Following on from the top ten lists of the greatest Wallabies and All Blacks, I have decided to pick a Wallaby XV to play against their All Blacks counterparts in a one-off Bledisloe Cup game.
The game will be played under the ELVs laws, and the referee will Andre Watson, from South Africa.
AUSTRALIA
15. Matthew Burke
14. Roger Gould
13. Mark Ella
12. Cyril Towers
11. David Campese
10. Stephen Larkham
9. Nick Farr-Jones (c)
8. Simon Poidevin
7. Greg Cornelsen
6. Graham Cooke
5. John Eales
4. Steve Cutler
3. Tony Daly
2. Phil Kearns
1. Ewan McKenzie
RESERVES:
16. George Gregan
17. Tim Horan
18. Ken Catchpole
19. Col Windon
20. Tom Lawton
21. Bill Cerutti
22. Matt Giteau
Emergencies: Joe Roff, Edward Dunlop, Rod McCall
COACH: Rod MacQueen
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NEW ZEALAND
15. Christian Cullen
14. Jeff Wilson
13. Frank Bunce
12. Bert Cooke
11. Jonah Lomu
10. Grant Fox
9. Sid Going
8. Murray Mexted
7. Ian Kirkpatrick
6. Richard White
5. Colin Meads
4. Michael Jones
3. Richard Loe
2. Sean Fitzpatrick (c)
1. Wilson Whineray
RESERVES
16. Dan Carter
17. Ian Jones
18. Zinzan Brooke
19. Andy Haden
20. Wayne Shelford
21. Andrew Mehrtens
22. Graham Mourie
Emergencies: John Kirwan, Andy Dalton, Gary Whetton
COACH: Sir Brian Lochore
Who would win this ‘dream’ Bledisloe Cup game? And why?