პლანეტ რაგბიმ გამოკითხვა მოაწყო სპეციალისტებში და გამოავლინა საუკეთესო 15 მოთამაშე იმ ნაკრებებიდან რომლებიც დაემშვიდობნენ უკვე მსოფლიო ჩემპიონატს, ჩვენი ნაკრებიდან შველიძე მოხვდა მხოლოდ. შველიზე რომ მოხვდა ვეთანხმები, მართლა მაგრად ითამაშა, სხვები რომ ვერ მოხვდნენ მაგრა გამიკვირდა, იგივე მაჩხანელი, ან გორგოძე, ჩხაიძე. ამერიკის ნაკრებიდან სამი კაცი მოხვდა მგონი....
The eliminated all-starsFriday 05th October 2007
As the goodbyes were waved, the eyes were dried, and the jaws squared up towards the serious stuff of the quarter-finals, we found ourselves pondering the following question...
If the minnows were so often capable of pushing the giants so close, what could a team consisting of the crиme de la crиme of the eliminated teams do to the big guys?
Of course, to ponder this, you first need to pick a team... so while these chaps may never pick up a nomination for our Team of the Week in this World Cup again, they may at least return home with the consolation of knowing they were the pick of the exiting tribes.
But could this XV cause, for example, the likes of New Zealand or Australia some problems? or were there others worthy of a mention? Please do let us know!
The Best of the Rest XV 15 Loki Crichton. The Samoan full-back was the only one to garner two nominations from the individual XVs. His attacking flair and nerveless kicking were a feature of Samoa's vain attempt against England and victory over the USA - had he not been there, a disappointing Samoa team could have been a lot worse off.
14 Takudzwa Ngwenya. One moment of brililance may well have made a career, with Saracens reportedly ready to snap up the Zimbabwe-born American. But anyone who can skin Habana can step into most teams, as Ngwenya does to ours.
13 Brian O'Driscoll. Odd that he should trump Tonga's Sukanaivalu Hufanga, who was twice in the Team of the Week. But BOD's courageous effort and trademark try against Argentina proved him worthy of a spot, and his leadership would surely be an asset to the team.
12 Epeli Taione. The last England heard of Taione before he headed to Japan to play club rugby was his 18-week ban for an ugly Heineken Cup biting incident, but the centre, who has also graced wing and flank positions for Sale, returned to show that he has a step, a pass, and a kick, and he caused England all manner of problems in that clash in Paris.
11 Kosuke Endo. The Japanese flyer rounded off one of the tries of the tournament against Wales, and backed that one up with a scintillating score against Canada in Japan's final Pool match. A real knack for brushing off tacklers with the line in his sights.
10 Mike Hercus. America's pivot showed his true talents in the final game against South Africa, and his link role, including a superb floated pass, was instrumental in that try by Ngwenya. the team needed another kicker too, and Hercus, like Crichton, was on song in every game.
9 Morgan Williams. Canada's captain rarely made the wrong move, and his experience lent itself from the base of the scrum to all facets of Canada's play. A terrific example of scrum-half helmsmanship.
8 Vasco Uva. Portugal's captain may end up being the hero of the World Cup for the way in which he cajoled his amateur charges into their matches against the professional teams. In an age when training-drill gym-bunnies rule the roost up front, Uva showed what spirit and courage can still make up for in rugby. An honourable mention to Tonga's Finau Maka too, who lost the vote to Uva 4-3.
7 Nili Latu. Another team captain to make the side, Latu was the pick of the opensides, ensuring Tonga always had ball to play with even when the Islanders were being shoved off at the scrums and rucks.
6 Hale T Pole. You could pretty much take the excerpt from Latu and paste it here. His tournament performance was blighted by a red card in the opening game, but that appeared to be a harsh call in retrospect, and against England he was head-and-shoulders the pick of the bunch. Fitting that his final act should be to score a try he worked so hard for.
5 Luke Thompson. No, he isn't really Japanese, but his contribution to Japan's cause ought to get him the freedom of Tokyo. Without him, Japan's line-out would have been stuffed, and his tries against Fiji underlined what he brought to the loose.
4 Alun Wyn Jones. The Welsh line-out, at least, is in safe hands. Wyn Jones, who turned 22 a matter of days ago was a stand-out performer for the beleaguered Welsh, and ought now to go on and enjoy a long and successful career.
3 Martin Castrogiovanni. The Italian prop was the nearest we came to a unanimous call. Wherever Italy suffered - and they frequently did - it was not on Castrogiovanni's side of the scrum. Last season's Guinness Premiership Player of the Season appears not to be letting up.
2 Marius Tincu. Also within one vote of a unanimous call, Tincu accounted for fifteen of Romania's paltry 40-point haul from four matches with three tries - not bad going for a hooker! And testament to his uncanny ability to steer and direct a maul in the right direction. The influence of Perpignan is there for all to see...
1 Goderzi Shvelidze. Considering they were probably the story of the tournament along with Portugal, it seems harsh on the Georgians that only one of their number made this cut. But given their forward efforts, it also seems only fitting that they should be represented by their hardest-nosed... in fact, hardest everything prop. True Georgian forward finery. Nations represented:
Tonga 3: Epeli Taione, Nili Latu, Hale T Pole
USA 2: Takudzwa Ngwenya, Mike Hercus
Japan 2: Kosuke Endo, Luke Thompson
Samoa 1: Loki Crichton
Ireland 1: Brian O'Driscoll
Wales 1: Alun Wyn Jones
Italy 1: Martin Castrogiovanni
Romania 1: Marius Tincu
Georgia 1: Goderzi Shvelidze Canada 1: Morgan Williams
Portugal 1: Vasco Uva
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