a bit going on at the moment about the numbers of overseas players reducing in numbers in the british game for various reasons, which might not be a bad thing. However have a look at this team of overseas players who have graced the shirt at some time or other. the back line full of tries and its no exaggeration to say any of these would almost certainly be close to 20 tries a season, just a little creativity in the key positions of 6, 7, 9 and 13, and just look at that back three. indeed the only possible weak area is at prop, but with 2 second rowers more than capable of doing some time here (and greenhill in his prime being an 80 minute man) we can evern afford a back on the subs bench with even more creative ability, just in case one of the starters is having an off day. these are some of the players who didn't make my team; o hara, au kuoi, blacklock, tony, sing, maher, daylight, treister, gene, hasler, manu and mc menemy. i've probably missed one or two candidates as well but here is my team (10 aussies, 5 kiwis, 1 tongan and 1 frenchy)

1 kemble
2 best
3 barnett snr
4 leuluai
5 vaikona
6 mackey
7 sterling
8 greenhill
9 swain
10 o meley
11 fitz
12 kearney
13 j smith

14 entat
15 felsch
16 muggleton
17 grimaldi

the coach would be peter walsh (only kidding! - its brian smith)

ohara would deffo be in my team,apart from that you have picked a great team,also fred was a great player

Much as I loved Colin Best it has to be Wilf Rosenburg at 2 and Daniel Divet at 15/16 or 17 for sheer impact and je ne sais quo.

Agree about Divet.

Due to me being miles younger than all of you I am struggling at FB, in my time all of our full backs have been English.

1:Barnett
2:Best
3:Grant
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5:Vaikona
6:Mackay
7:Entat
8:O Meley
9:Swain
10:Greenhill
11:Fitzgibbon
12:Grimaldi
13:Smith

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15:Kearney
16:Berrigan
17:Moa

Seemed to carry a lot of padding somehow.

Hard to leave some of them out but I would go for:-

1 Kemble
2 Best
3 Barnett snr
4 Leuluai
5 O'Hara
6 Hasler
7 Sterling
8 Greenhill
9 Swain
10 O'meley
11 McMenemy
12 Kearney
13 Smith

14 Ah Khoi/Mackey
15 Manu
16 Fitzgibbon (prop)
17 Grimaldi

1 Kemble
2 Best
3 Barnett snr
4 Leuluai
5 O'Hara
6 Hasler
7 Sterling
8 Brown
9 Swain
10 O'meley
11 Fitzgibbon
12 Kearney
13 Smith

14 Mackey
15 Manu
16 Cleal
17 Moa

From what I have heard, Bruce Ryan was a sensational winger.
Not sure that Mackey would gel with Sterling, and in retrospect I think Greenhill was way better than we gave him credit for.


1 kemble
2 best
3 barnett snr
4 leuluai
5 ryan
6 hasler
7 sterling
8 greenhill
9 swain
10 o meley
11 fitzgibbon
12 kearney
13 j smith

14 vaikona
15 divet
16 muggleton
17 grimaldi

Fred Ah Koi was class at stand off

not sure of spelling

This would be mine
1 Kemble
2 Best
3 Barnett snr
4 Leuluai
5 O'Hara
6 Hasler
7 Sterling
8 Greenhill
9 Swain
10 O'Meley
11 Muggleton
12 Kearney
13 Smith

14 Ah Khoi
15 Manu or Blacklock
16 Fitzgibbon
17 Grimaldi