Aussies Abroad Best XV

[Rebels3]

With plenty of chat going on with WSR, a potential Western Sydney team, plus general chit chat on players moving abroad in droves and people saying we have numerous teams worth of talent overseas, so i thought id put together a few XV's of players abroad just to see exactly what it would look like. Feel free to adjust or remind me of players that could/should be near the the XV

I'm sure i have missed some obvious ones and also had a bit of trouble in the front row (hence some creativity with some TH at LH). I also tried to avoid players that were contracted to Super Rugby deals this year and have headed overseas during the offseason to return to Super Rugby next season

Best XV

1 T Smith (Hurricanes)
2 T Polota-Nau (Leicester)
3 M Alaatoa (Crusaders)
4 J Horwill (Harlequins)
5 W Skelton (Saracens)
6 S Fardy (Leinster)
7 L Gill (Lyon)
8 S McMahon (Suntory)
9 N White (Exeter)
10 J Lance (Worcester)
11 L Morahan (Bristol)
12 M To'omua (Leicester)
13 J Tomane (Leinster)
14 T Naiyaravoro (Northampton)
15 J O'Connor (Sale)

Second XV

1 S Fa'agase (Canterbury)
2 J Hanson (Gloucester)
3 G Holmes (Exeter)
4 K Douglas (Bordeaux)
5 L Jones (Bordeaux)
6 D Dennis (Exeter)
7 G Smith (Bristol)
8 L Timani (La Rochelle)
9 N Stirzacker (Bristol)
10 M Harris (Toshiba)
11 B Connor (Bordeaux)
12 K Godwin (Connacht)
13 B Tapui (Harlequins)
14 P Betham (Clermont)
15 J Mogg (Pau)

Thirds

1 C Ah-Nau (Zebre)
2 J Ulugia (Clermont)
3 S Ma'afu (Leicester)
4 S Timani (Clermont)
5 R Arnold (Yamaha)
6 B Mowen (Pau)
7 C Fainga'a (Connacht)
8 L Houston (Bordeaux)
9 N Frisby (Glasgow)
10 J McIntrye (Agen)
11 E Nabuli (Bordeaux)
12 M Giteau (Suntory)
13 Z Holmes (Toulouse)
14 C Magnay (Suntory)
15 J Laloifi (Manawatu)

Fourths

1 T Metcher (Seattle)
2 S Fainga'a (London Irish)
3
4 S Cummins (Scarletts)
5 H Pyle (Stade Francais)
6 C Browning (Oyonnax)
7 J Butler (Connacht)
8 T Gray (Toulouse)
9 B Meehan (London Irish)
10 B Barnes (Panasonic)
11 A Ashley-Cooper (Kobelco)
12 S Johnson (Glasgow)
13 M Inman (Oyonnax)
14 D Ioane (Panasonic)
15 A Kellaway (Northampton)

Fifths

1
2
3
4 S Wykes (Sunwolves)
5 A Toolis (Kurita)
6 E Quirk (Sunwolves)
7 J Reid (Ealing)
8 B Gunter (Panasonic)
9
10 D Horwitz (Connacht)
11
12
13
14 J Placid (Toulon)
15 P Asquith (Scarletts)

 

[Mr Wobbly]

Your First XV back row might even have the edge over the Wallabies equivalents.

I reckon Telusa Veainu would make the seconds on either wing

 

[Brumby Runner]

Is Peter Kimlin still playing somewhere?

