All posts tagged "Dream Team"
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Ben Mosses – Bristol and former Bath centre
1. Mako Vunipola – I played with him at Millfield and he was a massive force running over and around people....
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Aaron Penberthy – Jersey and former Cornish Pirates fly-half
1. Alan Paver – He’s very respected down at the Pirates for what he’s done for the club over the years....
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: GJ van Velze – Worcester Captain & former Northampton and Bulls No.8
1. Soane Tonga’uiha – Played with him at North-ampton and he was a great bloke to have a beer with after...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Tom James – Exeter and former Cardiff Blues wing
1. Cian Healy – The Leinster and Ireland loosehead has an awesome work rate. He loves a carry but he is...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Carl Fearns – Bath and former Sale back row
1. Nathan Catt – As a loosehead he is very good at the scrum but he is also a skilful ball...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Jordan Crane – Leicester & former Leeds and England No.8
1. Marcos Ayerza – Pretty easy pick really. The best scrummaging loosehead in the world at the minute but also a...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Joe Simpson – Wasps and England Saxons scrum-half
1. Soane Tonga’uiha – When he was at his peak at Northampton three or four years ago he was the best...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Luke Narraway – London Irish and former Perpignan & Gloucester No.8
1. Nick Wood – Very underrated but technically the best loosehead in the country. Unlucky not to have been capped for...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Dwayne Peel – Bristol and former Sale, Scarlets, Wales and Lions scrum-half
1. Gethin Jenkins – The best loosehead of his generation. He’s been outstanding for so many years now and he knows...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Chris Brightwell – Moseley & former Sale and Birmingham No.8
1.Matt Long – He was an old school campaigner for Birmingham. A solid scrummager and a good team man to have in...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Chris Pennell – Worcester and England Saxons full-back
1. Matt Mullan – It’s like having another back row on the pitch. By far the fittest prop I’ve ever played...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Ian Whitten – Exeter and former Ulster & Ireland centre
1. Cian Healey – I played with him for Ireland U19s and he’s one of the best props in the loose...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Adam Kwasnicki – London Scottish and former London Welsh hooker
1. Alex Corbisiero – I played with him in the London Welsh academy and although he wasn’t the lean-muscular specimen he...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Kieran Hallett – Cornish Pirates fly-half
1. Soane Tonga’uiha – He could only last 20 minutes when he first turned up at Bedford but his potential was...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Ryan Lamb – Worcester and former Gloucester, London Irish, Northampton and Leicester fly-half
1. Trevor Woodman – I played with him when I was very young at Gloucester and he was just huge. Such...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Ashley Johnson – Wasps, South Africa and former Cheetahs flanker
1. Os du Rant – Played with him at the Cheetahs after he came out of retirement. One of the best...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Tom Cruse – Rotherham Titans hooker
1.Robin Hislop – The Titans stalwart is strong and confrontational at the scrum but is also very effective around the park....
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Peter Stringer – Bath & former Munster and Ireland scrum-half
1.Os du Rant – I’d never seen a human this big until I played against the Springbok legend on an Ireland...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Jonny Arr – Worcester scrum-half
1.Matt Mullan – The ultimate professional, Matt is not only a good scrummager but he’s up there when it comes to...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Tom Calladine – Nottingham and former Hartpury College back row
1.Campese Ma’afu – I’ve been playing with him for a couple of seasons now and he’s got really good work ethic...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Rhys Oakley – Plymouth & former Bristol, Dragons, Leeds, Saints and Wales forward
1. Andrew Sheridan – Played with him at Bristol at the start of my career. It was his first year in...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Drew Cheshire – Moseley wing
Drew Cheshire has been one of the most prolific try-scorers in the National Leagues for the past two seasons with 46...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Topsy Ojo – London Irish wing
1.Clarke Dermody – He was a brilliant all-rounder whether it was scrummaging or with ball in hand. He was a great...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Charlie Hayter – England Sevens and former Wasps and Moseley centre
1. Matt Mullan – He has one of the best work rates in the game and would not be out of...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tomas Francis – Exeter and former London Scottish and Doncaster prop
1. Eric Fry – The big polar bear! The former London Scottish prop is one of the hardest trainers I know. He...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tom Varndell – Wasps and former Leicester wing
1. Matt Mullan – One of the fittest players I’ve ever played with. The ultimate professional on and off the pitch...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Alex Rieder – Rotherham and former Leeds No.8
1. Mike McDonald – The former Leeds man is the most capped American international for a reason. He is very strong...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Mark Bright – London Scottish and former Tasman Makos No.8
1. Ben Franks – Top Bloke on and off the field. The All Blacks star is an unreal trainer and scrummager...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Charlie Sharples – Gloucester and England wing
1. Soane Tonga’uhia – He was just awesome in 2011 when Northampton reached the Heineken Cup final. Huge in the scrum...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Christian Day – Northampton and former Sale & Stade Francais lock
1. Soane Tonga’huia – When at his fittest I don’t think any prop in the world could beat this guy in...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tyson Keats – former London Welsh, Crusaders and Hurricanes scrum-half
1. Tom Bristow – Young buck with outstanding technique and will go far. But he’s the only man I know who...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Pete Browne – London Welsh and former Harlequins & Newcastle lock
