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[booboo]

Please nominate who you thought was the most O for awesome open-sider of the year with your reasons.

If you disagree with a nomination then this thread is your chance to do so – you must say WHY though: furnish reasons for your disagreement! (Or run the risk of deletion!).

Debate at this stage of the process is encouraged.

Polls will be put up later listing nominations’ pros and cons.

(Clarifications:

We're looking for a blindside flanker, not necessarily the player who plays in No.6. Some less educated rugby playing nations play their 7 in 6, i.e., South Africa.

Also, some Nations play a left right 2 x 6.5 type system (i.e., France) ... we'll work that one out as we go)

[Lise]

Richie McCaw. Still world class on one foot.

[Virgil]

David Pocock, just about does it all on his own when playing for the Wobs.

[sparky]

I think the RWC semi ended the McCaw-Pocock debate for good. Richie on one leg outperformed DP.

But McCaw Vs Meads, that's a debate worth having. It's been such a privilege to have such an amazing player and such an outstanding individual as All Black captain.

[antipodean]

Nomination: Sir Captain Tackles McCaw.
Reason: Won a RWC on one foot, with a bruised knee from some dirty Frenchman's head and a finger in his eye. If that wasn't enough, he performed a steal with a forward somersault.

[MiketheSnow]

Richie McCaw
The standard

David Pocock and Sam Warburton heirs apparent

[mariner4life]

Mike, i am impressed, you have managed to nominate a Welshman in every position. That must be some team you guys have put together...

We obviously don't have an Irish on here anymore. While he isn't what we expect from and openside, Sean O'Brien is a very destructive rugby player. Bulldozer in contact, he tackles and runs like a madman. The best Irish player on display at the World Cup, and absolutely owned the Aussies.

[MiketheSnow]

mariner4life said:

We obviously don't have an Irish on here anymore. While he isn't what we expect from and openside, Sean O'Brien is a very destructive rugby player. Bulldozer in contact, he tackles and runs like a madman. The best Irish player on display at the World Cup, and absolutely owned the Aussies.

And was second best to Warburton in the QF.

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Mike, i am impressed, you have managed to nominate a Welshman in every position. That must be some team you guys have put together...

I think you might want to look again. I did

1. Gethin Jenkins (wasn't the only person nominating him)
3. Adam Jones
5. Luke Charteris
7. Sam Warburton (a distant third behind Richie McCaw)
8. Toby Faletau (in a three way fight with Donkey and Read)
9. Mike Phillips (wasn't the only person nominating him, and had him behind Piri Weepu)
10. Rhys Priestland (a distant second behind Dan Carter)
11. Shane Williams (behind Vincent Clerc)
12. Jamie Roberts (wasn't the only person nominating him)
14. George North (wasn't the only person nominating him, and had him behind Beiber)

So nominated 10 and will vote for 5.

[mariner4life]

Calm down mate, i was only taking the piss. Be a bit rich for a kiwi to have a pop at that when there will be an AB who will be nominated and poll heavily in every position, deservedly or not.

For what its worth i agree with probably 7 of the players you nominated. Which isn't bad considering Wales went 7-5 in games that meant something this year.

[junior]

No one has nominated Dusautoir? IRB player of the year - 'nuff said.

[MiketheSnow]

mariner4life said:

Calm down mate, i was only taking the piss. Be a bit rich for a kiwi to have a pop at that when there will be an AB who will be nominated and poll heavily in every position, deservedly or not.

For what its worth i agree with probably 7 of the players you nominated. Which isn't bad considering Wales went 7-5 in games that meant something this year.

Fair enough. Missed the invisible

Yeah a good year for Wales all things considered. Hopefully we cap it off nicely on Saturday.

[MiketheSnow]

junior said:

No one has nominated Dusautoir? IRB player of the year - 'nuff said.

He's in the blindside category.

[booboo]

MiketheSnow said:

He's in the blindside category.

Actually if you read that he was nominated for openside in the blindside thread

[rotated]

Brussow. Not sure whether we are going by the numbers or positions, but I felt I'd nominate him in the category where he had a fighting chance. His performance in Port Elizabeth was immense.

[booboo]

Roatated - see above. Broussow is an opensider. SA play their 7 in 6