Team of Brothers

Slow Tuesday - was thinking if it would be possible to put together a team composed of brothers.
Have to be currently playing or recently finished

1.John Hayes
2.?
3.Census Johnston
4.Tom Hayes
5.?
6.Micro Bergamasco
7.Mark Easter
8.Nick Easter
9.Lee Dickson
10.?
11.Mauro Bergamasco
12.Tom Arscott
13.Manu Tuilagi
14.Alessana Tuilagi
15. Luke Arscott

Bench
Henry Tuilagi
Tuilagi (the one that played at sale)?
Steffon and Delon Armitage
Tagikackinbau (1 at London Irish and another at Sarries)
Karl Dickson
Tom Johnston

Hon mention. Cockbain brothers (Oz and Welsh)

Tusi Pisi and George Pisi - are they brothers? Both from the recent Samoa win over Oz

Cant think of a hooker, a lock and a stand-off - any ideas?

Just remembered Ricco and hosea Gear

I suppose you could have Steven Shingler as a 10 (Aaron plays 4,5,6 for Scarlets) not the greatest example, then there's Nathan and Aled Brew as well who play Wing

I also say bring back the Quinells (including Derek) then you could take over the world! lol

Why not use all of the Tuilagi's

Could almost make a XV of Tuilagis and Armitage's! 5 of each, all playing or have played pro rugby!

Rory & Tony Underwood

Also the underwoods and the brookes were quite useful players! think you could just about edge zinzan ahead of easter and underwood ahead of bergamasco!

Could also have the faingaa's, hooker and 12, who i believe are twins

Which Tuilagis have I left off! Didnt include Freddie

The Faingaa twins, ones a hooker the other a centre also think there is another brother who plays openside for the brumbies.

Don't forget the Jones and Williams!!!!

The Underwoods and Brookes arent playing pro anymore!

3 Blair brothers (altho David has recently retired from pro rugby to train as a teacher), 2 Lamonts, 2 Vissers.

Simon and Guy Easterby, Sean and Rory Lamont could also be added in I guess.

Faingaa's are a good shout

Isn't their a Scotish due other than the Evans's?

Lamont's a good too, Is Simon Easterby still playing?

1. Franks
2. Faingaa
3. Franks
4. Brooke
5. Quninell
6. Bergamasco
7. Armitage
8. Brooke
9. So'aliao
10. ??
11. Bergamasco
12. Faingaa
13. Tuilagi
14. Gear
15. Gear

Leaves: Andy Tuilagi, Alesana Tuilagi, Underwood x 2, Quinell x 2, Rod So'aliaio

Reckon thats a pretty useful side, just can't think of a ten!

Simon Easterby retired last season, not sure about Guy actually (I confess I may have missed out the bit in the OP about still playing or recently so!)

Going back a bit, there's the Milne brothers from Scotland

Martin Johnson and his brother (Will?), although given they are 2nd row and back row, probably lose out as a pairing to Robin and Zinzan Brooke

Oh, and Micro Bergomasco might be a bit small for a 6 (or indeed anywhere on a rugby pitch)

Not the lamont's. Blair or Cusiter? One is a 10 the other a 9????

Bathite wrote:1. Franks
2. Faingaa
3. Franks
4. Brooke
5. Quninell
6. Bergamasco
7. Armitage
8. Brooke
9. So'aliao
10. ??
11. Bergamasco
12. Faingaa
13. Tuilagi
14. Gear
15. Gear

Leaves: Andy Tuilagi, Alesana Tuilagi, Underwood x 2, Quinell x 2, Rod So'aliaio

Reckon thats a pretty useful side, just can't think of a ten!

All good apart from the Brooke's - Zinzan as good as he was isnt still cutting it at the top!

Don't forget about the Taits, the Fords andthe Vunipolas.

You could have George Ford at 10 if you are really struggling.

pete (buachaill on eirne) wrote:Not the lamont's. Blair or Cusiter? One is a 10 the other a 9????

Yes, is it David Blair - he was a 10 wasnt he?

beshocked wrote:Don't forget about the Taits, the Fords andthe Vunipolas.

You could have George Ford at 10 if you are really struggling.

Who is George Fords brother?

Stephen Bachop and Graeme Bachop for a brother combo at halfback and flyhalf.

Could also get the Whetton brothers in at 5 and 6.

There's 4 Whitelock brothers at Canterbury - 2 locks a flanker and a midfield back.

Joe Ford: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ford_%28rugby_union%29

Ben and Tom Youngs are option, scrum-half and hooker/centre!

Pretty good team here!

Right then fellas, beat that!

