Your New Zealand team?

[kiwileaguefan]

This is the Kiwis team for the Test match this year:
1 Brent Webb
2 Jason Nightingale
3 Setaimata Sa
4 Iosia Soliola
5 Sam Perrett
6 Lance Hohaia
7 Thomas Leuluai
8 Roy Asotasi (C)
9 Issac Luke
10 Nathan Cayless
11 Sonny-Bill Williams
12 Simon Mannering
13 David Fa'alogo
Interchange
14 Jeremy Smith
15 Dene Halatau
16 Adam Blair
17 Frank Pritchard

Names in bold mean ruled out of the World Cup
Names in red mean subject to clubs approval to play in the World Cup.

Now here is a team that i propose for the World Cup opening match:
1 Brent Webb
2 Jason Nightingale
3 Setaimata Sa
4 Iosia Soliola
5 Manu Vateuvi
6 Benji Marshall
7 Thomas Leuluai
8 Jeff Lima
9 Issac Luke
10 Nathan Cayless ©
11Jeremy Smith
12 Simon Mannering
13 David Fa'alogo
Interchange
14 Lance Hohaia
15 Dene Halatau
16 Adam Blair
17 Sam Rapira

If the Syndey Roosters rule out both Soliola and Sa, then Jerome Ropati could come in with Simon Manering moving to the other centre position. Then Ben Matulino onto the bench with Halatau into the starting line up.

 

[doogiehowser_md]

1. B.Webb
2. K.Inu
3. I.Soliola
4. S.Matai
5. M.Vatuvei
6. B.Marshall
7. N.Fien
8. J.Lima
9. I.Luke
10. N.Cayless (c)
11. S.Mannering
12. J.Smith
13. S.Sa

14. L.Hohaia
15. S.Manu
16. A.Blair
17. G.Eastwood

18. B.Roberts
19. D.Halatau
20. D.Fa'alogo
21. F.Andersen
22. S.Perett
23. J.Ropati
24. S.Rapira

 

[Scottey]

1. B.Webb
2. K.Inu
3. I.Soliola
4. S.Matai
5. M.Vatuvei
6. B.Marshall
7. N.Fien
8. J.Lima
9. I.Luke
10. N.Cayless (c)
11. S.Mannering
12. J.Smith
13. S.Sa

14. L.Hohaia
15. S.Manu
16. A.Blair
17. G.Eastwood

18. B.Roberts
19. D.Halatau
20. D.Fa'alogo
21. F.Andersen
22. S.Perett
23. J.Ropati
24. S.Rapira

Mmmm yeah not bad. I'd probably have Rapira on the bench though. Wouldn't be at all surprised if Sonny features in that line up at the last second.

 

[Phillips]

Adam Blair, Jeremy Smith? :lol:

 

[Alehana]

whats the story on frank, he has to have surgery? why cant they hold it off till after the world cup, and how long is roy out for? lets hope he recovers quickly, and what about Nathan Cayless brother has he been playing well in SL?