World Rugby Player and Team of the Decade Awards

[Slim 293]

No real surprises with Pocock the only Aussie represented.........

Men's 15s Team of the Decade: Tendai Mtawarira (RSA), Bismarck du Plessis (RSA), Owen Franks (NZL), Brodie Retallick (NZL), Sam Whitelock (NZL), David Pocock (AUS), Richie McCaw (NZL), Sergio Parisse (ITA), Conor Murray (IRE), Dan Carter (NZL), Bryan Habana (RSA), Ma'a Nonu (NZL), Brian O'Driscoll (IRE), George North (WAL), Ben Smith (NZL)

Women's 15s Team of the Decade: Rochelle Clark (ENG), Fiao'o Faamausili (NZL), Sophie Hemming (ENG), Eloise Blackwell (NZL), Tamara Taylor (ENG), Linda Itunu (NZL), Maggie Alphonsi (ENG), Safi N'Diaye (FRA), Kendra Cocksedge (NZL), Katy Daley-Mclean (ENG), Portia Woodman (NZL), Kelly Brazier (NZL), Emily Scarratt (ENG), Lydia Thompson (ENG), Danielle Waterman (ENG)


Richie McCaw and Jessy Trémoulière won the men’s and women’s player of the decade award.

https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2020/...by-team-of-the-decade-richie-mccaw-named-best

 

[Derpus]

Pfft undersized backrow. Whoever picked that team obviously based it on fantasy results....

 

[sendit]

Murray at 9 and North at 14 is a stitch up

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Yeah that Aaron Smith bloke, no good eh!

 

[Viking]

I think it's a pretty good representation. It's never going to be perfect.
A Smith the obvious exclusion which is a bit of a head scratcher but I see how the others got there place.

Happy to see Pocock there and agree with McCaw being the best of the decade, especially after winning 2 world cups as captain.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Sergio Parisse (ITA)

 

[footy1>31]

Peak Pocock and Richie, wowsers. Would have been good to do a bench, Hooper surely the #20 and dare I say it Folau the #23.

 

[Slim 293]

and dare I say it Folau the #23.

Definitely not......... The Kiwis alone would have a few players ahead of him in the pecking order.

 

[Derpus]

Definitely not... The Kiwis alone would have a few players ahead of him in the pecking order.

Nah. Move Bun Smuth to 14 (drop North pfft) where he spent half his AB career and put IF at 15. The guy is an absolute flog but he was phenomenal.

 

[Slim 293]

Nah. Move Bun Smuth to 14 (drop North pfft) where he spent half his AB career and put IF at 15. The guy is an absolute flog but he was phenomenal.

He was pretty good in some tests, not so in others.

 

[cyclopath]

Some NH scribes might have some issues with Franks, for one.
Pocock at 6, eh? Who knew. #notaseven

 

[Teh Other Dave]

Some NH scribes might have some issues with Franks, for one.
Pocock at 6, eh? Who knew. #notaseven

The IRB clearly agreed with Pooper.

 

[cyclopath]

The IRB clearly agreed with Pooper.

More of the McCock.
I'll wait for Dismal to Photoshop some thing for that.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Some NH scribes might have some issues with Franks, for one.
Pocock at 6, eh? Who knew. #notaseven

And #notaneight. There's quite a gap between McCaw and Hooper at 7. Not much sense still in having Poey at 6 where he rarely played during the course of a decade. Personally, I'd go with Fards, but I reckon a few NZers would have some names too to throw in.

 

[cyclopath]

And #notaneight. There's quite a gap between McCaw and Hooper at 7. Not much sense still in having Poey at 6 where he rarely played during the course of a decade. Personally, I'd go with Fards, but I reckon a few NZers would have some names too to throw in.

You can kill any joke stone dead.

 

[Teh Other Dave]

More of the McCock.
I'll wait for Dismal to Photoshop some thing for that.

And there I was expecting Pocaw

 

[Dismal Pillock]

McCock.

Ran this through Google image search.

Things instantly got really weird and then very quickly went to hell.

Well, hell for some people anyway.....

 

[Viking]

If Folau were a winger there is no doubt in my mind he would have made it, they may have even chucked another Pocock move and put him on the wing anyway if he wasn't a homophobe.

 

[Up the Guts]

Julian Savea should 100% be 14.

North getting there solely on longevity which is basically a function of not having a long line of Pacific Island background genetic freaks bashing down the door for Wales.

 

[Dan54]

If Folau were a winger there is no doubt in my mind he would have made it, they may have even chucked another Pocock move and put him on the wing anyway if he wasn't a homophobe.

Always thought IF was a right winger, know he was good under high ball etc, but his great weakness for playing at 15 (or 13 as some suggested) or even 11 was inability to be able to pass left to right. He may of been a great at 14.