Your local club/provincal/super team of all time

This is being done on 606 but I can't comment on it because I am in NZ and its lunch time.

So
The Hurricanes
1 Gordon Hunter
2 Andrew Hore
3 Bull Allen
4 Jason Eaton
5 Jeremy Thrush
6 Jerry Collins
7 Chris Masoe (Covers 6,7,8)
8 Rodney So'oialo (covers 7,8) (vice captain)
9 Piri Weepu
10 David Holwell
11 Tana Umaga (known to cover 12 and 13) (captain)
12 Pita Alatini
13 Conrad Smith
14 Jonah Lomu
15 Christian Cullen

16 Neemia Tialata (cover 1 and 2)
17 Norm Hewitt
18 Paul Tito
19 Scott Waldrom
20 John Preston (covers 9 and 10)
21 Ma'a Nonu (cover 11,12,13)
22 Cory Jane (covers 11,14,15)

Coach Colin Cooper,

Not considered because they were only here for one season
Doug Howlett
Zach Guildford
Isaia Toeava

Bit weak in the tight five but look at that backline!

Now your turn

Anyone from the Crusaders would absolutely kill that team of Wellington wasters!

Off the top of my head how's this lot?

15 Leon Macdonald
14 Caleb Ralph
13 Sonny Bill Wiliams
12 Aaron Mauger
11 Zach Guildford
10 Andrew Mehrtens
9 Justin Marshall
8 Kieran Reid
7 Richie Macaw
6 Reuben Thorne
5 Brad Thorn
4 Todd Blackadder
3 Richard Loe
2 Mark Hammett
1 Dave Hewitt

Reserves

Israel Dagg
Ben Franks
Corey Flynn
Scott Hamilton
Mark Mayerhoffler
Scott Robertson

No question the Crusaders have been the better team but are you trying to say that
Leon is better than Christian (yeah right)
Caleb is better than Jonah (crazy)
SBW is better than Conrad (not at Centre )
Aaron is better than Pita (give you that one)
Zach is better than Tana (one season wonder vs legend)
Justin is better than Piri (yeah probably)
Keiran is better than Rodney (now yes but inhis prime??)
Richie is better than Chris (of course)
Reuben is better than Jerry (no way)

I'll give you the front five - that is the reason we can never win anything.
I think your reserves are short a forward

Here's the Crusaders team I put on the 606 article - note I've followed the "must have played more than 1 season rule", so no SBW or Dagg, ditto Andrew Hore and others.


1.Greg Somerville
2.Mark Hammett
3.Owen Franks
4.Brad Thorn
5.Chris Jack
6.Rueben Thorne(c)
7.Richie McCaw
8.Keiran Reid
9.Justin Marshall
10.Dan Carter
11.Rico Gear
12.Aaron Mauger
13.Casey Laulala
14.Caleb Ralph
15.Leon MacDonald

Bench:
Richard Loe
Corey Flynn
Todd Blackadder (with Norm Maxwell getting an honorable mention)
Scott Robertson
Andy Ellis
Andrew Mehrtens
Daryl Gibson

Outside backs not as good as the 'Canes, but seeing as they'd get 70% of possession, good enough. Have to admit for the Canes I'd ditch Alatini and play Umaga at 12 though, with Hosea Gear or Jane starting

Yeah I was thinking of doing the same re Umaga too. Not sold on Hosea yet. Of course he's good but not great.
You dont have cover for wing/fullback do you? Gibson was really only midfield.

Forwards, forwards need forwards

Gibson played wing and fullback on occasion (I think he even covered fullback on the AB's bench a time or 2). I thought about putting Ben Blair on the bench instead of Merhts, with Mauger and Ralph to move in one position if Carter went off, but I felt this team would need less changes once SBW becomes eligible at 12 (on the "played > 1 season" criteria).

You think SBW will play another season though? Wouldn't bet my house on that happening.

If you need to ask what team they played for, I'll sock you

15 Martin Gravelle
14 Andy Hill
13 Nigel Davies
12 Ray Gravelle
11 JJ Williams
10 Phil Bennett
9 Dwayne Peel

1 Iestyn Thomas
2 Dai Fox
3 John Davies
4 Phil May
5 Phil Davies
6 Mark Perego
8 Derek Quinell
7 Simon Easterby

16 Laurence Delaney
17 Stephen Lamerton
18 Chris Wyatt
19 Tommy David (He very big man)
20 Jonathan Griffiths
21 Jonathan Davies
22 Ieuan Evans

Sock me