World Rugby's team of the year 2018

[Sully]

Beauden Barrett (All Blacks), Ben Smith (All Blacks), Jonathan Davies (Wales), Owen Farrell (England), Rieko Ioane (All Blacks), Johnny Sexton (Ireland), Conor Murray (Ireland); Kieran Read (All Blacks), David Pocock (Australia), Peter O'Mahony (Ireland), Leone Nakarawa (Fiji), Brodie Retallick (All Blacks), Tadgh Furlong (Ireland), Malcolm Marx (South Africa), Mako Vunipola (England).

 

[Brumby Runner]

I see Poey has to play out of position at 7 to make way for the second best No 8 in Read.

 

[kiap]

All very good players but I dunno

Kieran Read struggled for form
Mako Vunipola struggled to get on the park
Owen Farrell had trouble playing legal

Good to see Nakarawa. Fiji represent!

 

[Sully]

Did Pocock play one second of 7 in a test match this year?

 

[kiap]

Did Pocock play one second of 7 in a test match this year?

On the Goldie, the scene of Argentina's triumph.

The selectors saw enough there to nominate him ahead of Steve Austin.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Team based mostly on reputation

 

[Rebels3]

Jonathan Davies has only returned from almost a year out from the game a matter of 6/7 weeks ago. Read has been playing like he belongs in the Wallabies pack. The rest i can't argue with

 

[Derpus]

I don't know if Marx is consistent enough to be the best hooker. His blinder to mare ratio is about 1:1

 

[dru]

I don't know if Marx is consistent enough to be the best hooker. His blinder to mare ratio is about 1:1

Depends what you are looking for. Dull predictability isn’t necessarily the start point. I can’t think of many hookers I would start in front of him if I had the choice. Predictability would be for 16 in case 2 is having a mare.

 

[TSR]

I see Poey has to play out of position at 7 to make way for the second best No 8 in Read.

Haha - you must have enjoyed writing that.

 

[Nath]

Woulda been nice to see that big fijian backrower who ripped the frogs apart get a start.