Other Sports rugby XV
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Palpatine should be at openside because when he puts the cloak on he becomes a greater more dangerous player.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Other Sports rugby XV:
@MN5 said in Other Sports rugby XV:
@sparky said in Other Sports rugby XV:
Star Wars XV: The Millennium Falcons
Prop: Jek Porkins – This bloke isn’t notable at all, but he’s one of the few Star Wars characters who has a sweet prop body.
Hooker: Ewok – Shorter than the two props, valiant warriors, throw spears and stones well
Prop: Jabba the Hut – Not expecting much from him work rate wise but should be solid in a scrum
Lock: Chewbacca – Huge powerful ball carrier and excellent height for jumping in the lineout.
Lock: Mace Windu – Competent with the force, the Jedi bring a bit of balance to a pack.
Blind Side Flanker: Kylo Ren – Fairly young, but has immense talent. Nice to have a Grandad/Grandson partnership in the back-row
Openside Flanker: Darth Maul – A master of the dark arts, he’d be crucial at the breakdown. Also, he was the best thing about the prequels.
Number Eight: Darth Vadar - Dreams of being Brian Lochore.
Half Back: Yoda – A diminutive playmaker who’ll run the show from start to finish.
First Five: Luke Shywalker - The obvious choice for goal kicker after a stellar 100% kicking performance at destroying the death star
Wing: Obi-wan Kenobi – Good pace and the master of the counter-attack
Second Five: Han Solo – May have been killed off. But we’re backing him to put in a BOD like display for our XV.
Centre: Po Dameron – The young upstart of the team. Doesn’t get a lot of game-time in his first appearance but made a big contribution late on.
Wing: Lando Calrissian – A pretty boy, Lando is a flair winger, leaving the dog work to the likes of Han. Dreams of being a centre.
Fullback: Boba Fett - His jetpack helps him under the high ball.I'm quite triggered a legend like Han is being compared to a dickwad like BOD.
Han never whinged about nearly dying.
I'm more triggered by Po Dameron being there. Centre has to be smart and focused. Po is an idiot. He'd take the wrong man every single time.
Wedge should be there. Dooku also at lock. Mace isn't tall enough.
I’d imagine General Grievous would be hard to stop off the back of the scrum.
Your points about Poe are spot on.
I also have grave concerns about Jabba. His scrummaging would be monstrous but his mobility and skills would be non existent.
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@MN5 said in Other Sports rugby XV:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Other Sports rugby XV:
@MN5 said in Other Sports rugby XV:
@sparky said in Other Sports rugby XV:
Star Wars XV: The Millennium Falcons
Prop: Jek Porkins – This bloke isn’t notable at all, but he’s one of the few Star Wars characters who has a sweet prop body.
Hooker: Ewok – Shorter than the two props, valiant warriors, throw spears and stones well
Prop: Jabba the Hut – Not expecting much from him work rate wise but should be solid in a scrum
Lock: Chewbacca – Huge powerful ball carrier and excellent height for jumping in the lineout.
Lock: Mace Windu – Competent with the force, the Jedi bring a bit of balance to a pack.
Blind Side Flanker: Kylo Ren – Fairly young, but has immense talent. Nice to have a Grandad/Grandson partnership in the back-row
Openside Flanker: Darth Maul – A master of the dark arts, he’d be crucial at the breakdown. Also, he was the best thing about the prequels.
Number Eight: Darth Vadar - Dreams of being Brian Lochore.
Half Back: Yoda – A diminutive playmaker who’ll run the show from start to finish.
First Five: Luke Shywalker - The obvious choice for goal kicker after a stellar 100% kicking performance at destroying the death star
Wing: Obi-wan Kenobi – Good pace and the master of the counter-attack
Second Five: Han Solo – May have been killed off. But we’re backing him to put in a BOD like display for our XV.
Centre: Po Dameron – The young upstart of the team. Doesn’t get a lot of game-time in his first appearance but made a big contribution late on.
Wing: Lando Calrissian – A pretty boy, Lando is a flair winger, leaving the dog work to the likes of Han. Dreams of being a centre.
Fullback: Boba Fett - His jetpack helps him under the high ball.I'm quite triggered a legend like Han is being compared to a dickwad like BOD.
Han never whinged about nearly dying.
I'm more triggered by Po Dameron being there. Centre has to be smart and focused. Po is an idiot. He'd take the wrong man every single time.
Wedge should be there. Dooku also at lock. Mace isn't tall enough.
I’d imagine General Grievous would be hard to stop off the back of the scrum.
Your points about Poe are spot on.
