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

Os du randt was the one guy in the whole game i wanted! OX OX OX!

Smith is a 7, Elsom a 6, wrong way round fella! Not sure Elsom is a legend just yet though

Prop - scary back row!

Leota was one short bum chunky mo fo of a hooker mate, would have been a great shout, I had completely forgotten about him.

Big old backline you got there hon, you going for another big winger? I was looking at 3 pretty big wingers before settling on Small!!!

I think du Randt was probably everyone's first choice at loosehead.

how did you guess prop lol

LDCPete wrote:Leota was one short bum chunky mo fo of a hooker mate, would have been a great shout, I had completely forgotten about him.

Big old backline you got there hon, you going for another big winger? I was looking at 3 pretty big wingers before settling on Small!!!

I am going for big, but fast and brutal running, also tackles machines, got lomu the first and the 2nd is a beauty as well

am going to back up the beasts with a small yet hyper skilled player as well if I can get to him before anyone else does

i know who it is! i want him as well god nabbit!

Bathite wrote:i know who it is! i want him as well god nabbit!

do you really?????

pretty sure i do! but won't have chance of 5 or 6 people missing out on him before it comes round to me again

be interesting to see, we will know once luke makes his next picks, assuming he doesn't get him first

I think my forwards free choice I'll get but reckon quite a few are after my backs choice! Ah Leota: I was tempted with him!

So we arw waiting for luke to pick a 3 and 13 then is it?



LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Can't wait to get this game started now.

Luke and inthefastlane need to pick.

Come on guys please get them in if your online.

yeah I am gasping to do my picks

am struggling to pick my center - have 3 choices all pretty blooming good!

Come on Lukey boy im buzzing here.

Keiran Bracken

Kyran Bracken.

You also have winger, tighthead and centre to pick.

bear am going to PM you a name I want as scrum half - your pick is after mine but wanted to know if you will let me have him (as your rules are all over the place) he is a scrum half that also plays i other positions -

ok

John Hayes

YES YES YES YES YES


does that mean it's my tight head pick now?

Joe Rokocoko

Just centre now please Luke, then your work is done mate.

Elton Flatley

Guys, I'm off for a kettlebells class in a bit so won't be active from now till 6.30ish!!

a what class? sounds a bit lady like to me?

Bracken is a great shout, as is Flatley

Kettle bells are hard. 32kg Kettle bell is on my list of most hated objects

Kettlebells = Hardcore.

Try the Levi Roots kettlebells workout Prop - it's intense!

levi Roots?? Is that the dragons den fella?

1. Graham Rowntree
2. John Smit (c)
3. John Hayes
4. Simon Shaw
5. Danny Grewcock
6. Martin Corry
7. Neil Back
8. Scott Quinnell

9. George Gregan
10. Stephen Larkham
11. Rory Underwood
12. Elton Flatley
13. Jeremy Guscott
14. Joe Rokocoko
15. Percy Montgomery (k)


Thoughts?

Elton Flatley might have to be considered as a fly-half Luke, sorry mate.

What the Elton Flatley who played outside Larkham at inside centre at the World Cup?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0028RZ742/ref=asc_df_B0028RZ7423279166?smid=A1O3C855V48KV5&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B0028RZ742

That's a kettlebell hon, like a dumbell but with a handle rather than a bar.

LDCPete wrote:http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0028RZ742/ref=asc_df_B0028RZ7423279166?smid=A1O3C855V48KV5&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B0028RZ742

That's a kettlebell hon, like a dumbell but with a handle rather than a bar.

ahhh one of those beggars!!! I call them the balls of death . . . . good luck with that then . . . im off out for fish and chips

Flatley played most of his club rugby at 10, but won most of his international caps at 12 I believe.

Flatley is hard.

He played fly-half then he also played centre a good amount of times in a row, benchwise where did he fit in when he usually came off it?

You see bear its a bit difficult I know - hence why I was going for that scrum half

ok heres my next picks . .

TIGHTHEAD: I drink and eat his his restaurant and he's a legend in the Basque country where they sing songs about the man, one for the most formidable props to play the game, Jason Leonard stating he was the hardest prop HE had EVER played against. Capable of playing tight and loose plus hooker, and anyone want their scrotums ripped off?)
I give you: PASCAL ONDARTS!!!!

WINGER: As if my other winger isn't big and fast enough already, to help keep that balance I give you the juggernaut and tackle machine that is going to make my 11 & 14 a scary attacking force - Inga the Winger: VA'AIGA TUIGAMALA

SCRUM HALF: I have had my scrum half choice vetoed by Bear - which is a bit gutting considering he's a utility player so my new choice is the awesome no introduction needed: BYRON KELLEHER

CENTER: to follow shortly . . . .

Just waiting outside now, bring on the pain!!

Whose go is it?

Was the scrum half you wanted Austin Healy hon???

how did you guess serisoulsy you CAN read my mind!! I kind of understand why as he did play wing a lot but he's also a Scrum half no doubt about it!

He's a scrum half. Go to the Lions tour pages on wiki for the tours he went on and I think he is listed as a scrum half on all of them.

Yeah I know Pete, but I have been told no he's a winger !


anyway Kelleher is a top draw player . . . and am so happy i got inga teh winger and Pascal Ondarts though, been drinking in his bar man,many times! you get to meet loads of players in there, all the biarritz guys plus the away teams normally! The food is amazing there as well, although I doubt many people complain with him behind the bar

unless they want their scrotums ripped off . . .

Scrum Half - Graeme Bachop
Winger - Lote Tuqiri
Tighthead - Coming Soon

Was it ondarts that did a job on buck?

my center choice is MIKE CATT - although Bear he has played in a little in other positions so I assume like Healey you might decide he can't play there . . . .

:run2:

God dam it! Healey and Catt were my next to choices! Catty will be relieved to be on the same team as lomu!

Bathite wrote:Was it ondarts that did a job on buck?

Ondarts did a job on lots of people he was an absolute animal, aggressive and a powerhouse. He scared the S H I T out of Jason Leonard so that says something and it was in his debut match that Buck got his nuts ripped off lol am saying nothing . . .

quote:
Photographs taken of the French front row, Pascal Ondarts, Laurent Seigne and Louis Armary, for the 1990 match against New Zealand appeared to show that they had bleeding cuts to the nose. Nothing noteworthy in that, except that the photographs were taken before the game. It is claimed that in an attempt to wind themselves up they had butted one another

LEONARD: The most bruising was Pascal Ondarts. When we play the French I know I'm going to be involved in a torrid, bloody battle. It's almost like a scene from Gladiator, with bodies strewn everywhere and massive brawls going on. Ondarts was physically the toughest tight-head.''

Tighthead Prop - Richard Loe