Comedy gold from the Walrus
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@sparky said in Comedy gold from the Walrus:
Jones can pick who he wants. Simon Shaw would seem his most eccentric choice. My team is better.
Best Players Sparky has seen (ie since 1983):
1 Os Du Randt (South Africa) 2. Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand) 3 Pascal Ondarts (France) 4 John Eales (Australia) 5 Brodie Retallick (New Zealand) 6 Richard Hill (England) 7 Richie McCaw (New Zealand) 8 Buck Shelford (New Zealand) 9 Joost van der Westhuizen (South Africa) 10 Dan Carter (New Zealand) 11 Jonah Lomu (New Zealand) 12 Maa Nonu (New Zealand) 13 Danie Gerber (South Africa) 14 David Campese (Australia) 15 Serge Blanco (France)
16 Phil Kearns (Australia) 17 Steve McDowell (New Zealand) 18 Jason Leonard (England) 19 Martin Johnson (England) 20 Michael Jones (New Zealand) 21 Nick Farr-Jones (Australia) 22 Jonny Wilkinson (England) 23 Jeff Wilson (New Zealnd)we haven't done one of those in a while. Your's is a pretty good start, heaps of those dudes would make mine.
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@sparky said in Comedy gold from the Walrus:
Jones can pick who he wants. Simon Shaw would seem his most eccentric choice. My team is better.
Best Players Sparky has seen (ie since 1983):
1 Os Du Randt (South Africa) 2. Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand) 3 Pascal Ondarts (France) 4 John Eales (Australia) 5 Brodie Retallick (New Zealand) 6 Richard Hill (England) 7 Richie McCaw (New Zealand) 8 Buck Shelford (New Zealand) 9 Joost van der Westhuizen (South Africa) 10 Dan Carter (New Zealand) 11 Jonah Lomu (New Zealand) 12 Maa Nonu (New Zealand) 13 Danie Gerber (South Africa) 14 David Campese (Australia) 15 Serge Blanco (France)
16 Phil Kearns (Australia) 17 Steve McDowell (New Zealand) 18 Jason Leonard (England) 19 Martin Johnson (England) 20 Michael Jones (New Zealand) 21 Nick Farr-Jones (Australia) 22 Jonny Wilkinson (England) 23 Jeff Wilson (New Zealnd)No dead weight in there
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@canefan said in Comedy gold from the Walrus:
@sparky said in Comedy gold from the Walrus:
Jones can pick who he wants. Simon Shaw would seem his most eccentric choice. My team is better.
Best Players Sparky has seen (ie since 1983):
1 Os Du Randt (South Africa) 2. Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand) 3 Pascal Ondarts (France) 4 John Eales (Australia) 5 Brodie Retallick (New Zealand) 6 Richard Hill (England) 7 Richie McCaw (New Zealand) 8 Buck Shelford (New Zealand) 9 Joost van der Westhuizen (South Africa) 10 Dan Carter (New Zealand) 11 Jonah Lomu (New Zealand) 12 Maa Nonu (New Zealand) 13 Danie Gerber (South Africa) 14 David Campese (Australia) 15 Serge Blanco (France)
16 Phil Kearns (Australia) 17 Steve McDowell (New Zealand) 18 Jason Leonard (England) 19 Martin Johnson (England) 20 Michael Jones (New Zealand) 21 Nick Farr-Jones (Australia) 22 Jonny Wilkinson (England) 23 Jeff Wilson (New Zealnd)No dead weight in there
Lomu & Joost, what too soon?!?
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@mn5 said in Comedy gold from the Walrus:
Gone too soon 15....feel free to add
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2 Dave Gallagher
3 John Drake
4 Aaron Hopa
5 Dylan Mika
6 Jerry Collins
7 Ruben Kruger
8 Sione Lauaki
9 Joost Van der Westhuizen
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@sparky said in Comedy gold from the Walrus:
Jones can pick who he wants. Simon Shaw would seem his most eccentric choice. My team is better.
Best Players Sparky has seen (ie since 1983):
1 Os Du Randt (South Africa) 2. Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand) 3 Pascal Ondarts (France) 4 John Eales (Australia) 5 Brodie Retallick (New Zealand) 6 Richard Hill (England) 7 Richie McCaw (New Zealand) 8 Buck Shelford (New Zealand) 9 Joost van der Westhuizen (South Africa) 10 Dan Carter (New Zealand) 11 Jonah Lomu (New Zealand) 12 Maa Nonu (New Zealand) 13 Danie Gerber (South Africa) 14 David Campese (Australia) 15 Serge Blanco (France)
16 Phil Kearns (Australia) 17 Steve McDowell (New Zealand) 18 Jason Leonard (England) 19 Martin Johnson (England) 20 Michael Jones (New Zealand) 21 Nick Farr-Jones (Australia) 22 Jonny Wilkinson (England) 23 Jeff Wilson (New Zealnd)I try making a list like this , think I have it sorted then I remember someone like Rupeni or Jason Robinson
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Ha.
His justification for picking Campese over Lomu - Lomu was great at his peak, but didn't have the longevity.
Justification for picking Warburton over McCaw/Pocock/Hooper - Warburton didn't have the longevity, but at his peak he was great.
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"Best players he's ever seen."
Confirming he watches no rugby...
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The 2002 Crusaders would beat that side
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A close-call but Serge edges it for me. Christian Cullen is probably the best attacking player I've ever seen and one of my favourite ever players. Blanco scored 38 Test tries for France, still nearly 28 years after he retired a national record for France. Serge Blanco was the better all round Full back when you include defence, kicking and aerial skills and unlike Cullen performed in the World Cup knockouts for me the pinnacle for judging the best players.
Both were players from Wonderland. Blanco was at his best for a bit longer.
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Blanco was always a favourite of mine and WAS by far the best fullback I had seen. That is until Cullen came along. My vote is with the Paekak express.
Cullen had an ability to make very good international players look clumsy and stupid such was his step at speed. His read and timing onto the ball was equal to Blanco, as was his speed but Serge was a straight line man.
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@sparky said in Comedy gold from the Walrus:
@wairau This is perhaps the best video on the whole of Youtube:
Isn't it a pity how modern defence in rugby has ruined the spectacle of plain and simple running and passing. You rarely see those 'through the hands' tries these days.
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The Greegan sidestep gets a lot of love but my personal favourite would have to be just gassing the Boks in Pretoria (at 1:55). Just ridiculous.
By all rights he should have the all time AB record. Was possibly dudded a couple by the reduced squad on 1995 EOYT and during Mitch's reign. If Cully had the leash Savea got he would have hit 70+.
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