Rugby Union Legends Game - Draft

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Rounds One and Eleven (Loosehead Prop and Winger)
1.Banafan-aka-hon - Os Du Randt/Jonah Lomu
2.GloucesterBear - Jason Leonard/David Campese
3.Pullthestrings - Tom Smith/Jason Robinson
4.Bathite - Tony Woodcock/John Kirwan
5.Inthefastlane - Bill Young/Bryan Habana
6.Driver - Trevor Woodman/Shane Williams
7.Steven_Sharks - Craig Dowd/Jeff Wilson
8.Prop_Lyd - Olo Brown/Ieuan Evans
9.LDCPete - Christian Califano/Joe Roff
10.Lukelovesluka - Graham Rowntree/Rory Underwood

Rounds Two and Twelve (Hooker and Centre)
1.GloucesterBear - Keith Wood/Tana Umaga
2.Pullthestrings - Sean Fitzpatrick/Philippe Sella
3.Bathite - Raphael Ibanez/Tim Horan
4.Inthefastlane - Brian Moore/Danie Gerber
5.Driver - Steve Thompson/Will Greenwood
6.Steven_Sharks - Phil Kearns/Scott Gibbs
7.Shark Bite Cider - Uli Schmidt/Frank Bunce
8.LDCPete - Anton Olivier/Mike "Frail" Gibson
9.Lukelovesluka - John Smit/Jeremy Guscott
10.Banafan-aka-hon - Keven Mealamu/Stirling Mortlock

Rounds Three and Thirteen (Tighthead Prop and Centre)
1.Pullthestrings - Carl Hayman/Brian O'Driscoll
2.Bathite - Phil Vickery/Jason Little
3.Inthefastlane - Al Baxter/Denis Charvet
4.Driver - Paul Wallace/Will Carling
5.Steven_Sharks - Graham Price/Yannick Jauzion
6.Prop_Lyd - Jeff Probyn/Phil de Glanville
7.LDCPete - Fran Cotton/Ray Gravell
8.Lukelovesluka - John Hayes/Elton Flatley
9.Banafan-aka-hon - Pascal Ondarts/Mike Catt
10.Cookie Monster 15 - Richard Loe/Aaron Mauger

Rounds Four and Fourteen (Lock and Winger)
1.Bathite - Martin Johnson/Doug Howlett
2.Inthefastlane - John Eales/Rupeni Caucau
3.Driver - Bakkies Botha/Christophe Dominici
4.Steven_Sharks - David Giffin/Philippe Saint-Andre
5.Prop_Lyd - Bill Beaumont/Tony Underwood
6.LDCPete - Robin Brooke/James Small
7. Lukelovesluka - Simon Shaw/Joe Rokocoko
8.Banafan-aka-hon - Brad Thorn/Va'aiga Tuigamala
9.GloucesterBear - Olivier Merle/Lote Tuqiri
10.Pullthestrings - Malcolm O'Kelly/Cedric Heymans

Rounds Five and Fifteen (Lock and Full Back)
1.Inthefastlane - Fabien Pelous/Serge Blanco
2.Driver - Victor Matfield/Christian Cullen
3.Steven_Sharks - Wade Dooley/Gavin Hastings
4.Prop_Lyd Moss Keane/Matt Burke
5.LDCPete - Ian Jones/J.P.R Williams
6.Lukelovesluka - Danny Grewcock/Percy Montgomery
7.Banafan-aka-hon - Chris Jack/Josh Lewsey
8.GloucesterBear - Olivier Brouzet/Chris Latham
9.Pullthestrings - Paul O'Connell/Gareth Thomas
10.Bathite - Nathan Sharpe/Mils Muliaina

Rounds Six and Sixteen (Blindside and Scrum Half)
1.Driver - Richard Hill/Fourie Du Preez
2.Steven_Sharks - Francois Pienaar/Gary Armstrong
3.Prop_Lyd - Josh Kronfeld/Robert Jones
4.LDCPete - Jean Pierre Rives/Jean-Baptisite Elissalde
5.Lukelovesluka - Martin Corry/Kyran Bracken
6.Banafan-aka-hon - Rocky Elsom/Byron Kelleher
7.GloucesterBear - Reuben Thorne/Graeme Bachop
8.Pullthestrings - Jerry Collins/Pierre Berbizier
9.Bathite - Fergus Slattery/Bryan Redpath
10.Inthefastlane - Graham Mourie/Dimitri Yachvili

