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The best International scrum.....made out of backs.....

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Post by pete (buachaill on eirne) Sun 20 Jan 2013, 3:41 pm

Just thinking about backs who come in to the scrum when they are down to 14 players and that got me thinking, what backline would make the best scrum?
Guys like Nonu, Tuilagi, Basteraud would be invaluable for this kind of competition

From an Irish perspective (we definitely won't win this one!)

1- Darcy for his excellent leg drive and compactness
2- Sexton has a lot of dog in him and the passing to get it right at lineout time
3- Trrimble who is probably are strongest back
4- Bowe is a man who does well in the air and is a bit of a toughie too
5- Kearney is the best man we have in the air and is deceptively strong
6- Cave in at 6 as he is a tackling machine and cyths attackers down
7- BOD in at openside, excellent skills on the floor
8- McFadden has excellent acceleration and leg drive off the base of the scrum


What would your team's scrum made out of backs look like?
What nation would have the best scrum more importantly? The Argies? The Blacks? The Beefy Boks? The French? The English? The Welsh monsters?

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Post by Morgannwg Sun 20 Jan 2013, 3:48 pm

1. Bishop
2. S.Williams
3. Davies
4. Roberts
5. Cuthbert
6. Maule
7. North
8. Beck

Picked it by size to be honest.
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Post by TJ1 Sun 20 Jan 2013, 3:58 pm

Graeme Morrison has packed down a few times when a flanker has been yellow carded

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Post by pete (buachaill on eirne) Sun 20 Jan 2013, 4:04 pm

Morgannwg that has to be up there with the best of them, surprised u didn't put North in the second row if I am honest

Yeah TJ that's what gave me the idea, I've seen Howlet do it lots so got me wondering

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Post by Morgannwg Sun 20 Jan 2013, 4:07 pm

Went for height and force in the 2nd row. I quite like North at 7 0r 8!
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Post by Looseheaded Sun 20 Jan 2013, 4:15 pm

Put Phillips in for Beck and Liam Williams at 6 for his totally committed tackling

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Post by Chjw131 Sun 20 Jan 2013, 10:32 pm

1. B Barritt
2. A Goode (Andy)
3. M Tuilagi
4. M Banahan
5. M Tindall
6. A Thompstone
7. U Monye
8. J Tomkins

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Post by robshaw4england Mon 21 Jan 2013, 3:03 am

international Players

1. M.Tuilagi (Samoa)
2. M.Nonu (New Zealand)
3. M.Basteraud (France)
4. M.Banahan (Jersey)
5. A.Cuthbert (Wales)
6. B.Barritt (England)
7. B.O'Driscoll (Ireland)
8. A.Tuilagi (Samoa)

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Post by Looseheaded Mon 21 Jan 2013, 4:01 am

1- Lee Byrne
2- Scott Williams
3- Jon Davies
4- Cuthbutt
5- Jamie Robers
6- Mike Phillips
7- Liam Williams
8- George North

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Post by George Carlin Mon 21 Jan 2013, 5:48 am

1. Alan Tait
2. Scott Gibbs
3. Fat Basteraud
4. Alex Cuthbert
5. Matt Banahan
6. Manu Tualagi
7. Rob Dewey
8. Graham Morrison

About as mobile as the QE2, but it could certainly push.
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Post by Biltong Mon 21 Jan 2013, 6:36 am

SA scrum made out of backs.

1. Ray Mordt (he once scored a try against NZ whislt carrying to New Zealanders with him.
2. Henry (Lem) Honeyball (Many feared his strength and power)
3. Dean Hall (Only played a few tests for SA, but he weighed 110+ kilos and was built like a birck outhouse)
4. Frans Steyn (Even looks like Vicki)
5. Jean de Villiers
6. Joost v d Westhuizen (off the side of the scrum he would be magnificent)
7. Jacque Fourie (Ball carrier par excellence)
8. Pierre Spies (he was actually a wing)
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Post by OzT Mon 21 Jan 2013, 11:52 am

Spies was a winger but I think he debuted for the boks as a number 8, so prob not really counts as a back per se...

How about Deon Kayser for number 8? Quite a lump should fit in there well? Or Robbie Fleck, even bigger??

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Post by RubyGuby Mon 21 Jan 2013, 2:40 pm

1- Scott Gibbs
2- Ray Gravell
3- John Bevan
4- Cuthbutt
5- Jamie Robers
6- Mike Phillips
7- JPR
8- George North thumbsup









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Post by Geordie Mon 21 Jan 2013, 3:44 pm

Ah Ruby i see what you did with JPR at 7 there thumbsup

Inga Tuigamala?
Jonah?
Caucau had a bigger gut than most prop forwards...
Frank Bunce was fearsome
Brian Lima...tackles better than many 6's

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Post by LondonTiger Mon 21 Jan 2013, 3:50 pm

Picking only players who played international rugby at Stand-off:

1) Gareth Rees
2) Stuart Barnes
3) Andy Goode
4) Henry Honiball
5) Kurtley Beale
6) Butch James
7) Jonny Wilkinson
8) David Skrela

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Post by RubyGuby Mon 21 Jan 2013, 3:57 pm

Picking only comedians from the 70's

1) Robbie Coltrane
2) Les Dawson
3) Roy Chubby Brown
4) Tommy Cooper
5) Eric Morecombe
6) Windsor Davies (Capt.)
7) Spike Milligan
8) John Cleese Yahoo

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Post by Biltong Mon 21 Jan 2013, 3:59 pm

RubyGuby wrote:Picking only comedians from the 70's

1) Robbie Coltrane
2) Les Dawson
3) Roy Chubby Brown
4) Tommy Cooper
5) Eric Morecombe
6) Windsor Davies (Capt.)
7) Spike Milligan
8) John Cleese Yahoo
If you went earlier, Laurel and Hardy could have had a good shot, even the three stooges at least we all know they can take a punch. Whistle
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Post by RubyGuby Mon 21 Jan 2013, 4:25 pm

"If you went earlier, Laurel and Hardy could have had a good shot, even the three stooges at least we all know they can take a punch."

I couldn't include any of them as I think Howleys got them pencilled in for the Ireland game in Cardiff laughing

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Post by GunsGerms Mon 21 Jan 2013, 4:26 pm

9 Neil Back
10 John Eales/Zinzan brooke
11 Pierre Spies
12 Sean O'Brien
13 Keith Wood
14 Tom Croft
15 Victor Vito

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Post by sickofwendy Sun 27 Jan 2013, 12:49 am

Swap Neil back for mauro bergamasco and you've got the makings of a good team.

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Post by lostinwales Sun 27 Jan 2013, 2:25 am

RubyGuby wrote:"If you went earlier, Laurel and Hardy could have had a good shot, even the three stooges at least we all know they can take a punch."

I couldn't include any of them as I think Howleys got them pencilled in for the Ireland game in Cardiff laughing

Well Howley doesnt look unlike Stan and now hes got a big fat Ollie.......

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Post by aucklandlaurie Sun 27 Jan 2013, 5:26 am


Steve Hansen looks more like a prop, than a back, he even did when he was playing.

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