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

With plenty of chat going on with WSR, a potential Western Sydney team, plus general chit chat on players moving abroad in droves and people saying we have numerous teams worth of talent overseas, so i thought id put together a few XV's of players abroad just to see exactly what it would look like. Feel free to adjust or remind me of players that could/should be near the the XV

I'm sure i have missed some obvious ones and also had a bit of trouble in the front row (hence some creativity with some TH at LH). I also tried to avoid players that were contracted to Super Rugby deals this year and have headed overseas during the offseason to return to Super Rugby next season

Best XV

1 T Smith (Hurricanes)
2 T Polota-Nau (Leicester)
3 M Alaatoa (Crusaders)
4 J Horwill (Harlequins)
5 W Skelton (Saracens)
6 S Fardy (Leinster)
7 L Gill (Lyon)
8 S McMahon (Suntory)
9 N White (Exeter)
10 J Lance (Worcester)
11 L Morahan (Bristol)
12 M To'omua (Leicester)
13 J Tomane (Leinster)
14 T Naiyaravoro (Northampton)
15 J O'Connor (Sale)

Second XV

1 S Fa'agase (Canterbury)
2 J Hanson (Gloucester)
3 G Holmes (Exeter)
4 K Douglas (Bordeaux)
5 L Jones (Bordeaux)
6 D Dennis (Exeter)
7 G Smith (Bristol)
8 L Timani (La Rochelle)
9 N Stirzacker (Bristol)
10 M Harris (Toshiba)
11 B Connor (Bordeaux)
12 K Godwin (Connacht)
13 B Tapui (Harlequins)
14 P Betham (Clermont)
15 J Mogg (Pau)

Thirds

1 C Ah-Nau (Zebre)
2 J Ulugia (Clermont)
3 S Ma'afu (Leicester)
4 S Timani (Clermont)
5 R Arnold (Yamaha)
6 B Mowen (Pau)
7 C Fainga'a (Connacht)
8 L Houston (Bordeaux)
9 N Frisby (Glasgow)
10 J McIntrye (Agen)
11 E Nabuli (Bordeaux)
12 M Giteau (Suntory)
13 Z Holmes (Toulouse)
14 C Magnay (Suntory)
15 J Laloifi (Manawatu)

Fourths

1 T Metcher (Seattle)
2 S Fainga'a (London Irish)
3
4 S Cummins (Scarletts)
5 H Pyle (Stade Francais)
6 C Browning (Oyonnax)
7 J Butler (Connacht)
8 T Gray (Toulouse)
9 B Meehan (London Irish)
10 B Barnes (Panasonic)
11 A Ashley-Cooper (Kobelco)
12 S Johnson (Glasgow)
13 M Inman (Oyonnax)
14 D Ioane (Panasonic)
15 A Kellaway (Northampton)

Fifths

1
2
3
4 S Wykes (Sunwolves)
5 A Toolis (Kurita)
6 E Quirk (Sunwolves)
7 J Reid (Ealing)
8 B Gunter (Panasonic)
9
10 D Horwitz (Connacht)
11
12
13
14 J Placid (Toulon)
15 P Asquith (Scarletts)

There's actually a whole bunch more that aren't on either of those lists. Sam Greene, Jake McIntyre, Andrew Ready to name a few. Plus a heap of guys picked up out of club Rugby.

 

[Bobby Sands]

Goes to show how hard it is to be an elite player.

 

[Sir Arthur Higgins]

i don't really understand why wallabies can't (if they wanted to) select toby smith.
he's capped for the wallabies. he's in super rugby and his reasons for leaving with valid personal reasons.

to me it seems stupid. if you have been capped by the wallabies and you want to play super rugby elsewhere (particularly in NZ where player welfare is solid and they produce better props w better training) that should be allowed.

 

[liquor box]

With plenty of chat going on with WSR, a potential Western Sydney team, plus general chit chat on players moving abroad in droves and people saying we have numerous teams worth of talent overseas, so i thought id put together a few XV's of players abroad just to see exactly what it would look like. Feel free to adjust or remind me of players that could/should be near the the XV

I'm sure i have missed some obvious ones and also had a bit of trouble in the front row (hence some creativity with some TH at LH). I also tried to avoid players that were contracted to Super Rugby deals this year and have headed overseas during the offseason to return to Super Rugby next season