I also have grave concerns about Jabba. His scrummaging would be monstrous but his mobility and skills would be non existent.
Yep. Zero mobility and would be a passenger most of the game. He's a shit character but that Dex (guy who owned the diner) would be a great prop. No problems slipping the bind and a massive bastard.
Grevious would be a beast although that horrible cough makes me wonder about his stamina. Would he need to be recharged at halftime?
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Golfers XV
1 Ian Woosman
Stout but solid.2 John Daly
Stout, some accusations of dirty play, frequently seen in the club bar after games3 Craig Stadler
The Walrus4 Phil Blackmar
Tall American.5 Robert Karlson
Tall Swede.6 Dustin Johnson
Parties hard.7 Tiger Woods
Parties hard too.8 Greg Norman
Great White Shark. Can drop the ball under pressure9 Rory Mcilroy
Short, but busy Ulsterman. Shades of Peter Stringer. Aim can be wayward.10 Ryan Fox
He must have acquired some of his Dad's First-Five genes11 Phil Mickelson
Great lefty. Lots of titles.12 Seve Ballesteros
A visionary, full of flair, great partnership with Olazabal.13 Jose Maria Olazabal
Has a great partnership with Ballesteros that has been compared to Ma'a Nonu and Conrad Smith.14 Jack Nicklaus
The golden bear. Great rightie. Loads and loads of titles.15 Tom Watson
Mr reliable. Great technique. Shades of Ben Smith. Superb at (kicking) duels in the sun. -
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Becker - need a bit of bulk up front
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Agassi - low centre of gravity
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Borg - both him and a young Agassi going around in the front row with their long hair would be cool
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Isner - this is a massive locking combo
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Karlovic
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Connors - need a bit of edge at 6
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Hewitt - one of the great pests
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Ivanisevic - some height for the lineout and big run off the set piece
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McEnroe - always talking
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Sampras - safe pair of hands
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Chang - quickness
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Roddick - all our attack on first phase
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Federer - defending or attack he has all bases covered
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Rafa - more speed
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Djokovic - no one is better on the last line
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Ilie Nastase (known as Nasty) would be perfect at Hooker.
Agassi, certainly during his mullet toupee/ image is everything phase, would surely be a back.
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Rock and Pop XV
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Elvis Presley
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Keith Moon
Wild man of the Front Row. -
Meatloaf
Big man, he would do anything for the team but he won't do that. -
Mick Fleetwood
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Ed O'Brien (Radiohead)
Tall men -
Noel Gallagher
Likes a fight now and then. Borrowed a lot of moves from the team Midfield combination -
Liam Gallagher
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Sting
Very competitive. He can't stand losing. -
Prince
Little man. Dresses in purple. -
Freddie Mercury
Charismatic leader. Don't stop him now. He wants to break free. His team will rock the opposition and become champions of the world. -
Elton John
Rocket Man on the wing. -
Paul McCartney
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John Lennon
Legendary combination -
Michael Jackson
Speed Demon
15 Perry Como
Can catch a fallin star. -
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Football XV
1 Paul Gascoigne - 40,000+ fans singing "Who ate all the pies? Who ate all the pies? You fat b##tard, you fat b##tard, you ate all the pies." Had a best mate known as Five Bellies. Some great footwork though.
2 Wayne Rooney - Educated in the dark arts by a 55 year old Hooker known as Auld Slapper. Angry man with the looks of Anton Oliver, but without the big words.
3 Benni McCarthy - The South African was dropped from West Ham for being out of shape. He complained in the media that West Ham CEO, Karen Brady, was "the Devil with tits." She replied "at least I'm supposed to have tits".
4 Peter Crouch -Very tall man.
5 Jan Kohler -Another tall man.
6 Patrick Vieira - Shades of Thierry Dussitor. Hard man great footwork. Very big engine.
7 Andoni Goikoetxeal - The Butcher of Bilbao. Filthy git. Bound to be a natural at Openside.
8 Eric Cantona - Like many Number 8s, he enjoys fighting.
9 Diego Maradona -Little man with dazzling footwork, passing and finishing. Now looks like a Prop.
10 Lionel Messi -Wonderful playmaker.
11 Ferenc Pukacs - Left-footed. Great scoring record.
12 Ruud Gullit - Brilliant at finding a gap. Great partnership with Van Basten.
13 Marco Van Basten - Ghosts through defences like Jerry Guscott or Conrad Smith. Great finisher.
14 Christian Ronaldo -Dazzling right foot, quick, strong scoring record.
15 Franz Beckenbauer - Amazing sweeper.
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@sparky said in Other Sports rugby XV:
Football XV
1 Paul Gascoigne - 40,000+ fans singing "Who ate all the pies? Who ate all the pies? You fat b##tard, you fat b##tard, you ate all the pies." Had a best mate known as Five Bellies. Some great footwork though.
