Rugby World XV

[brendons31]

If you were to pick a world rubgy 15 from the last 15 years what would it look like. I've chosen the last 15 years because I'm young, and therefore find it hard to pick players who i haven't seen play and are before my time. Obviously if i was picking an all time 15 guys like Meads and Nepia would be there.

Heres my team

1. Craig Dowd
2. Sean Fitzpatrick
3. Olo Brown
4. John Eales
5. Martin Johnson
6. Michael Jones
7. Ritchie Macaw
8. ZinZan Brooke
9. George Gregan
10. Daniel Carter
11. Jonah Lomu
12. Jeremy Guscott
13. Brian O'driscall
14. Jeff Wilson
15. Cristian Cullen

Reserves
Richard Low
Phil Kearns
Victor Matfield
Buck Shelford
Joost Van Der Westhasen
Steven Larkam
Tana Umunga
Joe Roff

Hardest position to pick was by far 1st 5/8. So many great candidates including Mehterns, Spencer, Stransky, Fox, Linagh, Larkham and Wilkonson. I went Carter because I believe he has more raw talent than any of these players and will show it in years to come. Don't know a lot about front rows, its hard to judge, so went with the all black front row of 1995-97 basicly because they dominated world rugby in this time. The All Blacks team of 96-97 is the best team I have seen in my life.Went with the All Black back 3 of this time too because they are soo telented, at their best they were unbelievable. As for the captain of this team it was too hard to decide, so many good candidates like Eales, Fitzpatrick, Macaw, Gregan, Johnson.