lawynd says...

I think the propping pair are lucky to be on that list (Adam Jones, Andrew Sheridan, Nicolas Mas, Dan Cole and Gurthro Steenkamp have all had far better years) and that Ben Youngs should definitely have edged out Genia (he did receive a Premiership winner's medal as well as winning their international showdowns 2-1 this year), but other than that you can't fault the choices.

Posted 14:54 21st December 2010

txoxmxaxsx says...

To add more NH players into the team would be to try and shorten the distance which exists between hemispheres. Its pretty clear that there is a big difference between tri-nation and six nations teams. For the sake of rugby the NH has some catch up to do if they dont want to get embarrased next year. A "weak" SA side almost got a Grand Slam losing a once in a decade(or even more) match against Scotland. No team was able to push the All Blacks, England seemed the more prepared but truth be told when the guys step on the gas its almost impossible to stop them. Finally Oz who are becoming strong contenders for next years WC with a young team. Their pack still needs some work but I believe their backs are second to none with AAC almost unstoppable. They need to get some consistency to become a real threat come next year.

I was wondering if it would be possible to have a Club WC with S14 and ERC finalists facing each other. A Munster vs. Crusaders or a Toulouse vs. Bulls would be something worth watching.

Merry Xmas

Posted 12:49 21st December 2010

ShamanSheep says...

Dead on boysinblue, All blacks supreme but Woodcock and Franks are most certainly not the two best props in the world on talent or form

Posted 12:24 21st December 2010