Sean Fitzpatrick: Crims and Saffas suck at rugby

[CanNZ2000]

He has named his "greatest ever XV." At least he didn't name himself at hooker.

15 JPR Williams (Wales)
14 Jonah Lomu (New Zealand)
13 Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland)
12 Ma’a Nonu (New Zealand)
11 Jason Robinson (England)
10 Dan Carter (New Zealand)
9 Gareth Edwards (Wales)

8 Zinzan Brooke (New Zealand)
7 Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
6 Richard Hill (England)
5 Colin Meads (New Zealand)
4 Martin Johnson (England)
3 Olo Brown (New Zealand)
2 Dane Coles (New Zealand)
1 Jason Leonard (England)

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rug ... d-19220600

[ScarfaceClaw]

Dane Coles?!?

[Jay Cee Gee]

Dane Coles?!?

Closest thing to himself, I guess.

[DragsterDriver]

Dane Coles?!?

Closest thing to himself, I guess.

He’s the dream hooker, the skills of a back but still a complete plum.

[Jay Cee Gee]

Dane Coles?!?

Closest thing to himself, I guess.

He’s the dream hooker, the skills of a back but still a complete plum.

Yes, but enough about Fitzy.

[Bogbunny]

Nonu better than CMH ? Nope, not in a million years

[CrazyIslander]

Good team

[MrDominator]

Class-looking team.

Knows his rugby does Fitzy.

Proper man of the world.

[Whatever]

Dane Coles?!?

After those great battles between himself, Kearns & Uli Schmidt in the 90's, I thought he would have said one of them.

And no Cullen and Jonah on the right wing

[Jay Cee Gee]

Dane Coles?!?

After those great battles between himself, Kearns & Uli Schmidt in the 90's, I thought he would have said one of them.

And no Cullen and Jonah on the right wing

Schmidt only played 1 test vs NZ.

[Whatever]

Dane Coles?!?

After those great battles between himself, Kearns & Uli Schmidt in the 90's, I thought he would have said one of them.

And no Cullen and Jonah on the right wing

Schmidt only played 1 test vs NZ.

Looked him up. His Wiki entry says he played 17 tests including 4 against the NZ Cavaliers , and 4 against Australia. I thought he was one of the best hookers I've seen. If not Fitz himself, I'd go for Schmidt or Keith Wood.

[Jay Cee Gee]

Dane Coles?!?

After those great battles between himself, Kearns & Uli Schmidt in the 90's, I thought he would have said one of them.

And no Cullen and Jonah on the right wing

Schmidt only played 1 test vs NZ.

Looked him up. His Wiki entry says he played 17 tests including 4 against the NZ Cavaliers , and 4 against Australia. I thought he was one of the best hookers I've seen. If not Fitz himself, I'd go for Schmidt or Keith Wood.

Fitzy didn't play for the Cavaliers though, and may not have even seen the games. Hardly surprising he didn't choose Schmidt, tbh.

[Whatever]

Dane Coles?!?

After those great battles between himself, Kearns & Uli Schmidt in the 90's, I thought he would have said one of them.

And no Cullen and Jonah on the right wing

Schmidt only played 1 test vs NZ.

Looked him up. His Wiki entry says he played 17 tests including 4 against the NZ Cavaliers , and 4 against Australia. I thought he was one of the best hookers I've seen. If not Fitz himself, I'd go for Schmidt or Keith Wood.

Fitzy didn't play for the Cavaliers though, and may not have even seen the games. Hardly surprising he didn't choose Schmidt, tbh.

Agree. It's challenging my memory, but Fitzy was one of the so-called 'Baby Blacks' wasn't he? I don't think many people saw those games, outside the old Republic!

[Jay Cee Gee]

Agree. It's challenging my memory, but Fitzy was one of the so-called 'Baby Blacks' wasn't he? I don't think many people saw those games, outside the old Republic!

Yep, he was a Baby Black. I never saw those Cavalier matches until like 10 years later on video.

[Enzedder]

Seems that rugby wasn't played before 1960 then. Perhaps he should relabel it the best he's seen.

[mr bungle]

I’d personally have Eales (for Johnson) and Joost in my team.

[Jay Cee Gee]

Seems that rugby wasn't played before 1960 then. Perhaps he should relabel it the best he's seen.

He was born in 1963, FFS. It's hardly a big deal for players to limit their choices to who they actually saw play.

[Lemoentjie]

What a load of shit. Tries to make himself look unbiased by including some token English players. In reality there should be at least 3-4 South Africans. Gerber, Joost vdW, Bryan Habana was better than Jason Robinson.

