2018 Brisbane Global Tens

[mikedogz]

Roger Randle for the Chiefs? Get Fossie to put the boots on?

[Stargazer]

The pools have been announced. Easy pool for the Blues.

[KiwiMurph]

@stargazer Given the Blues efforts last year at the 10s i'd say an easy pool for everyone else in the Blues pool.

[Stargazer]

@kiwimurph Oh, c'mon, only the Wild Knights will be a serious opponent. Surely, the Blues have the best cattle of that lot.

[KiwiMurph]

@stargazer Reds and Wild Knights both made it out of the pool stages in the 2017 tournament. Rebels won a game. Blues did neither.

[antipodean]

All depends on who they send. is it wider squad backs and loose forwards for fitness/ game experience/ shits and giggles or is it their best XV minus the tight five..?

[KiwiMurph]

So Pau have rolled out some familiar names for their Brisbane 10s team.

Wonder this mystery AB will be?

Pau's Brisbane Tens squad: Conrad Smith, Colin Slade, Ben Mowen, Steffon Armitage, Thomas Taylor, Lourens Adriaanse, Frank Halai, Jamie Mackintosh, Ignacio Calles, Lucas Rey Quentin Lespiauq, Jeremy Hurou, Daniel Ramsay, Giovanni Habel Kuffner, Pierrick Gunther, Baptiste Pesenti, Martin Puech, Thibault Daubagna, Clovis Lebail, Bastien Pourailly, Brandon Fajardo, Mathias Colombet, Watisoni Votu, Florian Nicot, Mystery All Blacks legend.

[Bones]

@kiwimurph probably mn5s favourite author.

[Chris B.]

Pool C looks stacked. According to that club ranking table - the two best club sides in the world and the Olympic Gold medallists in 7s.....and the Brumbies.

[KiwiMurph]

@bones my serious guess is Chris Masoe

[Stargazer]

The Brisbane Tens accounted tweeted about the Pau selection having 183 international caps between them. Smith, Slade, Mowen, Taylor, Stanley, Mackintosh, Halai, Armitage and Lauren Adriaanse have a total of 149 caps between them. So, unless other players in this list have international caps, the mystery AB must have 34 caps.

[No Quarter]

@kiwimurph said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:

@bones my serious guess is Chris Masoe

You could be right, but All Blacks "legend"? Let's not just throw that word around like its candy. I'm expecting someone of Carter or McCaws quality.

[Chris B.]

@stargazer According to a quick scan 34 caps means Bruce Robertson, Stu Wilson or Murray Mexted?

Legends, yes. Likely, no.

However, assuming there's one random cap spread among the others then 33 could be Victor Vito.

[Stargazer]

@chris-b Would be awesome, but I can't imagine La Rochelle releasing Vito to play for Pau at the Brisbane Tens.

[mariner4life]

@no-quarter said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:

@kiwimurph said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:

@bones my serious guess is Chris Masoe

You could be right, but All Blacks "legend"? Let's not just throw that word around like its candy. I'm expecting someone of Carter or McCaws quality.

well we're already stretching "star" with most of the guys in that graphic

[taniwharugby]

@chris-b I saw Bruce last week, he didnt mention it!

"All Blacks" Legend

Could it be "All Blacks" 7s Legend DJ Forbes?

[No Quarter]

@taniwharugby said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:

@chris-b I saw Bruce last week, he didnt mention it!

"All Blacks Legend"

Could it be All BLacks 7s Legend DJ Forbes?

Haha I hope it is that would be the biggest cop out.

[MN5]

@bones said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:

@kiwimurph probably mn5s favourite author.

Norm Hewitt?

[KiwiMurph]

It seems we weren't aiming low enough with 'All Blacks legend'. Simon Mannix. Fucking hell.

[MN5]

@kiwimurph said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:

It seems we weren't aiming low enough with 'All Blacks legend'. Simon Mannix. Fucking hell.

Caleb Ralphs career doesn't look too bad now.