Best XV

1 T Smith (Hurricanes)
2 T Polota-Nau (Leicester)
3 M Alaatoa (Crusaders)
4 J Horwill (Harlequins)
5 W Skelton (Saracens)
6 S Fardy (Leinster)
7 L Gill (Lyon)
8 S McMahon (Suntory)
9 N White (Exeter)
10 J Lance (Worcester)
11 L Morahan (Bristol)
12 M To'omua (Leicester)
13 J Tomane (Leinster)
14 T Naiyaravoro (Northampton)
15 J O'Connor (Sale)

Second XV

1 S Fa'agase (Canterbury)
2 J Hanson (Gloucester)
3 G Holmes (Exeter)
4 K Douglas (Bordeaux)
5 L Jones (Bordeaux)
6 D Dennis (Exeter)
7 G Smith (Bristol)
8 L Timani (La Rochelle)
9 N Stirzacker (Bristol)
10 M Harris (Toshiba)
11 B Connor (Bordeaux)
12 K Godwin (Connacht)
13 B Tapui (Harlequins)
14 P Betham (Clermont)
15 J Mogg (Pau)

Thirds

1 C Ah-Nau (Zebre)
2 J Ulugia (Clermont)
3 S Ma'afu (Leicester)
4 S Timani (Clermont)
5 R Arnold (Yamaha)
6 B Mowen (Pau)
7 C Fainga'a (Connacht)
8 L Houston (Bordeaux)
9 N Frisby (Glasgow)
10 J McIntrye (Agen)
11 E Nabuli (Bordeaux)
12 M Giteau (Suntory)
13 Z Holmes (Toulouse)
14 C Magnay (Suntory)
15 J Laloifi (Manawatu)

Fourths

1 T Metcher (Seattle)
2 S Fainga'a (London Irish)
3
4 S Cummins (Scarletts)
5 H Pyle (Stade Francais)
6 C Browning (Oyonnax)
7 J Butler (Connacht)
8 T Gray (Toulouse)
9 B Meehan (London Irish)
10 B Barnes (Panasonic)
11 A Ashley-Cooper (Kobelco)
12 S Johnson (Glasgow)
13 M Inman (Oyonnax)
14 D Ioane (Panasonic)
15 A Kellaway (Northampton)

Fifths

1
2
3
4 S Wykes (Sunwolves)
5 A Toolis (Kurita)
6 E Quirk (Sunwolves)
7 J Reid (Ealing)
8 B Gunter (Panasonic)
9
10 D Horwitz (Connacht)
11
12
13
14 J Placid (Toulon)
15 P Asquith (Scarletts)

I hope someone at Ballymore recruitment is crying, or concerned about their ability


1 S Fa'agase (Canterbury)
2 J Hanson (Gloucester)
3 G Holmes (Exeter)
4 J Horwill (Harlequins)
5 K Douglas (Bordeaux)
6 C Browning (Oyonnax)
7 L Gill (Lyon)
8 L Houston (Bordeaux)
9 N Frisby (Glasgow)
10 B Barnes (Panasonic)
11 L Morahan (Bristol)
12 M Harris (Toshiba)
13 B Tapui (Harlequins)
14 C Magnay (Suntory)
15 J O'Connor (Sale)





Coach- Eddie Jones

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

i don't really understand why wallabies can't (if they wanted to) select toby smith.
he's capped for the wallabies. he's in super rugby and his reasons for leaving with valid personal reasons.

to me it seems stupid. if you have been capped by the wallabies and you want to play super rugby elsewhere (particularly in NZ where player welfare is solid and they produce better props w better training) that should be allowed.

You seem unfamiliar with how Rugby in Australia works. Think and the most logical solutions possible. Now do the absolute opposite of that.

