted on 11/3/13
fair enough. for me if you're picking hill then jones needs to play 7 instead of mccaw. i like your teams though there sure have been some special players looking back
posted on 11/3/13
i picked roncero at 1, a lot of people will overlook him IMO just because he plays for argentina and not for one of the big 4 or 5 teams who have won the world cup, but he was an immense player and one of the best scrummagers ever
posted on 13/3/13
15. Blanco
14. Campese
13. O'Driscoll
12. Horan
11. Lomu
10. Carter
9. Van Der Weisstheusen
8. dallaglio / Brooke (can't split them)
7. McCaw
6. Pienaar / M Jones
5. Eales
4. Johnson
3. Woodcock
2. Fitzpatrick (c)
1. du Randt
I have tried to pick players who have performed well at the world cups they have been present at, hence why people like Pienaar are there.
posted on 13/3/13
nice one
I still reckon Jonathon davies was a better player than carter though.
posted on 13/3/13
Very tough one to call j.p.b, but having had to endure Davies' commentary for the last few weeks at the six nations, he was never going to get my vote
posted on 13/3/13
the thing about carter, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful player that he is, is that he always gets injured when the AB's need him most(not his fault i know), i think wilkinson or larkham have been the best FH in world cup history tbh
posted on 13/3/13
fair enough bmcl
here's a clip of some of his tries anyway :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt4AIRMzJ2o
I think the thing at about 45 seconds is possibly the most incredible thing ive ever seen someone do with a rugby ball.