1. Moodycanta_brian wrote:According to Chris Ashton and Danny Care the following is what a combined NZ/England team would look like.
Backs: 15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Jonny May, 13 Sonny Bill Williams, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Sevu Reece, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Aaron Smith.
Forwards: 1 Joe Marler, 2 Jamie George, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 4 Brodie Retallick, 5 Maro Itoje, 6 Ardie Savea, 7 Tom Curry, 8 Billy Vunipola.
Any thoughts?
2. George
3. Sinckler
4. Big Bad Brodie
5. The World's Most Literal Man, Sam Whitelock
6. Curry
7. Cane/Underhill (1 goes on the bench)
8. Savea or Read
9. Smith
10. Mo'unga
11. May
12. ALB
13. Goodhue
14. Reece
15. Big Beaudy B
16. Coles or Taylor
17. Marler
18. Tu'ungafasi
19. Itoje
20. Underhill/Cane
21. Perenara
22. SBW
23. Watson
Guy on the bench isn't there for being lesser, but for what they would bring. Looking at it holistically as a XXIII, rather than a XV.