1. Read 2. Morris 3. Delonge 4. Denton 5. Doog 6. Gemmell 7. Laing 8. Deane Should be the forward pack IMO. Maybe Manera in for Gemmell.
Urm, pretty sure they did last I checked. They'd lost less lineouts than anyone else IIRC and they rarely lost lineouts. AFAIC they worked well as a combination of locks in the Season 2 Sim and simply because of that I'd take both of them. Tried & Tested: played week in week out and don't fail, that's how it's tried and tested. No game springs to mind where they've not produced the goods, happy to be proven wrong, but I can't remember anything. Playing you at 12 simply because I think Fung deserves a spot and Vago's not been as good as he was in Season 1. You can't really be dropped as you've been solid, but slotting you in there accomodates both you and Fung. I think my lineup is the only one which has had any controversy surrounding it as well. If I was selecting the team, that'd be my choice. Denton would defo be there as well, but I'd choose you and Swimmer together because you've performed together for the Cheetahs, and on that I deducted you'd perform well together against other opposition as well.
On the locks arguement I would play Denton ahead of Veri. Veri is a very good player without a doubt but I think Denton is clearly better. If they were around level then the fact Doog and Veri have a current partnership would take him ahead but Denton is better so it shouldnt really matter.