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    Rugby Championship 'Lions'

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    • G
      Gunner last edited by

      If such a team was to be selected from the All Blacks, Wallabies, Boks and Pumas, for a full tour to the northern hemisphere right now, who would make it?
      I'll have a crack, but to be honest I've watched bugger all SA & Arg rugby recently, so it'll have an ABs bias and I will have some spots I can't fill.

      We'll copy the real Lions and pick 41.

      Props (6): Franks, Faumuina, Moody, Crockett, Sio, ?

      Hookers (3): Coles, Creevy, Strauss

      Locks (5): Retallick, Whitelock, Etzebeth, Barrett, De Jäger

      Loosies (8): Kaino, Cane, Read, Isa, Vermeulan, Hooper, Savea, Louw

      Halfbacks (3): Smith, TJP, Genia

      First 5s (3): Barrett, Cruden, Jantjies

      Midfield (6): Crotty, ALB, SBW, Kuridrani, ?, ?

      Back 3 (7): Smith, Dagg, Folau, Savea, Amorosino, NMS, ?

      Who have I missed?

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      • ACT Crusader
        ACT Crusader last edited by

        I wouldn't select one Aussie in a Southern Hemisphere side....

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        • mariner4life
          mariner4life @ACT Crusader last edited by

          @ACT-Crusader Fitzy you salty bastard!

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          • Bones
            Bones last edited by

            Glaring omission after a quick glance would be van Rensburg in the midefield. Is Bosch still available?

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            • Stargazer
              Stargazer last edited by

              Are Argies playing in Europe still eligible for the Pumas? If not, then you can forget Isa.

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              • G
                Gunner @Stargazer last edited by

                @Stargazer yea, anyone who is available for their own country is available for this hypothetical team.

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                • Stargazer
                  Stargazer @Gunner last edited by

                  @Gunner My question was whether they are still eligible for their own country if they're playing in Europe.

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                  • ACT Crusader
                    ACT Crusader @Bones last edited by

                    @Bones said in Rugby Championship 'Lions':

                    Glaring omission after a quick glance would be van Rensburg in the midefield. Is Bosch still available?

                    Also don't mind Hernandez as a 2nd 5 option that could fill in at 1st 5

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                    • Bones
                      Bones @Gunner last edited by

                      @Gunner Yeah as Stargazer says - pretty sure Argentina only select from Argentinean sides, so that would rule out Bosch too.

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                      • pukunui
                        pukunui last edited by

                        We could call them the Pumas Jaguars Cats Lions Cheetahs ahh...... Cougars?

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                          Gunner @Stargazer last edited by

                          @Stargazer said in Rugby Championship 'Lions':

                          @Gunner My question was whether they are still eligible for their own country if they're playing in Europe.

                          Ahhh right.
                          Blame my poor reading on the fact that I was up well past my bedtime.

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                          • MN5
                            MN5 last edited by

                            Crikey you guys are being pretty generous to Argentina and SA

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                            • Bones
                              Bones last edited by

                              Step back, clear a path, here comes the guy who's watched no rugby...Behold his insight!

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                              • MN5
                                MN5 @Bones last edited by MN5

                                @Bones said in Rugby Championship 'Lions':

                                Step back, clear a path, here comes the guy who's watched no rugby...Behold his insight!

                                Bro it's Super Rugby I can't be fucked with.

                                International?

                                Only if the ABs or Scotland are playing. Both wasted the Argies so they're shit by default.

                                Also the boks lost 8 out of 12 last year. Those stats are vital knowledge for boorish boks who give me shit about the Black Caps efforts against the Proteas

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                                • Bones
                                  Bones @MN5 last edited by

                                  @MN5 That's exactly what I did you rugby almanac. Why so obsessed with my rising movements? I'm no Chris Gayle...

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                                  • Bones
                                    Bones @MN5 last edited by

                                    @MN5 said in Rugby Championship 'Lions':

                                    @Bones said in Rugby Championship 'Lions':

                                    Step back, clear a path, here comes the guy who's watched no rugby...Behold his insight!

                                    Bro it's Super Rugby I can't be fucked with.

                                    International?

                                    Only if the ABs or Scotland are playing. Both wasted the Argies so they're shit by default.

                                    Also the boks lost 8 out of 12 last year. Those stats are vital knowledge for boorish boks who give me shit about the Black Caps efforts against the Proteas

                                    Oh you changed your post. Weak.

                                    How good a gauge do team results give you on an individual's performance?

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                                    • MN5
                                      MN5 @Bones last edited by MN5

                                      @Bones said in Rugby Championship 'Lions':

                                      @MN5 said in Rugby Championship 'Lions':

                                      @Bones said in Rugby Championship 'Lions':

                                      Step back, clear a path, here comes the guy who's watched no rugby...Behold his insight!

                                      Bro it's Super Rugby I can't be fucked with.

                                      International?

                                      Only if the ABs or Scotland are playing. Both wasted the Argies so they're shit by default.

                                      Also the boks lost 8 out of 12 last year. Those stats are vital knowledge for boorish boks who give me shit about the Black Caps efforts against the Proteas

                                      Oh you changed your post. Weak.

                                      How good a gauge do team results give you on an individual's performance?

                                      I fucked up the edit function then tried to make it better.

                                      I would add a meme but last time I did that my post got deleted and I lost some upvotes in the process.

                                      Hang on. I'll take the post more seriously. Yep those boks are all good players. Not sure about the Argies though. Aw, apart from Creevy.

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                                      • MN5
                                        MN5 last edited by

                                        @Bones

                                        I don't live and breathe rugby compared to a lot on here but I'd back myself to offer more insight than this fern user.....just.

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                                        • Bones
                                          Bones @MN5 last edited by

                                          @MN5 I think you're being a bit optimistic.

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                                          • MN5
                                            MN5 @Bones last edited by

                                            @Bones said in Rugby Championship 'Lions':

                                            @MN5 I think you're being a bit optimistic.

                                            I said 'just'. I bet I remember more from the 90s than @lesathomas does

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                                            • booboo
                                              booboo last edited by

                                              Back on topic ... slightly... genuine question ... because I cant be bothered googling ... who was the Bok 10 we were all in awe of two years ago?

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                                              • MN5
                                                MN5 @booboo last edited by

                                                @booboo said in Rugby Championship 'Lions':

                                                Back on topic ... slightly... genuine question ... because I cant be bothered googling ... who was the Bok 10 we were all in awe of two years ago?

                                                Henry Honiball? Naas Botha?

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                                                • KiwiMurph
                                                  KiwiMurph @booboo last edited by

                                                  @booboo Handre Pollard. He is injured again.

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                                                  • booboo
                                                    booboo @KiwiMurph last edited by

                                                    @KiwiMurph said in Rugby Championship 'Lions':

                                                    @booboo Handre Pollard. He is injured again.

                                                    Him.

                                                    How long?

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                                                    • KiwiMurph
                                                      KiwiMurph @booboo last edited by

                                                      @booboo think it was an ankle during the week training and they said 8-10 weeks.

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