Nice piece in today’s Guardian....
The criteria are simple: an individual must have made a significant tournament impact and featured in at least one European Cup final.
Ultimate Euro XV: Geordan Murphy (Leicester); Sitiveni Sivivatu (Clermont Auvergne), Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster), Matt Giteau (Toulon), Vincent Clerc (Toulouse); Jonathan Sexton (Leinster/Racing Métro), Philippe Carbonneau (Toulouse/Brive); Cian Healy (Leinster), Trevor Leota (Wasps), Carl Hayman (Toulon), Martin Johnson (Leicester), Paul O’Connell (Munster), Rocky Elsom (Leinster), David Wallace (Munster), Anthony Foley (Munster).
Replacements Raphaël Ibañez (Wasps), Graham Rowntree (Leicester), John Hayes (Munster), Simon Shaw (Wasps), Juan Martin Fernández-Lobbe (Toulon), Ruan Pienaar (Ulster), Ronan O’Gara (Munster), Wesley Fofana (Clermont Auvergne).
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2 ... gne-toulon
Good selection…… What do you think?
After 20 yrs of European rugby who would line up in best XV?
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Re: After 20 yrs of European rugby who would line up in best
No Dallaglio at 8, twice the player foley ever was, Nacewa or Heymans over Sivivatu surely, Sivivatu is very hot and cold, his legs have since he came up north. Juazion over Gits, bizarre call, Juazion was the best 12 in europe for a good while there. Strings/Yachvilli/Ellisalde at 9, three of the best 9's of the past decade . Julian White over Carl Hayman every day of the week, White utterly pulped people in the scrum, something Hayman hasnt done for Toulon in Europe on a regular basis.
Very modern selection.
Very modern selection.
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Re: After 20 yrs of European rugby who would line up in best
My version :
Horan (Munster) - Ibanez (Wasps) - Hayman (Toulon)
Pelous (Toulouse) - O'Connell (Munster)
Elsom (Leinster) - Foley (Munster) - Back (Leicester)
Carbonneau (Brive/Toulouse) - Sexton (Leinster)
James (Llanelli) - Jauzion (Toulouse) - O'Driscoll (Leinster) - Rougerie (Clermont)
Murphy (Leicester)
Horan (Munster) - Ibanez (Wasps) - Hayman (Toulon)
Pelous (Toulouse) - O'Connell (Munster)
Elsom (Leinster) - Foley (Munster) - Back (Leicester)
Carbonneau (Brive/Toulouse) - Sexton (Leinster)
James (Llanelli) - Jauzion (Toulouse) - O'Driscoll (Leinster) - Rougerie (Clermont)
Murphy (Leicester)
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Re: After 20 yrs of European rugby who would line up in best
the Kitson selection is half flavour of the month half tweeness
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Re: After 20 yrs of European rugby who would line up in best
Cedric Heymans has to fit in there somewhere no?
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Re: After 20 yrs of European rugby who would line up in best
No Pelous?
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