2 Wayne Rooney - Educated in the dark arts by a 55 year old Hooker known as Auld Slapper. Angry man with the looks of Anton Oliver, but without the big words.
3 Benni McCarthy - The South African wasdropped from West Ham for being out of shape. He complained in the media that West Ham CEO, Karen Brady, was "the Devil with tits." She replied "at least I'm supposed to have tits".
4 Peter Crouch -Very tall man.
5 Jan Kohler -Another tall man.
6 Patrick Vieira - Shades of Thierry Dussitor. Hard man great footwork. Very big engine.
7 Andoni Goikoetxeal - The Butcher of Bilbao. Filthy git. Bound to be a natural at Openside.
8 Eric Cantona - Like many Number 8s, he enjoys fighting.
9 Diego Maradona -Little man with dazzling footwork, passing and finishing. Now looks like a Prop.
10 Lionel Messi -Wonderful playmaker.
11 Ferenc Pukacs - Left-footed. Great scoring record.
12 Ruud Gullit - Brilliant at finding a gap. Great partnership with Van Basten.
13 Marco Van Basten - Ghosts through defences like Jerry Guscott or Conrad Smith. Great finisher.
14 Christian Ronaldo -Dazzling right foot, quick, strong scoring record.
15 Franz Beckenbauer - Amazing sweeper.
Jaap Stam at lock, Peter Schmeichel at Fullback and Vinnie Jones at blindside.
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A handy Under 85's team
@ACT-Crusader said in Other Sports rugby XV:
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Becker - need a bit of bulk up front
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Agassi - low centre of gravity
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Borg - both him and a young Agassi going around in the front row with their long hair would be cool
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Isner - this is a massive locking combo
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Karlovic
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Connors - need a bit of edge at 6
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Hewitt - one of the great pests
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Ivanisevic - some height for the lineout and big run off the set piece
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McEnroe - always talking
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Sampras - safe pair of hands
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Chang - quickness
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Roddick - all our attack on first phase
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Federer - defending or attack he has all bases covered
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Rafa - more speed
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Djokovic - no one is better on the last line
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@MN5 said in Other Sports rugby XV:
@sparky said in Other Sports rugby XV:
Football XV
1 Paul Gascoigne - 40,000+ fans singing "Who ate all the pies? Who ate all the pies? You fat b##tard, you fat b##tard, you ate all the pies." Had a best mate known as Five Bellies. Some great footwork though.
2 Wayne Rooney - Educated in the dark arts by a 55 year old Hooker known as Auld Slapper. Angry man with the looks of Anton Oliver, but without the big words.
3 Benni McCarthy - The South African wasdropped from West Ham for being out of shape. He complained in the media that West Ham CEO, Karen Brady, was "the Devil with tits." She replied "at least I'm supposed to have tits".
4 Peter Crouch -Very tall man.
5 Jan Kohler -Another tall man.
6 Patrick Vieira - Shades of Thierry Dussitor. Hard man great footwork. Very big engine.
7 Andoni Goikoetxeal - The Butcher of Bilbao. Filthy git. Bound to be a natural at Openside.
8 Eric Cantona - Like many Number 8s, he enjoys fighting.
9 Diego Maradona -Little man with dazzling footwork, passing and finishing. Now looks like a Prop.
10 Lionel Messi -Wonderful playmaker.
11 Ferenc Pukacs - Left-footed. Great scoring record.
12 Ruud Gullit - Brilliant at finding a gap. Great partnership with Van Basten.
13 Marco Van Basten - Ghosts through defences like Jerry Guscott or Conrad Smith. Great finisher.
14 Christian Ronaldo -Dazzling right foot, quick, strong scoring record.
15 Franz Beckenbauer - Amazing sweeper.
Jaap Stam at lock, Peter Schmeichel at Fullback and Vinnie Jones at blindside.
No Baggio or Beckham? They were experts at putting it over the bar.
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@ACT-Crusader Eric Cantona on the Rugby park would be a cross between Sebastian Chabal and Zinzan Brooke.
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@sparky said in Other Sports rugby XV:
Football XV
1 Paul Gascoigne - 40,000+ fans singing "Who ate all the pies? Who ate all the pies? You fat b##tard, you fat b##tard, you ate all the pies." Had a best mate known as Five Bellies. Some great footwork though.
