All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV

[shark]

No need for these guys (or girls) to have been internationals; all they need to have done is play provincial rugby as a minimum and be Kiwis. Could be a XV you'd have liked to have seen play together at some stage, but doesn't need to be from the same era or anything.

My XV

15 Christian Cullen
14 Dan Parkinson
11 Nemani Nadolo
13 Ryan Nicholas
12 Daryl Gibson
10 Andrew Mehrtens
9 Jon Preston
8 Ron Cribb
7 Angus Gardiner
6 Mike Brewer
5 James Ryan
4 Richard Fromont
3 Kane Hames
2 Sean Fitzpatrick
1 Wyatt Crockett

I'll possibly flip-flop on a few of these names as others are mentioned!

[nzzp]

@shark Ron Cribb? Ron?

Ffs, that's a clear troll

[nzzp]

Could re do this as a larrikan xv. Marc Ellis first name on the sheet

[Nepia]

Great idea, I will fill mine in as I think about starting with these three names.

15
14
13 Bunce
12 Carter
11
10 Spencer
9 Smith
8 Zinny
7 MJ
6 Kaino
5
4
3
2
1

These are my three favourite loosies of all time (although TBF I wouldn't mind seeing Buck in there as well. In this mythical team MJ is an atheist and plays Sundays.

To be slightly pedant, Nadolo shouldn't be eligible under your own rules as he's not a Kiwi.

[shark]

@nzzp Nope.

[shark]

@Nepia You're right; I've fucked up there. Will make a change when i think of someone.

[Nepia]

@shark said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

@nzzp Nope.

I don't get the hate on Cribb, (aside from being blamed for Kefu when half the team missed him), he had a decent year of tests and basically had his career ruined by Mitchell being a complete fuckwit - unlike Cullen and Wilson he wasn't an established great at the time when Mitchell claimed he wouldn't select all three so he basically had to take NZRFU to court to get money out of them (when the other two didn't).

Although, he was one guy who probably should have stayed at the Crusaders, he was on fire there.

[mariner4life]

Attempting to pick players who i loved watching who wouldn't make my all time XV

Mils
JK
Tana
Alatini
Joey Rocks
Carlos
J Spice
Isitolo Maka
Marty Holah
Wayne Ormond
K Robinson
A Boric
Hoefft
Anton
Meeuws

[Bovidae]

@Nepia Look at Zinny's mullet.

[Dice]

@Bovidae I've been planning to watch that documentary during the lockdown. Might give it a watch tonight.

And this one.

[Bovidae]

@Dice I still have both on VHS somewhere. Good that they are on YT now so I will revisit soon.

[Nepia]

@Bovidae said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

@Nepia Look at Zinny's mullet.

I want that mullet on the team too ... MJ can have his version too.

[sparky]

Christian Cullen
Tana Umaga
Conrad Smith
Maa Nonu
Jonah Lomu
Beauden Barrett
Jon Preston
Buck Shelford
Michael Jones
Jerry Collins
Brad Thorn
Ian Jones
Owen Franks
Dane Coles
Ben Franks

[voodoo]

There is no appropriate forum for this photo, but I felt it needed to be shared .

Redfern AB's Flying Tackle c. 1946

[Nepia]

@voodoo said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

There is no appropriate forum for this photo, but I felt it needed to be shared .

Redfern AB's Flying Tackle c. 1946

Shouldn't that be in the NRL/league thread?

Cool pic though? Redfern Oval back in the day maybe?

[voodoo]

@Nepia it definitely should, I didnt know there was such a thread, or at least, I've paid it very little attention.

[voodoo]

And yes, think its Redfern Oval

[Nepia]

@voodoo said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

@Nepia it definitely should, I didnt know there was such a thread, or at least, I've paid it very little attention.

You have to search for NRL/ those fucking useless Warriors rather than bogan rugby/state house rugby.

[voodoo]

@Nepia ahh, that explains it

[Bones]

First name on the sheet would be slammin Sammy for me, then probably Goldie, then Wright.