Name the opposition player you respect the most.

Name a player from your nation opposition that you respect the most.

Top ten teams in world rugby as per IRB ranked top ten

Argentina
Australia
England
France
Ireland
New Zealand
Samoa
Scotland
South Africa
Wales

I'm from Wales, so the top ten teams players I respect the most are as follows...!

Argentina - Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
Australia - Digby Ioane
England - Dan Cole
France - Fulgence Ouedraogo
Ireland - Jamie Heaslip
New Zealand - Richie McCaw
Samoa - Joe Tekori
Scotland - Tim Visser
South Africa - Ryan Peinaar

Irish so....

Argentina - Juan Martin Hernandez
Australia - David Pocock
England - Manu Tuilagi
France - Wesley Fofana
New Zealand - Dan Carter
Samoa - Jo Tekori
Scotland - David Denton
South Africa - Bryan Habana

More of an envy feeling than respect to be honest!

theslosty wrote:Irish so....

Argentina - Juan Martin Hernandez
Australia - David Pocock
England - Manu Tuilagi
France - Wesley Fofana
New Zealand - Dan Carter
Samoa - Jo Tekori
Scotland - David Denton
South Africa - Bryan Habana

More of an envy feeling than respect to be honest!

You missed out Wales mate...?

Double post.

Argentina - J M Fernandez Lobbe
Australia - Adam Ashley Cooper
France - Thierry Dusutoir
Ireland - Paul O'Connell
New Zealand - Conrad Smith
Samoa - Joe Tekori
Scotland - Ross Rennie
South Africa - Bismarck du Plessis
Wales - Jonathon Davies (mk 2)

Argentina - Fernandez Lobbe
Australia - Digby Ioane
France - Thierry Dusautoir
England - Ben Foden
Ireland - Brian Ou
Scotland - Tim Visser
South Africa - Bismarck du Plessis
Italy - Sergio Parisse
Wales - Gareth Edwards
England - Ben Foden
Ireland - Brian O'Driscoll
New Zealand - Ma'a Nonu

Pot Hale wrote:Argentina - Fernandez Lobbe
Australia - Digby Ioane
France - Thierry Dusautoir
England - Ben Foden
Ireland - Brian Ou
Scotland - Tim Visser
South Africa - Bismarck du Plessis
Italy - Sergio Parisse
Wales - Gareth Edwards
England - Ben Foden
Ireland - Brian O'Driscoll
New Zealand - Ma'a Nonu

Gareth Edwards won't do too much these days mate.

Argentina - Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
Australia - Will Genia
England - Dan Cole
France - Dusautoir
Ireland - O Driscoll
New Zealand - Richie McCaw
Samoa - Tekori
Scotland - Richie Gray
South Africa - Shalk Burger

I'm English and on the basis that class is permanent and form is not:

Argentina - Lobbe
Australia - Pocock
France - Michalak
Ireland - SOB
Italy - Parisse
Scotland - Gray
South Africa - Bismarck du Plessis
Wales - Lydiate
New Zealand - McCaw

Austin Healey.

RogerLewis wrote:Austin Healey.

If you are including him as the TV backs analyst, I concur.

I respect someone who has the balls to mouth off when he normally gets it wrong.

He said before this six nations that Wales would struggle. Maybe he meant struggle to find a large enough trophy cabinet?

Irish

Argentina - Juan Martin Hernandez
Australia - David Pocock
England - Dan Cole
France - Imanole Harinordoquy
New Zealand - Kevin Mealamu
Samoa - Jo Tekori
Scotland - David Denton
South Africa - JP Pietersen
Wales - Leigh Halfpenny

Argentina - Patrick Albacete
Australia - Nathan Sharpe
England - Dan Cole
France - Maxime Medard
Ireland - Brian O'Driscoll
New Zealand - Conrad Smith
Samoa - ?
Scotland - Stuart Hogg
South Africa - Willem Albert

Australia Nathan Sharpe Leader who has extended his playing career to help out his mates and has been one of Australia's most consistent players

SA Bryan Habana Player who has knuckled down and returned to form after a few years in the wilderness.

France Dusatoir A tackling machine who can singlehandedly in a team game have an influence on the game.

Taniela Moa
Tusi Pisi

If the NZRU poaches pacific players, then their radar was malfunctioning when they let these two slip through the net.

Agree on Nathan Sharpe.