Kashmir Pete’s dream Barbarians team, and a tour to match

Ken Very kind, thanks. I have this one query on your moment of glory. The telling suggests you fell over the line into a big sloppy pool of water, but I guess it was a dry track? Very best KP

Rice power Chook, rice power!!!! Cheers KP

but waxy what about the location - you could intro Al to to a novice surf break off Ballina (just outside the nets) ? !

No problems Chook I was really an inside centre, but never really got the chance to prove myself there, Coulda been... :-) Cheers Peter

Mitch Ooh my goodness, I'm blushing and it ain't even dawn. Many thanks - and enjoy those oranges. Sincerely KP

I actually remain hopeful that someone will take Skelton running and he’ll come back the reserve lock we always wanted Concur with that Mitch. I have this vision, you heard it here first: WCF 2019 in Japan. Disbelieving Wallaby fans who only invested in tickets for the round robin and quarters, knashing teeth at not forking out for semi and final tickets. Sitting in a remote ryokan in the Japanese Alps, after Wallabies nipped the Brave Blossams by a single point, with a 59 metre penalty, from fly-half Reece Hodge, in the dying minutes. The entire Japanese national 23, plus their coach, are anointed honorary samurai for life, by the Japanese Emperor, for their bravery through the tournament - including another massive shock, in defeating Eddie Jones' England in the quarter finals. The Emperor and his family are at the final, the whole of Japan is in spasms, backing the Wallabies. against the 'even better than 2015' All Blacks (now known as the ALLMIGHTY BLACKS, who've blitzed through the other half of the tournament. The small colour TV in the ryokan gives graphic footage of Ben McCalman in his final game, and the entire Wallabies team, making huge defensive efforts, making the defence against Wales 4 years before, look merely blase. Extra time, Blacks ahead 7-3 now after a spectacular try from Kieran Reid, finishing off a movement in which all 3 Barrett brothers each handle twice. Unfortunately for the massive number of kiwis both at the ground and those at home under the Long White Cloud, the two goal kicking brothers both suffer the wobblies. Jodie then Beauden both miss numerous penalties. EARLIER: Complete mayhem after Reid's try, ruled not out as he scores whilst taking out both the corner post and Nick Phipps over the side line. Glenn Jackson blows the whistle without going to the video ref, then rushes back to check on Beauden Barrett, who 'appears' concussed after an accidental butt with his bigger little brother Scott. Glenn Jackson allows Beauden Barrett to leave the field for concussion test, allowing Liam Sapoaga to come off to take the conversion, Frank Hyde turns in his grave as Sopaga kicks it high, long and straight between the posts. Back home, The Roar is in complete Uproar. Kiwis say 'them msut be the rules'. In the box, Cheik is visibly frothing. But Hoops (now prematurely bald, after ageing a decade during the Waratahs shock 2018 and 2019 home seasons, and wearing Poey's old headgear for luck, as he has since Dave's injury, when trying out at 2 in a Baa Baas match at Lismore 2 years before) leads his boys in a charge of the Light Brigade back to half way for the kick and final play. The siren sounds as the Wallabies sprint over their own 25 yard line, but Glenn Jackson, with a damp patch now appearing on his short fronts, permits the kick. Keiran Reid appeals vehemently that the game's over, but to no avail. QC angle his drop perfectly. Big Willy does his now well known Cazaly-recovery-from kick off, then barges over Ardie Savea, palming off Brodie Retallick with one mitt, delicate off load back QC. UPDATE: QC a late call up for the World Cup after Bernard Foley and Jono Lance are injured in round robin. Quade on at 15 after Kurtley Beale (later awarded man of the tournament) twists ankle and does not return after half time. Willy himself sent on in 73rd minute, as per Cheika master-plan, devised for the final with his selection panel of Rod McQueen, Ewen McKenzie and Mark Ella. After receiving the leather from Skelton, Quade is nearly decapitated by Jerome Kaino in a technically legal tackle, QC grubbers as he falls to ground (carried off, but later hospital checks are all OK). Unbelievably the grubber, on its 3rd bounce 'pops' almost vertically, giving Will and a quintuplet of Black & Gold jerseys time to intersect, everyone knocks each other over falling to the turf, except Big Willy, who like Steven Bradbury, takes the ball overhead without leaving the ground (MitchO in ecstasy) and lopes 25 metres, hands and pill overhead, diving to score under the black dot. Brett Mckay, live on ABC Grandstand, shrieks into the mike "Radike Samo eat your heart out" before recording famous post match face-to-faces with Hoops, Cheik, Larkham and Nathan - who would believe the defence - Grey. Just FAR TOO MUCH man-love their Brett. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ken Many thanks (from one former 9 to another!). Cheers KP

Hi Mitcho Thanks for your valuable input to selection. It was with very heavy heart that Honey was omitted. Reading your post, I realise I definitely had my priorities wrong. Could be great to bring Nick back to the Lighthouse with us, no doubt many yarns and laughs and through to break of dawn. Sure he'd be in for a morning surf of Wategoes. Actually had BenAlex (his names are very close to my heart) before switching to Pek, for whom I've always had a fondness. Another mistaken priority by me, as could do with Ben's publican's skills after the game at the Cape, quietly pulling good beers for myself, the Badge etc. Agree Big Willy would certainly be handy, to make our way to the bar, if we dropped in at Strop's place on the main beach. Willy once helped out at my nephews' U7 team training (that's under seven years of age rugby, not sevens rugby!). My bro tells me he held up the tackling bag. With that experience, he might qualify as Alan's Assistant. Best of own worlds - keeps him off field where, as you imply, may be his best position. Cheers KP

Thanks Charlie! Cheers KP