All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV

[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.

[voodoo]

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

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

Slammin Sammy, that's gold 🤣

So with no attempt to create a functional 15, and with a few out of position, I have:

Olo Brown, Fitzy, Dowd, Brodie, Chris Jack, Kaino, MJ, Zinny (so hard to leave out Richie, Kronfeld, Buck), Bachop, Carter, A Mauger, Bunce, Rok and Lomu, Cullen.

[Bones]

@voodoo I'm confused! Are you laughing at my selection or his nickname?

[voodoo]

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

@voodoo I'm confused! Are you laughing at my selection or his nickname?

Neither, it's just a blast from the past! Love Sammy T!

[Canes4life]

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[Canes4life]

Without too much thought the 15 that I would have liked to see play together would be:

1. Woody
2. Coles
3. Big Ben
4. BBBR
5. Thorn
6. Hit Man
7. Savea
8. Lauaki
9. Weepu
10. Spencer
11. Lomu
12. Nonu
13. Kahui
14. Milner Skudder
15. Cully

[Victor Meldrew]

Mix or era's. Players mainly from when we were at our peak - late 60's & 2010-15

1 Woody
2 Fitzy
3 Olo
4 BBBR
5 Pinetree
6 Kirkpatrick/MJ (Kirky at his peak the better 6 but can't leave MJ out. They take turns)
7. MJ/McCaw (ditto)
8 Zinny
9 Super Sid
10 Dan
11 Batts
12 Ma'a
13 Buncy
14 Goldy
15 Mils

[Victor Meldrew]

@Canes4life said in All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV:

Kahui

Good choice. Could have been up there with Conrad et al if not for injuries.

[dogmeat]

Players I like - but a fair side nonetheless
1 Woody
2 Fitzy - didn't really like him but couldn't leave him out
3 Brown
4 Retallick
5 Jones I
6 Kirkpatrick
7 Jones M
8 Lochore *
9 Bachop
10 Carter
11 Lomu
12 Bunce
13 Smith C
14 Rush
15 Osborne