Comments on: From the Archives: Fantasy Teams – A Bearded XV

By: Liam

Liam — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:12:51 +0000

Hitler!… He’d be one of those scrum halves that spend the entire game hiding behind the forwards that you just long to smash in a good tackle!

By: Ben H

Ben H — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:42:47 +0000

Ah love these! What about a DC comics vs Marvel one?

Personally I’d like to see TreeBeard at 4 or 5! Looking at statues Hercules had a beard so reckon he should get the nod at 8.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:40:17 +0000

Surely Gimli would be a welcome addition at hooker? I imagine him as a kind of angry Lee Mears

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:22:22 +0000

Surely Leonidas would be full back, last line of defence and all that…

And you have Jonny Wilkinson at 10, but he doesn’t have a beard?

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:59:51 +0000

Surely Jeremy Paxman has to have a look-in now he is bearded up! Resilient little blighter who will keep asking questions of the opposition.

I’d play him in the centres as technically I think currently you are illegally fielding a team of 16 (Z.Z. Top has three members, and ironically the Drummer – Frank Beard – is the only member of ZZ Top who does not wear a beard).

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:02:18 +0000

Nice. I would move Bin Laden to 7, he has that Richie McCaw ability to hide in plain sight.

Some alternatives (or for the bench) and support staff

Sun Tzu: Coach. The master tactician.

Sigmund Freud: Sports Psychologist.

As being mortal isn’t required lets have Poseiden and Zeus. Poseiden to flood the defences and Zeus to strike from anywhere on the pitch.

Pavarotti and Geoff Capes will make a good propping duo.