Rounds Seven and Seventeen (Openside and Prop)
1.Steven_Sharks - Michael Jones/Gethin Jenkins
2.Prop_Lyd - Richie McCaw/Gareth Chilcott
3.LDCPete - Peter Winterbottom/David Sole
4.Lukelovesluka - Neil Back/Rodrigo Roncero
5.Banafan-aka-hon - George Smith/Greg Somerville
6.GloucesterBear - David Wilson/Pieter De Villiers
7.Pullthestrings - Martyn Williams/Dai Young
8.Bathite - Serge Betsen/Sylvain Marconnett
9.Inthefastlane - Phil Waugh/Martin Castrogiovanni
10.Driver - Schalk Burger/Adam Jones

Rounds Eight and Eighteen (No8 and Hooker)
1.Prop_Lyd - Zinzan Brooke/Colin Deans
2.LDCPete - Wayne Shelford/Peter Wheeler
3.Lukelovesluka - Scott Quinnell/Richard Cockerill
4.Banafan-aka-hon - Lawrence Dallaglio/Mark Regan
5.Gloucesterbear - Taine Randell/Jeremy Paul
6.Pullthestrings - Sergio Parisse/Ciaran Fitzgerald
7.Bathite - Dean Richards/Gordon Bulloch
8.Inthefastlane - Morne Du Plessis/Michael Foley
9.Driver - Tim Rodber/Mario Ledesma
10.Steven_Sharks - Gary Teichman/Yannick Bru

Rounds Nine and Nineteen (Scrum Half and Free Choice)
1.LDCPete - Joost VD.Westhuizen/Thomas Castaignede
2.Lukelovesluka - George Gregan/Austin Healy
3.Banafan-aka-hon - Nick Farr-Jones/Carlos Spencer
4.GloucesterBear - Agustin Pichot/Simon Easterby
5.Pullthestrings - Rob Howley/Neil Jenkins
6.Bathite - Justin Marshall/Emile Ntamack
7.Inthefastlane - Matt Dawson/Juan Martin Hernandez
8.Driver - Mike Phillips/Brian Lima
9.Steven_Sharks - Fabian Galthie/Jonathan Davies
10.Prop_Lyd - David Kirk/Derek Quinnell

Rounds Ten and Twenty (Fly Half and Free Choice)
1.Lukelovesluka - Stephen Larkham/Ben Kay
2.Banafan-aka-hon - Jonny Wilkinson/Abdelatif Benazzi
3.GloucesterBear - Grant Fox/Jaque Fourie
4.Pullthestrings - Dan Carter/Lewis Moody
5.Bathite - Michael Lynagh/Chris Paterson
6.Inthefastlane - Naas Botha/Sebastien Chabal
7.Driver - Andrew Mehrtens/Dafydd James
8.Steven_Sharks - Mark Ella/Andy Irvine
9.Prop_Lyd - Hugo Porta/Alan Bateman
10.LDCPete - Joel Stransky/Mike Teague

haha lol PULL mate just noticed you got a great result in the hookers section hooker mate - bet you were glad to see Bear going for Woods first!!

oh im patient, i am off back to work in bit so wont be back n until gone 12!!!

All three hookers which have gone so far, were world class.

Just have to wait yep, hoping to start games next week, not too sure at the minute though, we have done well so far in the draft but weekends are a waiting game.

But im buzzing to get in my locks, I have some written down so I can remember them, but keep changing my mind, if there not taken shall I take this partnership, or this partnership or this partnership. Have three partnerships in mind, hopefully I can pull one of them off.

Just to remind people of what they need to pick as it has gone off from this page.

Luke - Loosehead Prop, 4 & 5 lock and blindside flanker

Bathite - Tighthead Prop & Outside Centre

Pullthestrings - Openside flanker & Number 8

Inthefastlane - Hooker, Inside centre, scrum-half & Fly-half

Both Bathite and Luke have been on in the past hour, but not done there players

Need to get the ball rolling guys sorry to keep saying this

Going offline for a bit, hope to see some action when I come back on

Gone a bit patriotic with a few...

Loosehead - Graham Rowntree
Lock - Simon Shaw
Lock - Danny Grewcock*
Blindside - Michael Jones

Michael Jones has gone Luke as my openside

Buuger. Will carry on my Patriotism with Martin Corry

Hooker: Brian Moore
Inside Center: Danie Gerber

Damn you inthefastlane, was hoping nobody would go for Gerber!

Rupeni Caucaunibuca

Got three options for Fly Half not sure who to pick

I'm confused as to where you are going for Caucau?

Round Four?

Round four is locks.

and winger?

Round 9 Matt Dawson
Round 10 Nas Botha *gulp*

Round 14 is winger and wasn't open until everyone has had their round 11 winger pick.

Should be open now as everyone has theirs, but you will have to wait until Bathite has had his R14 winger pick as he is above you in the order.

oh snap :L

All updated guys but first things first.

Luke with Martin Corry would you allow that, played more as an 8 for England but can also play 6 of course.

Inthefastlane I can't let you have Danie Gerber yet mate, im classing him as an outside centre you will have to choose another inside centre.

