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Originally Posted by steds
Just watched "Rugby World Cup - Dream XV" on ESPN Classic. They had a side of
1. Tom Smith
2. Sean Fitzpatrick
3. Jason Leonard
4. Martin Johnson
5. John Eales
6. Francois Pienaar
7. Michael Jones
8. Zinzan Brooke
9. Joost Van Der Westhuizen
10. Jonny Wilkinson
11. Jonah Lomu
12. Tim Horan
13. Philippe Sella
14. David Campese
15. Serge Blanco
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Pretty steady selection. Wilko aside they have position for position the same players in the backs as I did for my post-87 Rest of the world XV.
Tom Smith's an interesting one. Tiny for a prop, but he was never embarrassed against bigger guys (which basically covers every other prop) and was very mobile and played almost as a third flanker at times. He was magnificent on the Lions tour in 97, but I dunno if I'd have him in a best-ever XV as far as world cups go. Possibly a victim of not playing in a truly first-rate team for most of his career.