16. dane coles
17. slipper
18. b. franks
19. retallick
20. higginbotham
21. a.smith
22. beauden barrett
23. israel dagg
If is in Europe after WC Id have:
Giteau 12 then
Ashley-Cooper 13
Hayman 3
Spirit of Anzac should not exclude Mat and Carl.
And bring in a wild card player from the U20s At 9 or 2 or 7.
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]]>It’s pretty hard to disagree with any of the selections there, I’d pick Genia to complement Cooper.
The more I think about a world XV the more changes I would make. For me only Read and Folau would be dead certs, most other positions are pretty open for debate.
]]>Not sure I’d make any changes from the team you named though. I’m a massive Higgingbottom fan. I kept thinking last year that the Aussies missed a good call carrier in the back row, and he offers that.
I would have Genia in over A.Smith. Mainly for the reasons you pick Nonu and C.Smith, the partnership of those two, with the go forward ball they’d get off that pack. With that back line behind them. Could be unreal.
How many of that side would also be in a world 15? Probably most?
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