Sorry!

Corry played plenty at 6 as well as in the second row so I would say that is fair enough.

Gerber, fair one, played 13 for Springboks.

Ummm think I will let you get away with Corry Luke, played a fair amount all over the place like Pete said, blindside and number 8 his main.

But inthefastlane you have to pick again, can't let you have Gerber at inside centre.

lets wait a second.

Sella and Umaga were both outside centres in my book but they've been taken as inside centres.

need some clarification on what consititutes a players position

Umaga played inside and out to be fair, but Sella was a 13 definitely.

I know nothing about where Danie Gerber played but I think we need to either be very strict or fairly understanding with player positions.

Gerber played nearly all of his South African games at outside centre.

I will class Umaga as both inside and outside centre, has played both positions a fair amount of times.

I seen enough though to class Sella as an outside centre, Pullthestrings you will have to pick again and decide whether you want Sella or O'Driscoll as your 13.

I know we have to be strict, im looking on espn scrum because it has all the games what every player has played international wise.

We just have to be careful on some of the flankers, but im happy to class all of them, centres though need altering Pullthestrings and inthefastlane need to choose again.

Locks, most locks play 4 & 5 so I have no problem with them.

Rest are ok.

Needed...

Pullthestrings - Inside Centre, Full-back, Openside and Number 8

Inthefastlane - Inside centre(Can't choose before Pullthestrings though)

Bathite - Tighthead Prop and Outside centre

Driver - Scrum Half and Fly Half

Banafan - Locks 4 & 5 and Blindside Flanker

Need a hooker from Driver too

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article2188501.ece

Sorry lad, Gerber played the majority of his games at 13 for South Africa so im counting him as an outside centre.

Just look on Espn scrum and click on his matches, it will tell you most of the time apart from about once or twice that he played outside centre.

You will have to pick again, but will have to wait for Pullthestrings.

I'm not sure what MJ is on about with that team selection to be honest, he has probably just shoehorned him in at 12 as Gerber won 24 caps, all in the 13 jersey.

http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/9270.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match

OK well will wait for Pull

Ok sorry about that inthefastlane.

Pullthestrings will be on later hopefully, he has a lot to pick lol.

Anybody know where Driver is?

Still out sorry guys!! Driver bbm me! May not be too active till tomorrow eve due to first aid session!!

Oh, well if he is service to requirements then we will just have to wait.

Pullthestrings is the main man though, quite a few positions rely on him.

Bathite as you have been about you can pick, tighthead and outside centre.

Bear do you think in the opposite rounds you reverse the order. So if you were first in a category you go last, means you dont have 2 top players in one position and 2 weak in another but a mix

We are over half way through the picks, don't think you can start changing the orders now. Everyone has the same amount of 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc picks.

Don't really think it matters inthefastlane, nobody has picked weak players they were all really good in there own right some will be stronger in some positions while others will be stronger in others.

We have all picked our first winger and our starting full-back, all of which are strong players.

I mean so that instead of having the 1st and 11th best scrum half I have the 1st and 20th? If you don't like it then forget it :L

You've lost me inthefastlane. How would you get 1st and 11th scrum half?

You have lost me aswell sorry mate.

We are too far in this now to change it, you will be getting very good players anyhow, plus we are counting players in there prime.

Habana, Eales, Pelous, Dawson and Botha are you saying your not that happy with those players?

Right so see round 5 I get a full back first so presumably I have the best Full back. Then round 15 I pick first again so in theory I get 11th best cos its the 11th pick. If you switched the lottery up so played who pick first in this round pick last in the same category next round

Round 5 is lock. Round 15 is fullback.

You get 1st pick in each of these categories. We just ran them at the same time to speed the process up.

It is not Round 5 Lock and Fullback, then Round 15 Lock and fullback again, which is what I think you seem to think it is.

Explains my confusion

It would have been simpler and a bit clearer if we had run them one at a time I think, but Bear wanted the draft completely quickly which is fair enough, so we opened 1-15 altogether to make it quicker.

Looking at the picks so far, will be some quality sides on show in this game. Going to have to be really picky and look at styles and how players would play as units for predictions in order to separate the teams.

I think Youtube and Google is going to be used for my predictions

It wasn't ideal to open just one at once, it would take forever like somebody mentioned. This draft has gone very well so far, and everyone will have top quality in every position.

Looking at the wingers and flankers especially everyone has picked well so far, just predict how you want inthefastlane general knowledge, bit of videos do whatever mate.

But Pull, Banafan and Bathite need to get a wiggle on and hopefully some free time for us to start fixtures by wednesday or end of next week at the latest.

lot going on I just got back from work.

ok
lock
4 & 5 I need to pick you say!

can I do chris jack & Brad Thorne?

as for flanker give men5 minutes !