[mr bungle]

What a load of shit. Tries to make himself look unbiased by including some token English players. In reality there should be at least 3-4 South Africans. Gerber, Joost vdW, Bryan Habana was better than Jason Robinson.

I simply think it’s who is best in his mind that he’s seen play. Ask any international and you’ll get a few common anchors, but most will be wildly different.

[CrazyIslander]

No Cullen?

[CrazyIslander]

I’d personally have Eales (for Johnson) and Joost in my team.

Futzy actually wants to still be working in England.

[ZuluBoy]

Would've liked to see Francois Pienaar's Greatest XV

[sorCrer]

Futzy is just still smarting about losing his ear in that savage attack by Johan Le Roux

[Monk Zombie]

he is just an arsehole - always has been

[mr bungle]

he is just an arsehole - always has been

Settle.

[booji boy]

It's bloody difficult picking an all time great 15. It's a bit like picking the greatest rock songs of all time. It gets harder every year as more great players emerge. If you picked that team 20 years ago half those players wouldn't be available. It's probably easier to pick the top five in each position. Being a player like Fitzy you'd think he could pick a team based on players he played with or against.

Maa Nonu is an interesting choice. Once upon a time nobody would have been ahead of Tim Horan in my team. Hmm

As CI said, probably chosen for his UK audience hence the lack of Wallabies and Boks.

[booji boy]

Nonu better than CMH ? Nope, not in a million years

Who is CMH?

[Mr Mike]

Maa Nonu is an interesting choice. Once upon a time nobody would have been ahead of Tim Horan in my team. Hmm

As talented as he was I’d put Nobody at Lock and keep Horan at inside center.

[sorCrer]

Nonu better than CMH ? Nope, not in a million years

Who is CMH?

Cameron Michael Henderson Gibson MBE (born 3 December 1942)

[ZuluBoy]

Saffas suck Os du Randt scrummed against Sean's All Time Great Olo Brown in the '95 WC final.

[Farva]

fuk u sawn fitsparrik

[Kiwias]

Nonu better than CMH ? Nope, not in a million years

No-one is better than CMH.

[Midfieldmaestro]

Dane Coles?!?

After those great battles between himself, Kearns & Uli Schmidt in the 90's, I thought he would have said one of them.

And no Cullen and Jonah on the right wing

Schmidt only played 1 test vs NZ.

Looked him up. His Wiki entry says he played 17 tests including 4 against the NZ Cavaliers , and 4 against Australia. I thought he was one of the best hookers I've seen. If not Fitz himself, I'd go for Schmidt or Keith Wood.

Fitzy didn't play for the Cavaliers though, and may not have even seen the games. Hardly surprising he didn't choose Schmidt, tbh.

Uli Scmidt scored tries link below against Sean Fitzpatrick's Blues. Super10 Final 1993. Uli Schmidt then at the end of his career 33 yrd old. Transvaal.beat Auckland 20-17. Uli Schmidt's tries at 08:40 and 18;10. Didn't watch the whole video if there were more. Some of SF greatest of All time team playing

https://youtu.be/WCsOWMhXIT4

[Magpie26]

Maybe Fitzy just doesn't like some of the comments Schmidt made.

[Jay Cee Gee]

Maybe Fitzy just doesn't like some of the comments Schmidt made.

Maybe he prefers a guy he's seen play 50 times to a guy he's seen play about 3 times?

[handyman]

Is he still buthurt about 1995? Shake it off, boet.

[Magpie26]

Is he still buthurt about 1995? Shake it off, boet.

I am pretty sure spanking the world cup holders at home in a series loss went a long way to shaking it off

[Midfieldmaestro]

he failed the exam twice and passed it a third time. First with Auckland '93 in the Super10 final against Francois Pienaar's Transvaal while the hit 'Uli Boelie translated as Uli the Bully' was being played in the Top20 hit parade. Then again in '95 in full view of 12.8 million people against Francois Pienaar and Nelson Mandela's Springboks while the hit 'hie kommie bokke translated as here comes the Springboks' was being played in the Top20 hit parade.

Its a bit like the schoolground bully let his victim run away or little Jimmy telling his grand kids how he ebentually swerved past Bakkies Botha or Sam Cane telling his how he eventually managed to ankle tap Etzebeth

[Zakar]

Lots of very understandable names, and then Dane Coles

[Jay Cee Gee]

he failed the exam twice and passed it a third time.

Something slip your mind?

http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugb ... 22526.html