 

[Strewthcobber]

I hope someone at Ballymore recruitment is crying, or concerned about their ability


1 S Fa'agase (Canterbury)
2 J Hanson (Gloucester)
3 G Holmes (Exeter)
4 J Horwill (Harlequins)
5 K Douglas (Bordeaux)
6 C Browning (Oyonnax)
7 L Gill (Lyon)
8 L Houston (Bordeaux)
9 N Frisby (Glasgow)
10 B Barnes (Panasonic)
11 L Morahan (Bristol)
12 M Harris (Toshiba)
13 B Tapui (Harlequins)
14 C Magnay (Suntory)
15 J O'Connor (Sale)





Coach- Eddie Jones

Every single one of those guys (with the possible exception of Horwill) left to get more money though? And in most cases because these guys couldn't get a Wallaby top-up

Not sure what the Reds recruitment can do about that?

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[Bobby Sands]

I hope someone at Ballymore recruitment is crying, or concerned about their ability


1 S Fa'agase (Canterbury)
2 J Hanson (Gloucester)
3 G Holmes (Exeter)
4 J Horwill (Harlequins)
5 K Douglas (Bordeaux)
6 C Browning (Oyonnax)
7 L Gill (Lyon)
8 L Houston (Bordeaux)
9 N Frisby (Glasgow)
10 B Barnes (Panasonic)
11 L Morahan (Bristol)
12 M Harris (Toshiba)
13 B Tapui (Harlequins)
14 C Magnay (Suntory)
15 J O'Connor (Sale)





Coach- Eddie Jones

Gil, Morahan, Magnay

 

[Tangawizi]

You've got McKibbin & Schatz at London Irish too who get a spot in your 5ths.

 

[Rebels3]

Thought I’d update this thread with what I believe is the best options available overseas that are Aus qualified

1 ?????
2 Hanson
3 Kepu
4 Skelton
5 Arnold
6 Fardy
7 Gill
8 McMahon
9 Genia
10 Holmes
11 Naiyaravoro
12 Kerevi
13 Godwin
14 Betham
15 Morahan

Zack Holmes has been an absolute star for one of the best teams in Europe. Would legitimately be in conversation for the 10 spot if we opened the selection criteria.

Let me know if I have missed anyone

 

[Slim 293]

Surely now.........

2. Latu

 

[Rebels3]

Has that been officially announced?

Perhaps it’s another Koroibete situation. All Australian 2019 contracts have officially ended and the European season is full into the swing of things.

 

[Adam84]

Thought I’d update this thread with what I believe is the best options available overseas that are Aus qualified

1 ?????
2 Hanson
3 Kepu
4 Skelton
5 Arnold
6 Fardy
7 Gill
8 McMahon
9 Genia
10 Holmes
11 Naiyaravoro
12 Kerevi
13 Godwin
14 Betham
15 Morahan

Zack Holmes has been an absolute star for one of the best teams in Europe. Would legitimately be in conversation for the 10 spot if we opened the selection criteria.

Let me know if I have missed anyone

We could almost have a Japanese Aussie Abroad XV vs the European Aussie Abroad XV

Not many front-row options in Japan though. .

 

[Slim 293]

Has that been officially announced?

Perhaps it’s another Koroibete situation. All Australian 2019 contracts have officially ended and the European season is full into the swing of things.

Latu is at Stade Francais.........

 

[Dctarget]

Latu is at Stade Francais...

Which is funny because him and Damien Fitzpatrick are doing a straight swap.

 

[lpd]

Thought I’d update this thread with what I believe is the best options available overseas that are Aus qualified

1 ?????
2 Hanson
3 Kepu
4 Skelton
5 Arnold
6 Fardy
7 Gill
8 McMahon
9 Genia
10 Holmes
11 Naiyaravoro
12 Kerevi
13 Godwin
14 Betham
15 Morahan

Zack Holmes has been an absolute star for one of the best teams in Europe. Would legitimately be in conversation for the 10 spot if we opened the selection criteria.

Let me know if I have missed anyone

He had a bit of a stinker at the weekend though, hooked at half time

 

[Uh huh]

Ollie Hoskins at LHP? He seems to have been doing really well at London Irish.