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[booboo]

Half-back

Please nominate and provide arguments backing your nomination.

Now is the time to provide pros and cons for players – I’ll try and collate into the first post in each thread.  (If I can work out how to do tables…)

Feel free to add argument in favour of a player nominated in a previous post

(Mods: feel free to help out here and edit the reasons/pros cons into the first post – ta much, Boo.)

I’ll start the ball rolling:

(NOTE: stated pros and cons are probably only opinions of individual contributors, may be complete bollocks and even contradict each other…)

PlayerCountryProsCons
Augustin PichotArg Led his team to a finish exceeding predicitions was overshadowed by Du Preez

Fourie du PreezSAThe best 9 in S14 and 3 Nations competitions
Played a cricticial role in the Boks winning the WC
outplayed Pichot in 2007
World Cup Winner
Brendon LeonardNZfrom nowhere to the Chiefs, Waikato, and the AB's RWC squad
Piri WeepuNZ made a huhe difference to the Hurricanes (at 10 too)
would have taken a drop goal
Andy GommarsalEng didn't even have a club to play for last year
ignited Enlands RWC campaign when he took over from Perry
only time England looked at all threatening during the 36-0 thrashing was once Gommars came on the pitch
outstanding for England during the RWC
the key man in England's turn around
RauluniFij games against Wales and South Africa were absolutely sensational
captaincy and leadership was instrumental in Fiji's success

[Vrystaat]

Fourie Du Preez, daylight then Piri Weepu, then Pichot.

[booboo]

PaarlBok said:

Fourie du Preez  SA    The best 9 in S14 and 3 Nations competitions
                                    Play a cricticial role in the Boks winning the WC
                                    No9 (Pichot inc) outplayed him in 2007
                                   
(Boobs hope this is what you want)

Vrystaat said:

Fourie Du Preez, daylight then Piri Weepu, then Pichot.

All good Paarl.  Vrystaat - please try and be a little more forthcoming with reasons ...

[Vrystaat]

Ok, I think that I get it now:
Du Preez for all the reasons mentioned by PB
Weepu made a huhe difference to the Hurricanes [ at 10 too if I am not mistaken] and for damn sure would have taken a drop goal. Even if Ali wouldn't have
Pichot was overshadowed by Du Preez.

[Just]

Andy Gommarsal - A man who last year didn't even have a club to play for, ignited Enlands RWC campaign when he took over from Perry, indeed the only time England looked at all threatening during the 36-0 thrashing was once Gommars came on the pitch, from then on we were a different team, conincidence? probably yes but........

[the gambler]

Raulini (sorry if spelling is wrong) - His games against Wales and South Africa were absolutely sensational and his captaincy and leadership was instrumental in Fiji's success.

[The Jackal]

I second Mosese Rauluni's nomination.

A standout player for Fiji's RWC campaign. Outplayed even the great Du Preez in their 1/4 final game. Strong around the rucks and mauls and also very good on defence.