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Surname
First Name
Country
Pros
Cons
BARRETT
Beauden
NZL
Played well in underperforming team; better than Mo’unga
better than Mo’unga
COOPER
Quade
AUS
Calm, controlled, smart; keeps the ball in front of his team; picks his passes, kicks from hand well, even does physical things like take the line on, make tackles, and hit rucks; kicks his goals; remarkable late career turnaround
Quade Cooper
NTAMACK
Romaine
FRA
turned AB match with escape from in-goal; has skills to run team; stand out in current crop;great against ABs
not a standout current crop; only 1.5games in 6N; France lost the one game he started in 6N
RUSSELL
Finn
SCO
Has time on his hands with the ball like only the truly great do;
SMITH
Marcus
ENG
joy to watch; anti ten man rugby fly half; steered the foundering ship that was Harlequins to the Premiership title; made his England debut; got a Lions call up; has cemented his place at 10 for England
Only played two tests; too early for Smith;nominator would vote for Ntamack