2 Wayne Rooney - Educated in the dark arts by a 55 year old Hooker known as Auld Slapper. Angry man with the looks of Anton Oliver, but without the big words.
3 Benni McCarthy - The South African was dropped from West Ham for being out of shape. He complained in the media that West Ham CEO, Karen Brady, was "the Devil with tits." She replied "at least I'm supposed to have tits".
4 Peter Crouch -Very tall man.
5 Jan Kohler -Another tall man.
6 Patrick Vieira - Shades of Thierry Dussitor. Hard man great footwork. Very big engine.
7 Andoni Goikoetxeal - The Butcher of Bilbao. Filthy git. Bound to be a natural at Openside.
8 Eric Cantona - Like many Number 8s, he enjoys fighting.
9 Diego Maradona -Little man with dazzling footwork, passing and finishing. Now looks like a Prop.
10 Lionel Messi -Wonderful playmaker.
11 Ferenc Pukacs - Left-footed. Great scoring record.
12 Ruud Gullit - Brilliant at finding a gap. Great partnership with Van Basten.
13 Marco Van Basten - Ghosts through defences like Jerry Guscott or Conrad Smith. Great finisher.
14 Christian Ronaldo -Dazzling right foot, quick, strong scoring record.
15 Franz Beckenbauer - Amazing sweeper.
Missing some speed in Arjen Robben
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1- Ford GT: couple of muscleheads with real grunt up front at prop
2- GMC Sierra: a big motor, a real workhorse
3- Dodge Challenger4- Ford F450: huge but still mobile
5- Limo: nickname Stretch6- Jeep Gladiator: can handle on and off the pitch, extra length good lineout option.
7- any Ferrari with the twin-turbo V8: best engine
8- Corvette: speed and style from the base and when ranging wide9- 911 GT2 RS: has a 9 in it...fast, small and nimble around the park
10- RR: it will be rolls royce service from 1st 5
11- Bugatti: real speed
12- Aston Martin DBS: smooth operator
13- BMW M5: reliable, dependable, good all round game
14- Lambo Aventador: more speed
15- Volvo XC60: safe as at the back -
All Blacks in their true position
1 Sonny Bill Williams: played prop for NZ schools.
2 Richie McCaw: missed the opportunity of playing for the All Blacks to in his 40s by not switching to Hooker.
3 Inga Tuigamala: Played Prop in the Wigan-Bath cross-code game in mid -1990s. Looked okay.
4 Jonah Lomu: played Lock for NZ Schools
5 Jordie Barrett: more suitable position for the giraffe.
6 Tana Umaga: Defensive impact could have been deadly at blindside
7 Eric Rush: played Openside at NPC Level
8 Carl Hayman: Obviously
9 Keven Mealamu: Passing was good enough to play Half Back
10 Israel Dagg: Obviously
11 Vaea Fifita: Never happier than running down the wing (or inspecting rucks)
12 Michael Jones: Could have played midfield at International level
13 Ardie Savea: Could have played midfield at Super Level
14 Sean Fitzpatrick: Described in 1993 by Stu Wilson as "the best ring-wing in the country"
15 Zinzan Brooke: Great under the high ball, superb passing and kicking skills too. -
@sparky said in Other Sports rugby XV:
All Blacks in their true position
1 Sonny Bill Williams: played prop for NZ schools.
2 Richie McCaw: missed the opportunity of playing to the All Blacks in his 40s by not switching to Hooker.
3 Inga Tuigamala: Played Prop in th Wigan-Bath criss-cross game in mid -1990s. Looked okay.
4 Jonah Lomu: played Lock for NZ Schools
5 Jordie Barrett: more suitable position for the giraffe.
6 Tana Umaga: Defensive impact could have been deadly at blindside
7 Eric Rush: played Openside at NPC Level
8 Carl Hayman: Obviously
9 Keven Mealamu: Passing was good enough to play Half Back
10 Israel Dagg: Obviously
11 Vaea Fifita: Never happier than running down the wing (or inspecting rucks)
12 Michael Jones: Could have played midfield at International level
13 Ardie Savea: Could have played midfield at Super Level
14 Sean Fitzpatrick: Described in 1993 by Stu Wilson as "the best ring-wing in the country"
15 Zinzan Brooke: Great under the high ball, superb passing and kicking skills too.A front row of Matthieu Basteraud, Andy Goode and Brendan Laney would not have got a second glance.
Also you've included, not coincidentally, the two shittest ABs over the weekend in their best positions. I hope they both make the change in time for the World Cup.
I can't find any Jordie lineout highlights but here's some footage of Fifita on the wing.