1. Franks
2. Du Plessis
3. Franks
4. Whitelock
5. Easter
6. Whitelock
7. Armitage
8. Easter
9. Blair
10. Ford
11. Gear
12. Faingaa
13. Tuilagi
14. Gear
15. Armitage

Leaves: Jannie Du Plessis, Faingaa, Andy Tuilagi, Alesana Tuilagi, Lamont, Takicagibau x 2, Blair, Ford

The Lund's could be picked as well I suppose.

Bathite wrote:Right then fellas, beat that!

1. Franks
2. Du Plessis
3. Franks
4. Whitelock
5. Easter
6. Whitelock
7. Armitage
8. Easter
9. Blair
10. Ford
11. Gear
12. Faingaa
13. Tuilagi
14. Gear
15. Armitage

Leaves: Jannie Du Plessis, Faingaa, Andy Tuilagi, Alesana Tuilagi, Lamont, Takicagibau x 2, Blair, Ford

Job done - Is Ricco Gear still playing in Japan or something?

Yeah he is in japan, but could easily have lamont, ndungane, a.tuilagi, either takicaibau in there instead. Would probably plump for alesana to give some power to the back three.

So who would they play???

I think you could just about put together an entire starting team from Whitelocks.

Can you do it with a member of each family in the first team? Cheating to only use one brother. I make that 7 families used, anyone better it (as in less than)?

1.Franks
2.Faninga'a
3.Franks
4.Johnson
5.Johnson
6.Bergamasco
7.Armitage
8.Tuilagi
9.Blair
10.Blair
11.Tuilagi
12.Faninga'a
13.Tuilagi
14.Bergamasco
15.Armitage

formerly known as Sam wrote:Can you do it with a member of each family in the first team? Cheating to only use one brother. I make that 7 families used, anyone better it (as in less than)?

1.Franks
2.Faninga'a
3.Franks
4.Johnson
5.Johnson
6.Bergamasco
7.Armitage
8.Tuilagi
9.Blair
10.Blair
11.Tuilagi
12.Faninga'a
13.Tuilagi
14.Bergamasco
15.Armitage

1.Franks
2.Faninga'a
3.Franks
4.Whitelock
5.Whitelock
6.Whitelock
7.Armitage
8.Tuilagi
9.Blair
10.Blair
11.Tuilagi
12.Faninga'a
13.Tuilagi
14.Whitelock
15.Armitage

6 families

are nikki and jamie robinson brothers? if so there is a 10 and 13 option

For Scotland there's also John (12) and Martin Leslie (6), Gavin (15) and Scott Hastings (12), Max (13/14) and Thom Evans (11), Allan (13) and Gordon (2) Bulloch and of course Rory (15) and Sean (11/14/12) Lamont.

Are all those Whitelocks on professional contracts? I think the Whitelock from the Baby Blacks will go a long way. He's definitely been given the right rugby education (at Loughborough Grammar School in Leicestershire England ).

The Welsh Bishops, Andrew and David

Looking back in time, for NZ there were the Brownlee brothers in the '20s
the Meads and Clarkes 50s/60s
All 3 Goings in the 70s (9,10,15)
the Deans in the 80s
2 generations of Bachops/Maugers in the 90s/naughties (9, 10, 12, 13)
2 Jack brothers in the 90s

Actually, from Canterbury
1) Franks
2)
3) Franks
4) Whitelock/Jack
5) Whitelock/Jack
6) Whitelock
7)
8)
9) Deans/Bachop
10 Bachop
12 Mauger
13 Mauger
14 Whitelock
15 Deans


Stretching a point, Merhtens and Reuben Thorne are brothers-in-law and Merhtens and Mayerhoffler are ex-brothers-in-law

Corey Flynn (hooker) is Aaron Flynn (halfback)'s nephew.

formerly known as Sam wrote:Are all those Whitelocks on professional contracts? I think the Whitelock from the Baby Blacks will go a long way. He's definitely been given the right rugby education (at Loughborough Grammar School in Leicestershire England ).

The older 3 all played for the Crusaders this season (Adam was initially in the wider training squad but had secured a starting berth by mid-SXV) I suspect the youngest will be getting some NPC gametime for Canterbury with Thorn and Sam W away at the RWC. Next season the Crusaders will have lost Thorn and possibly Jack so he may make the squad.

Manawatu must be gutted the whole Whitelock family moved to Chch when one of the boys opted to study at the University of Canterbury.

Was there 3 or 4 Boobyers on the scene at one time?

"Scooter" and "Barney" Waldrom still play..

tbf you could probably make a team out of just the quinnel and tuilagi families!

And the Whitelocks could cover the bench!

going back to earlier in the thread - micro bergamasco - isnt he the scrum half?

Not forgetting the Wallace brothers

David, Richard and Paul.