All Sloppy Rig/Dad-Bod XV

[Slim 293]

And a shoe in on the wing.........

Rupeni:

 

[Dan54]

Piri Weepu takes the halfback position

Piri would go close to captain wouldn't he.
My daughter was laughing, she had Graham Henry talking at a wotk do a couple of years back, when discussion was on 2011 WC, someone asked what happened to the Whitebait that Beaver had caught before coming into camp, Henry's reply,
Weepu ate them all, the fat bastard!

 

[Tex]

More than any of the other novelty XVs, this one needs a photo allocated to each position.

Rupeni is a god! This may well be a team where the backline tops out at +100kgs per position.

 

[Ulrich]

If this does not say daddy then nothing does...

Coincidentally I think Ricky January at least qualifies for a bench spot.

 

[Adam84]

Sitting here reading this on my phone in one hand, slice of pizza in the other.. chuckling at all these sloppy rigged professional athletes.. never said I wasn’t a hypocrite

 

[Ulrich]

Frans Steyn's name thrown into the hat (often confused for Frans Malherbe). Can cover most of the back line.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Can cover most of the back line.

Brutal!

 

[Micheal]

Peter O'Mahony would be a decent bet for #6.

Has captained both Ireland and the British & Irish Lions but to me has always looked like a plumber or someone you'd see down at the pub.

 

[Tex]

How about Dick Hardwick at openside? Great player but looks like he's a got a bit of a reliance on carbs.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Team starting to take lose shape.

1.Ben Alexander
2.
3. Ben Tameifuna
4.
5.
6. Owen Finnegan
7. George Smith
8. David Lyons
9. Piri Weepu
10. Andy Goode
11. Rupeni
12. Basteraud
13. Morgan Turinui
14. Norm Berryman
15. Cooper Vuna

Bench:

Matt Dunning
Frans Steyn
R.Hardwick
Mahony

Dropped:

Ben Smith (too fit)
Cullum Retallick (too healthy looking)

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

That's a magnificent backline. They all looked like they spent their time eating pies and punching darts instead of training. Can I submit Serge Blanco as an option for fullback? And Jeremy Thrush for lock.

 

[LeCheese]

Moore at hooker

 

[Dctarget]

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Moore at hooker

unfair to select a man post professional career. Gotta be in his plump at his most aplomb.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

unfair to select a man post professional career. Gotta be in his plump at his most aplomb.

Yeah need to reevaluate criteria here.

At their best they have to be at their worst.

 

[LeCheese]

unfair to select a man post professional career. Gotta be in his plump at his most aplomb.

Valid - maybe he can travel with the XV as injury cover, or drop in for a charity match.

I thought Anae was looking a bit sloppy in person the other week, but we now know that he definitely is not a hooker.

 

[Drew]

Ready at the Force looks a bit old school club rugby

 

[Micheal]

Ben Robinson for the other bench prop?

Lood de Jager for second row? I always thought he looked like a chubby toddler, but 11 foot tall.

 

[zer0]

Nemani Nadolo would pair well with Rupeni. I would nominate Blues rugby legend and undefeated captain Luke Romano, but I see we've just had a judicial ruling on career timings.

EDIT: From watching that one match against the Blues, surely about half the fucken Drua team would also be in consideration? iirc the 10 and/or 15 were t h i c c.

EDIT II: Also Alesana Tuilagi.

 

[Bandar]

I reckon Manasa Saulo from the Drua would get a run - I know prop and all but the combo of bod, mullet and dodgy facial hair he had on Saturday was outstanding.

 

[Drew]

I know it’s club, but Eastwood had a very skilful Polynesian 5/8 with the body of a hooker a couple of years back