Super Rugby 10 best players countdown

@Duluth said in Super Rugby Countdown:

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Just skimmed through their picks. I guess the Blues no 1 will be Spencer

I literally haven’t looked at the lists, but I assume its Messam for the Chiefs.

Lol how does Nonu not make the top 10 for the Canes? He should be in the top 5.

And how does one of Lomu/Spencer miss out for the Blues?

@Canes4life

I guess for Lomu its longevity of career at the blues perhaps?

I think it’s top “contributors “ more than best players.

@DaGrubster surely his short contribution still gets him in the top ten. Didn’t he contribute to two titles?

@Crucial Nonu played 126 games for the Canes scoring 48 tries. I call that a pretty handy contribution.

If we won in 2015 he would be near the top of this list but to not have him in the top 10 is crazy.

@Crucial said in Super Rugby Countdown:

I think it’s top “contributors “ more than best players.

Doesn't explain Nick Evans selection this one.

Really good player, but surely nowhere near a top 10 for a super side, given he left so early in his career.

I guess the numbers one's will be Spencer, Messam, Cullen, Richie & Aaron Smith.

So no selection for Jonah....

@MajorRage said in Super Rugby Countdown:

@Crucial said in Super Rugby Countdown:

I think it’s top “contributors “ more than best players.

Doesn't explain Nick Evans selection this one.

Really good player, but surely nowhere near a top 10 for a super side, given he left so early in his career.

I'm as puzzled as anyone. Was trying to work it out.
No Lomu or Cullen for the Canes is madness. JC at 9 I can live with when you have to make calls on order but as much as I am a CJ fan, does he deserve to be there over one of the two best outside backs to ever play the game?

Is it no Lomu or Spencer for Blues?

@MajorRage i loved Nick evans....but he only played for us 30 odd times and generally at low points in our history

i would have said someone like ash dixon, was captain and got over 100 caps...same could be said for coltman...even cowen...a bit weird

can we claim doug howlett too? he was pretty handy, maybe dagg?

I guess it will be Richie McCaw for the Crusaders but, to be honest, he wouldn't be my number one at Super level. Too many seasons under Toddy where I think he paced himself. I would've had Richie the Mo a my number one.

Generally a good set for the Crusaders. I think Chris Jack is unlucky to miss out.

Is it the best player to play for [Insert team] or the player who played the best for [Insert team]

That's where the discussion will divide the room

@MiketheSnow said in Super Rugby 10 best players countdown:

Is it the best player to play for [Insert team] or the player who played the best for [Insert team]

That's where the discussion will divide the room

We asked our writers to do their top 10 based on how players have performed for their Super Rugby club,

I think the number 1 will be: Carlos Spencer- Blues, Liam Messam - Chiefs, Richie McCaw - Crusaders, Aaron Smith - Highlanders, Christian Cullen - Hurricanes.

I think they should be: Zinzan Brooke - Blues, Aaron Cruden - Chiefs, Sam Whitelock - Crusaders, Aaron Smith - Highlanders, Christian Cullen - Hurricanes.

@Chris-B said in Super Rugby 10 best players countdown:

I guess it will be Richie McCaw for the Crusaders but, to be honest, he wouldn't be my number one at Super level. Too many seasons under Toddy where I think he paced himself. I would've had Richie the Mo a my number one.

Generally a good set for the Crusaders. I think Chris Jack is unlucky to miss out.

Have to agree. It's the same criteria as to why Messam is a clear number 1 for the Chiefs. Craig Clarke unlucky to miss out on the top 10.

Aussie teams used to say Chris Jack more influential for Saders than Richie.

@Machpants said in Super Rugby 10 best players countdown:

@MiketheSnow said in Super Rugby 10 best players countdown:

Is it the best player to play for [Insert team] or the player who played the best for [Insert team]

That's where the discussion will divide the room

We asked our writers to do their top 10 based on how players have performed for their Super Rugby club,

Still baffles me why Lomu doesn’t appear. I get that he played for 3 franchises but the Vidiri/Lomu combination for the Blues was a big part of their early success.
At the Canes he performed well enough to help fill the caketin week after week.

Lomu has to be the most influential rugby play of all time.
They even made a video game after him.
He needs to fit in somewhere.

The Cullen, Lomu, Umaga back three for the Canes had 30k through the gates every game. Franchises would kill for that now.