All posts tagged "Dream Team"
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoThe Rugby Paper’s Championship Dream Team
London Irish were head and shoulders above any other side during the regular season but many individuals have stood out to...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Shaun Knight – Bath tighthead
1. Marcos Ayerza – He was the hardest prop I ever faced as a young player and every tighthead I speak...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoAlun Wyn and Justin deserved places in PRO12 XV
IT WAS great to see two Welsh players in the Guinness PRO12 Dream Team named this week, but I thought it...
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/ 8 years agoMunster hit Pro12 Dream Team for six
MUNSTER saw six of their players being selected in the Pro12 Dream Team for 2016/17 which includes only two Lions tourists...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
KARL DICKSON, THE QUINS AND FORMER BEDFORD SCRUM-HALF CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… KARL DICKSON 1....
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Teimana Harrison – Northampton flanker
1. Mako Vunipola – The guy is a ridiculous carrier. He is good at the scrum like any prop should but...
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/ 8 years agoSharp coup will help Exiles compete for top six says Russell
LONDON Scottish supremo Carson Russell is banking on his new coaching dream team of Jake Sharp and Dave Morris to fire...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Alex Crockett – former Bath centre
1. David Flatman – He would get you six or nine points per game just by talking to the referee and...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Nic Groom – Northampton scrum-half
1. Steven Kitshoff – We started at the same time at the Stormers and he’s got a great work rate. He’s...
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/ 8 years agoFloundering Titans call on Rouse
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Premiership lock Nic Rouse is set to be unveiled as Rotherham’s new forwards coach. Rouse replaces Steve...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Will Owen – Rotherham centre
1. Robin Hislop – ‘Bomber’ has a solid set piece and a great work rate in the loose. He wears his...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Jim Evans – former Harlequins lock
1. Ceri Jones – He has to be the hairiest player to play the game. I was never quite sure if...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Topsy Ojo – London Irish wing
1. Clarke Dermody – It can’t be bad when your prop has hands like a centre as well as being able...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Marc Jones – Bristol hooker
1. Eifion Lewis-Roberts – Turned up at Sale around the same time as me in 2005, so I spent a long...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Steve Boden – Yorkshire Carnegie forwards coach
1. Tom Davies – Known as ‘Toddy’, he is very good at the set piece but also very skilful ball in...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
MARC JONES, THE BRISTOL AND FORMER SALE SHARKS HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Eifion...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Brendon O’Connor – Leicester flanker
1. Tony Woodcock – I played with him at the Blues and he’s a great player. So much so that he...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Declan Cusack – Doncaster fly-half
1. Luke Cowan-Dickie – I only played with him a few times down at Plymouth Albion and he was still a...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Mike Delany – Newcastle fly-half
1. Sone Taumalolo – My old Chiefs mate brings fear into the opposition but he’s actually a gentle giant and a...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Jack Wallace – Bristol full-back
1. Kyle Trainor – Fantastic leader who brings his international experience to the squad. Very vocal and very much a player...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Alex Rieder – Wasps flanker
1. Mako Vunipola – The in-form loosehead in the country. Unbelievable around the park and his scrummaging has improved massively. 2....
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Sione Kalamafoni – Gloucester back rower
1. Tony Woodcock – I played against the All Blacks in the last two World Cups and every time he was...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: James Horwill – Harlequins lock
1. James Slipper – My old Reds and Wallabies mate is a prop who used to be a fly-half. And in...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Geoff Parling – Exeter lock
1. Rob Vickers – He came through the Falcons academy with me and has made over 200 appearances for them since....
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Marcus Watson – Newcastle wing
1. Mako Vunipola – Known as ‘Bacon Ears’. My old housemate is not shy of a KFC. An awesome person to...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Dan Mugford – Sale fly-half
1. Mako Vunipola – I don’t know a lot about pushing in the scrum but his skill set is top draw...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Matt Mullan – Wasps prop
1. Tony Windo – He helped me out a lot when I was coming through the Worcester academy. He was a...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Andrew Fenby – Saracens wing
1. Pete Edwards – ‘The Meat’ is a late comer to the game, turning pro at 28 at the Scarlets. But...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Marco Mama – Worcester flanker
1. Mako Vunipola – Val Rapava-Ruskin could be in the same league soon, but Mako is a hell of a player,...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Olly Woodburn – Exeter wing
1. Alec Hepburn – He sits next to me in the Chiefs’ changing room and he’s a great player. He did...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Richard Baxter – Exeter Chiefs legend
1. Andrew Sheridan – I played with him with England U21s and he was very strong in the scrum but also...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Cooper Vuna – Worcester wing
1. Val Rapava-Ruskin – He’s the most mobile loosehead I know and he loves getting stuck in at the breakdown. It...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Phil Dollman – Exeter full-back
1. Brett Sturgess – Plenty can be said about ‘Sturg’. He once said he was the first name on the team...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Carl Kirwan – Worcester flanker
1. Alec Hepburn – His work rate is phenomenal and he seems to have got his scrummaging right since we played...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Ross Chisholm – Harlequins full-back
1. Joe Marler – I grew up playing with Joe at Haywards Heath where I was a year below him. He’s...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Jamie Gibson – Northampton flanker
1. Marcos Ayerza – There can’t have been many better looseheads than him over the last four or five years at...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Billy Robinson – Nottingham full-back
1. Campese Ma’afu – The Fijian had a great 2015 World Cup. Top scrummager, good ball skills, and puts in some...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Jake Sharp – Bedford Blues fly-half
1. Mako Vunipola – He is my old housemate and one of the best ball carrying props around. It was great...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Alex Waller – Northampton loosehead
1. Soane Tonga’uhia – Very good set-piece but he’s exceptional in the open which comes with being a 140kg (22st) Tongan....
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Darryl Veenendaal – Nottingham scrum-half
1. Alan Paver – He played so many games for the Pirates over the years and ruled the roost in the...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Tom Catterick – Newcastle fly-half
1. Mako Vunipola – I played England age goups with him and he’s an all-round ball carrier. He’s a proper scrummager...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: James Davies proved he is the man for a big occasion
I’m sure I’m not the only person who has been gripped this week by the Olympic Sevens. Any doubts over whether...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Tom Heathcote – Worcester fly-half
1. Val Rapava-Ruskin – He can do things I never saw others props do and I’m certain once he gets his...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Tom Savage – Gloucester lock
1. Richard Barrington – I played with Baz at Hartpury. He’s now at Saracens and has gone on to win the...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Tyson Lewis – Doncaster wing
1. Sam Lockwood – Offers a lot whether that’s at the set-piece or in the loose. The standout loosehead in the...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Ciaran Hearn – Canada and London Irish centre
1. Cian Healy – I played against him twice. The first time was with Agen against Leinster and then at the...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Charlie Walker – Harlequins wing
1. Luke Cowan Dickie – I know he plays hooker now but we came through the England system together and he...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Joe Atkinson – London Scottish and ex-Cornish Pirates
1. Alan Paver – I’ve known Paves as a player and coach and he’s got a lot of time for the...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Ollie Phillips- former England 7s, Gloucester and Newcastle wing
1. Nick Wood – The Gloucester loosehead is such an underestimated prop. He is so effective at what he does. So...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Simon Hammersley – Newcastle Falcons full-back
1. Rob Vickers – Known as Mr Reliable in the Falcons squad. A very good player who just scores too many...
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