1. Joe Marler – A great player, Supreme at the scrum and can also make a big impact in the loose....
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Callum Braley – Gloucester and former Bristol and England U20s scrum-half
1. Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi – A great player in the loose as well as at the scrum. The Northampton Saint was one...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Eric Fry – Newcastle & USA and former London Scottish loosehead
1. James Slipper – Played against him and the Wallabies in the 2011 World Cup. Solid in the set-piece and mobile...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Nick Fenton-Wells – Bedford captain and former Saracens and Cape Town back row
1. Richard Barrington – Played with him at Bedford before he got picked up by Saracens. He doesn’t think about anything...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Neil Back – World Cup winning England and Leicester flanker
1. Graham Rowntree – He didn’t make the England 2003 World Cup squad but his performances in Australia and New Zealand the...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Mat Gilbert – Bath and former Scarlets flanker shares his dream XV
1. Christian Califano – He was a good teammate when I played for Gloucester A, formed a formidable front row with...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Luke Baldwin – Bristol, former Saracens & Bedford scrum-half
1. Mako Vunipola – Solid in the set-piece and very mobile for such a big man. One of the best laughs...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Jamal Ford-Robinson – Cornish Pirates prop
Taking opportunities can make or break a young player’s career so Jamal Ford-Robinson was keen to show what he could do...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Mike Powell – Moseley and former London Welsh and Ospreys lock
1. Jason Leonard – A great prop who transfered from the amateur to pro era with ease. Also runs a pub...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Andy Saull – Newcastle and former Saracens flanker
1. Census Johnston – For comedy value as much as anything. He once turned up to pre-season late claiming his wife...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoClifton College Rugby Course with Ryan Jones
The aim of the course is to improve the player in four aspects technical, physical, mental, tactical. Technically the course will...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Mike Blair – Newcastle and former Brive, Edinburgh and Scotland scrum-half
1. Tom Smith – The fact that he played six Lions Tests on the trot tells you everything you need to...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tom Guest – London Irish and former Harlequins No.8
1. Joe Marler – To be so young and doing so well as a loosehead is fantastic. He’s getting better and...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Sam Vesty – former Bath, Leicester back
1. Graham Rowntree – We went to the same school and he was always there for the younger guys – which...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: James Haskell – Wasps & England and former Stade Francais, Ricoh Black Rams and Highlanders flanker
1. Tim Payne – One of the most hard-working props there has been. Just a complete team man in the way...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Greene King IPA Championship Dream Team
Greene King IPA Championship Player of the Year Juan Pablo Socino and fellow nominees, Craig Hampson and Mark Bright have made...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Mathew Tait – Leicester and former England, Sale and Newcastle full-back
1. Carl Hayman – He is a quality scrummager who came to Newcastle at his peak. His understanding of being a...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Shane Geraghty – London Irish and former Northampton & Brive fly-half
1. Davit Kubriashvili – I played with Davit at Brive and the guy was unbelievable, one of the very best in...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoFocus on short game has put Gillies Kaka & Co on top
New Zealand lifted their 12th World Sevens Series on Sunday at Twickenham and their hegemony is not going to stop anytime...