Friday XV

[Lizard]

Carded against England for a bit of argy-bargy?

Most of those players are pre-card era so not that, this is tricky.

Correct that it is not discipline related. Is it tricky? I’m not sure. It’s sort of related to the latest posts on Statistic of the Day.

[Galfon]

Could be something not done against England - such as losing to them...

[Lizard]

Could be something not done against England - such as losing to them...

Hot on the right track. None of these players ever lost to England. There is one more qualifying factor...

[zer0]

Most wins against England by position.

[Galfon]

Most caps in each position for players undefeated by Eng..?

[Lizard]

Most caps in each position for players undefeated by Eng..?

Pretty much.

Most starts v England without a loss, with majority of matches in nominated position (except for early players from pre-specialised forwards days).

[Galfon]

nice easy one..

International Select - Name that Group..
(Precise terminology required for the coconut..)

1. nicky
2. steve
3. tom
4. reginald
5. alan
6. ian
7. george
8. juan
9. aaron
10. brian
11. ollie
12. conrad
13. ryan
14. damian
15. ben

reps: craig, greg, steve, wayne,
simon, courtney.

[Banquo]

nice easy one..

International Select - Name that Group..
(Precise terminology required for the coconut..)

1. nicky
2. steve
3. tom
4. reginald
5. alan
6. ian
7. george
8. juan
9. aaron
10. brian
11. ollie
12. conrad
13. ryan
14. damian
15. ben

reps: craig, greg, steve, wayne,
simon, courtney.

Smith

[Galfon]

not quite...

[Lizard]

not quite...

Most capped Smiths?

[Galfon]

The quiz question was cross-over to Music/Entertainment..just need a precise answer to bring satisfaction.

[Banquo]

The quiz question was cross-over to Music/Entertainment..just need a precise answer to bring satisfaction.

The Smiths

[Galfon]

The Smiths

satisfied.

[Galfon]

International Select XV -
# # # # # #     # # # # # s.

1. F Erasmus - SA
2. B James - W
3. S Simon - F
4. S Gregory - A
5. A Martin - W
6. P Arnold - W
7. G George - W
8. J Thomas - W
9. R Giles- W
10. B John - W
11. J Joseph - E
12. H Paul - E
13. T Philip - S
14. A Cuthbert - W
15. A Clement - W

Reps:
C Anthony - W
T Francis - W
R Andrew - E
Z Lawrence - NZ (Maori)
D Nicholas - W

Replace the #blobs with correct letters (in the right order) to give the theme of the week.

[Lizard]

I know that Frans Erasmus won all 3 of his test caps against uncapped opposition (NZ Cavaliers x2, World XV). Buggered if I know how that relates to Barry John.

[Lizard]

Ah. They’ve all got first names for surnames. Can’t quite figure out the phrase though.

[Galfon]

Right lines there - this selection share their's with the broader group in question.

[Lizard]

Right lines there - this selection share their's with the broader group in question.

Patron Saints?

[Galfon]

Spot on.

[Lizard]

Another "Guess the criteria:"

1. Tony Woodcock
2. Sean Fitzpatrick
3. Kees Meeuws
4. Ian Jones
5. Ali Williams
6. Ian Kirkpatrick
7. Richie McCaw
8. Kieran Read
9. Justin Marshall
10. Dan Carter
11.Joe Rokocoko/Julian Savea
12. Ma'a Nonu
13. Conrad Smith
14. Doug Howlett
15. Christian Cullen

[Galfon]

All Blacks with more than 100 caps...and/or Order of Merit ?

[Lizard]

Most tries in each position.

Boom.

Not sure if it’s fair to call Ian Kirkpatrick a 6 but it’s amazing someone from that era is even in the running.

[Lizard]

OK. I'm going to need some help with this one.

Nominative Determinism XV

1. Franco Properzi-Curti (Ita)
2. Andrew Hore (NZ)
3.
4. Paddy Long (NZ)
5. Sam Whitelock (NZ)
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. Tony Swift (Eng)
12.
13.
14. Eric Rush (NZ)
15. Benjamin Fall (Fra)

Near misses:
Craig Wing has played centre and flyhalf for Japan, but not wing.
Alshaun Bock has been picked for South Africa President's XV but not the Boks
Skipper Badenhorst was capped but never captained Namibia
Harold Locke played centre for England

[Galfon]

Some early nominees for selection..

2. C Fisher S, R Herring I
3. M Madden W
7. J Van der Flier I
8. D Carter A
9. R Wigglesworth E
11. D Trick E
12. P Dodge E
13.J Palmer E
14. R Batterham A
15. D Spring I

Drinks: G Beveridge S

[Galfon]

afternoons  xv

1. j howard a
2. s baldwin w
3. d wilson e
4. g brown s
5. d o'callaghan i
6. d macmillan a
7. a macdonald s
8. d turnbull s
9. d peel w
10. f russell s
11. g north w
12. b fraser nz
13. g morrison s
14. j may e
15. j robinson e

Reps.
16. g george w
17. m blair s
18. l cameron nz
19. s abbott e