CURRENT WORLD XV

[Scott1]

All done,some side that!

[OakhamTiger32]

It's something that is often repeated on here but just thought I would revisit it now the summer tours are over for a bit of summer fun! I'll start off and keep adding until we have our best XV. I'll start off with Etzebeth,think he's unrivalled at the moment in his position does everyone agree?
1 Genge
2 Montoya
3 Koch
4 Etzebeth
5 Beirne
6 Doris
7 JVDF
8 Savea
9 Du Pont
10 Ntamack
11 Lowe
12 Kerevi
13 Am
14 Jordan
15 Steward

The BBC Team of the summer is:

15. Hugo Keenan (Ireland)
14. Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales)
13. Lukhanyo Am (South Africa)
12. Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)
11. Emiliano Boffelli (Argentina)
10. Johnny Sexton (Ireland)
9. Kieran Hardy (Wales)
1. Ellis Genge (England)
2. Bongi Mbonambi (South Africa)
3. Trevor Nyakane (South Africa)
4. Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
5. Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
6. Courtney Lawes (England)
7. Josh van der Flier (Ireland)
8. Caelan Doris (Ireland)

Replacements: Sheehan, Porter, Furlong, Reffell, B. Vunipola, Van Poortvliet, Bennett, Willemse.

[Scott1]

World class 33 (https://www.sportsjoe.ie/rugby/ireland- ... gby-268759)

LOOSEHEAD: Ellis Genge (England), Cyrill Baille (France), Steven Kitshoff (South Africa)

HOOKER: Julien Marchand (France), Julian Montoya (Argentina), Malcolm Marx (South Africa)

TIGHTHEAD: Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Frans Malherbe (South Africa), Andrew Porter (Ireland)

LOCKS: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa), Maro Itoje (England), Tadhg Beirne (Ireland), Lood de Jagr (South Africa)

BACK ROW: Ardie Savea (New Zealand), Josh van der Flier (Ireland), Gregory Alldritt (France), Siya Kolisi (South Africa), Courtney Lawes (England)

SCRUMHALF: Antoine Dupont (France), Aaron Smith (New Zealand), Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland)

OUTHALF: Johnny Sexton (Ireland), Romain Ntamack (France), Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)

CENTRES: Lukhanyo Am (South Africa), Gaël Fickou (France), Robbie Henshaw (Ireland), Samu Kerevi (Australia)

BACK THREE: Will Jordan (New Zealand), Damian Penaud (France), Hugo Keenan (Ireland), Gabin Villière (France), Freddie Steward (England)

[Scott1]

Their starting XV
WORLD CLASS STARTING XV

1. Ellis Genge (England)
2. Julien Marchand (France)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
4. Maro Itoje (England)
5. Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
6. Gregory Alldritt (France)
7. Josh van der Flier (Ireland)
8. Ardie Savea (New Zealand)

9. Antoine Dupont (France)
10. Johnny Sexton (Ireland)

11. Will Jordan (New Zealand)
12. Gaël Fickou (France)
13. Lukhanyo Am (South Africa)
14. Damian Penaud (France)
15. Hugo Keenan (Ireland)

[ABClub]

This is always a fun if largely silly discussion. Very much an off season thread! If picking a team to play tomorrow (presuming all fit of course) it would probably be something like:

1.Ellis Genge
2.Julian Montoya
3.Tadgh Furlong
4.Eben Etzebeth
5.Maro Itoje
6.Tom Curry
7.Ardie Savea
8.Beka Gorgadze

9.Antoine Dupont
10.Romain Ntamack

11.Damian Penaud
12.Samu Kerevi
13.Lukhanyo Am
14.Cheslin Kolbe
15.Freddie Steward

16.Malcolm Marx
17.Steven Kitshoff
18.Frans Malherbe
19.Tadgh Bierne
20.Kazuki Himeno
21.Aaron Smith
22.Beaudan Barrett
23.Semi Radrada

If Retallick can re-find his best he'd stroll back in.

Inside centre is tough where I went for Kerevi's power over Henshaw's incredible consistency. Am is a shoe in at 13 though, felt that Kerevi was the better partner.

Number 8 is also tough without too many standout candidates. It was between Gorgadze and Aldritt for me. I went with Gorgadze as I felt he complimented the rest of the pack better.

I was tempted by Piutau or Tuisova on the left wing but Penaud just does everything so well. He's one of my favourite players to watch at the moment. Will Jordan falls into a similar bracket but just behind Penaud for me.