Seasonal Rugby Barbarians

Not sure if this'd be a popular idea.

It would kind of be a rest of the world team to compete in the Provincial Championship.

Yes, Cribb hates ROTW sides, but at least in rugby there is a parallel.

The Barbarians would be made up of players not eligible for GB, NZ or Australia - so actually it'd only be South Africa, Celtic Nations, Asia and France, Samoa and Italy from the PR sign ups.

EDIT: Any Skippos style eligibility shenanigans will be infracted.

Pros

More games in the Provincial tournament. Means that NZ, GB, Aus all get to play every week during the provincial tournament.

More players involved

Skippos still unlikely to start for a Barbarians team

Cons

NZ, GB and Aus will lose all of their eligible Celts & Saffers
Does this weaken GB too much?

Something like:

1. Os du Toit
2. Jonty Rhodes
3. Ishan Narang
4. James McDougal
5. Double Dong
6. Callum Laing
7. Michael Chung
8. Jono Chewie

9. Cobra Classified/Fourie van der Westhuizen
10. Chad Dyer

11. Ali Farhat/Chris Raftery/Girve Swevington
12. Zohaib Ikram
13. Paddy Orr
14. Andrew "to be sure to be sure" James
15. Ginger Furball

16. Leumas Himann
17. Antone Sciappapetre
18. Soumyanil Das
19. Hal Teja
20. Thad Bochat/Kovana Solosolo
21. Cunning Stunt/Darren Cave
22. Aby Dforum

 

I think its a good idea :ninja:

 

Must be room for Paddy, surely?

Swervington over Stunt

 

Yeah. Missed both of them. Paddy comes in for Cave. Swervington a good shot for a place over Farhat or Raftery too - seems to be more consistent.

 

So, how would GB and NZ look without these players?

1. Os Du Toit - Okoudou Gbagbo
2. Eddie Morris
3. David Dafter
4. Sam Verigotta (c)
5. James McDougal - Bruce Force
6. Simon Laing - Geraint Martyn
7. Callum Laing - Zinzan Brumby
8. Marcuss Deane

9. Ben Hornby
10. Jake Luffman (k)
11. Al Farnsworth
12. Ed Ames
13. Sam Graham
14. Jordan Logan
15. Bobby Blunder

Substitutes
16. Jonny Ridd
17. Oukoudu Gbagbo
18. Bruce Force
19. Zinzan Brumby
20. Chad Dyer
21. Chris Warrington
22. Ginger Furball

New Zealand

1 Joshua Ritchie
2 Alan Izett
3 Chris Smith
4 Jason Denton
5 Heath Davis
6 Seige Morgan JD Hurricane
7 Simon Humble*
8 Dexter Astele
9 Sam Bakkum
10 Matthew Scoble
11 Matt Dorn
12 Geoff Smith
13 Gareth Weaver
14 Lucas Schaw
15 Regan Hutchinson

16 Jonty Rhodes
17 James Torres
18 Mike Martyn
19 JD Hurricane
20 Sam Somerset
21 Damien Taylor
22 Sticky Phelgm

Hmmm. GB looks much weaker on the bench, but the team works overall.

 

England would need to dig deep for backs seeing as we don't have Farny or Luffers this year either. Edwards, Nova, Bobrad Smith, come on down

 

Bloody Farny and Luffers.

Do GB have a back up first-five? I guess Eds would have to play there. But if he got injured...

1. Okoudou Gbagbo
2. Eddie Morris
3. David Dafter
4. Sam Verigotta (c)
5. Bruce Force
6. Geraint Martyn
7. Zinzan Brumby
8. Marcuss Deane

9. Ben Hornby
10. Ed Ames
11. Chris Warrington
12. Jake Howe
13. Sam Graham
14. Jordan Logan
15. Bobby Blunder

Substitutes
16. Jonny Ridd
17. John McGrath
18. Michael Edwards
19. Mathew Kaye
20. Mathew Mitchell
21. Simon Nova
22. Bobrad Smith

The bench isn't so bad. Backup for every position expect the pivots.

 

If someone could insert an Australian line-up then I'll give you the ratings.

 

New Zealand

1 Joshua Ritchie
2 Alan Izett
3 Chris Smith
4 Jason Denton
5 Heath Davis
6 JD Hurricane
7 Simon Humble*
8 Samuel Yates
9 Sam Bakkum
10 Matthew Scoble
11 Matt Dorn
12 Geoff Smith
13 Gareth Weaver
14 Lucas Schaw
15 Regan Hutchinson

16 Denzel Petrucci
17 James Torres
18 Mike Martyn
19 Dexter Astele
20 Peter Jackson
21 Damien Taylor
22 Sticky Phlegm

Hmmm. No spare front rower for NZ?

 

You've still got Farny in there - it's tough to let go

Warrington would have to go on the wing and then Edwards or I would play centre. Very thin on the ground.

 

True. That's a shame - I definitely see Mariner as more of a centre than winger.

 

Oh, fuck you.

I knew your defection at the time would come back and bite at some point.

Bloody plastic celts.

 

Barbarians

1. Os du Toit
2. Jonty Rhodes
3. Ishan Narang
4. James McDougal
5. Double Dong
6. Callum Laing
7. Michael Chung
8. Jono Chewie
9. Cobra Classified/Fourie van der Westhuizen
10. Chad Dyer
11. Ali Farhat/Chris Raftery/Girve Swevington
12. Zohaib Ikram
13. Paddy Orr
14. Andrew "to be sure to be sure" James
15. Ginger Furball

16. Leumas Himann
17. Antone Sciappapetre
18. Soumyanil Das
19. Hal Teja
20. Thad Bochat/Kovana Solosolo
21. Cunning Stunt/Darren Cave
22. Aby Dforum

England

1. Okoudou Gbagbo
2. Eddie Morris
3. David Dafter
4. Sam Verigotta (c)
5. Bruce Force
6. Geraint Martyn
7. Zinzan Brumby
8. Marcuss Deane

9. Ben Hornby
10. Ed Ames
11. Chris Warrington
12. Jake Howe
13. Sam Graham
14. Jordan Logan
15. Bobby Blunder

Substitutes
16. Jonny Ridd
17. John McGrath
18. Michael Edwards
19. Mathew Kaye
20. Mathew Mitchell
21. Simon Nova
22. Bobrad Smith

New Zealand

1 Joshua Ritchie
2 Alan Izett
3 Chris Smith
4 Jason Denton
5 Heath Davis
6 JD Hurricane
7 Simon Humble
8 Samuel Yates
9 Sam Bakkum
10 Matthew Scoble
11 Matt Dorn
12 Geoff Smith
13 Gareth Weaver
14 Lucas Schaw
15 Regan Hutchinson

16 Denzel Petrucci
17 James Torres
18 Mike Martyn
19 Dexter Astele
20 Peter Jackson
21 Damien Taylor
22 Sticky Phlegm

Australia

1. Wes Welker
2. Tom Delonge (c)
3. Benny Read
4. Morgan Burridge
5. Donald Boland
6. Ben Manera
7. League Lover
8. Brett Gemmell
9. Robert Cribb
10. Aaron Hunt
11. Daniel Speirs
12. Steve Cambridge
13. Ben Jacobs
14. Ben Herd
15. Alistair Son

16. Dave Eggman
17. Herr Berger
18. Jack Dempsey
19. Theo Miokovic
20. Dion Alessi
21. Kelvin Fung
22. Jaz Eightyfour