Team Selection - Semi-finals - World Cup

25 October  2019

England  vs  New Zealand

England

15  Elliot Daly, 14  Anthony Watson, 13  Manu Tuilagi, 12  Owen Farrell (c), 11  Jonny May, 10  George Ford, 9  Ben Youngs, 8  Billy Vunipola, 7  Sam Underhill, 6  Tom Curry, 5  Courtney Lawes, 4  Maro Itoje, 3  Kyle Sinckler, 2  Jamie George, 1  Mako Vunipola

Replacements  :  16  Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17  Joe Marler, 18  Dan Cole, 19  George Kruis, 20  Mark Wilson, 21  Willi Heinz, 22  Henry Slade, 23  Jonathan Joseph

New  Zealand 

15  Beauden Barrett, 14  Sevu Reece, 13  Jack Goodhue, 12  Anton Lienert-Brown, 11  George Bridge, 10  Richie Mo'unga, 9  Aaron Smith, 8  Kieran Read (c), 7 Ardie Savea, 6  Scott Barrett, 5  Sam Whitelock, 4  Brodie Retallick, 3  Nepo Laulala, 2  Cody Taylor, 1  Joe Moody

Replacements  :   16  Dane Coles, 17  Ofa Tu'ungafasi, 18  Angus Ta'avao, 19  Patrick Tuipulotu, 20  Sam Cane, 21  TJ Perenara, 22  Sonny Bill Williams, 23  Jordie Barrett

26 October 2019

Wales  vs  South Africa

Wales

15  Leigh Halfpenny, 14  George North, 13  Jonathan Davies, 12  Hadleigh Parkes, 11  Josh Adams, 10  Dan Biggar, 9  Gareth Davies, 8  Ross Moriarty, 7  Justin Tipuric, 6  Aaron Wainwright, 5  Alun Wyn Jones, 4  Jake Ball, 3  Tomas Francis, 2  Ken Owens, 1  Wyn Jones

Replacements  :  16  Elliot Dee, 17  Rhys Carre, 18  Dillon Lewis, 19  Adam Beard, 20  Aaron Shingler, 21  Tomos Williams, 22  Rhys Patchell, 23  Owen Watkin

South Africa

15  Willie le Roux, 14  S'bu Nkosi, 13  Lukhanyo Am, 12  Damian de Allende, 11  Makazole Mapimpi, 10  Handre Pollard, 9  Faf de Klerk, 8  Duane Vermeulen, 7  Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6  Siya Kolisi (c), 5  Lood de Jager, 4  Eben Etzebeth, 3  Frans Malherbe, 2  Bongi Mbonambi, 1  Tendai Mtawarira

Replacements  :  16  Malcolm Marx, 17  Steven Kitshoff, 18  Vincent Koch, 19  RG Snyman, 20  Franco Mostert, 21  Francois Louw, 22  Herschel Jantjies, 23 Frans Stey

To he top with this one

Why are they blank?

Why are they blank?

For some reason Mike can't wait until at least one team is actually announced before creating these threads.

Razor

Easy to answer and Idiot Speaker Pakie's answer is normally BS,   I always start the thread on Mondays since it has happened that teams are announced before expectation and then somebody else starts a new thread on team selection before this thread is available.   Please note there are many members who help to find teams - not only me.   They  then added the teams and I updated the main posting.

It does not matter when the thread is started - what matters i s when the first team is announced and the thread is not available and somebody else found the team and not me with the main thread not available yet,       

Pakie doesn't partake in any of these competitions ... why is he commenting on this thread?

Best he keep his pie hole shut!!

Come again Muck.....why is it important to clutter up the Board with this empty thread....wasting posters' time who click  on thinking a team has been announced?

It's simple. Oom Mike is retired and have the time to regularly update the OP as the teams become available. He starts the threads and the rest of the fantasy players chip in. It works for them.

We  non-combatants chip in with chirps when the rest of the board is still...and some even try to derail things a bit...all in good spirit I'm sure.

Moz, if you can't recognize a "Team Selection " Fantasy Rugby thread by now, I really don't know what to say.. .you're deliberately wasting your time me thinks...and enjoying every minute wasted too.

Bugger off Shifty Schiff- Strzok - you total fool.  You have no interest in this thread.     

Oh I see, so only fantasy players have a right to be interested in team selections. My bad. Happy Empty P ost day to you all

Pakie...Oom Mike can't help himself when it comes to you, Moz and Auge.

CM I appreciate your effort with team selection  every week with the WC and SR.

Much better than hunting through individual posts to see who has been selected by individual posters.

Keep up the good work.

In the next life we could all be neighbors and then you will actually be able to hear it directly from CM instead of wasting time  looking for it on Ruckers and then reading the posting.

So enjoy the time you have now.

Your choice.

Chirp, Chirp.

All Blacks as announced by Hansen:

1. Joe Moody (44)
2. Codie Taylor (49)
3. Nepo Laulala (24)
4. Brodie Retallick (79)
5. Samuel Whitelock (116)
6. Scott Barrett (34)
7. Ardie Savea (43)
8. Kieran Read - captain (125)
9. Aaron Smith (90)
10. Richie Mo’unga (15)
11. George Bridge (8)
12. Anton Lienert-Brown (41)
13. Jack Goodhue (12)
14. Sevu Reece (6)
15. Beauden Barrett (81)

16. Dane Coles (67)
17. Ofa Tuungafasi (34)
18. Angus Ta'avao (12)
19. Patrick Tuipulotu (28)
20. Sam Cane (66)
21. T J Perenara (63)
22. Sonny Bill Williams (56)
23. Jordie Barrett (15)

"I'm stumped....tell me about the benefits."

It gives Mike something to do on Mondays.

Smartest thing you have said in months Draad!

South Africa

15 Willie le Roux, 14 S'bu Nkosi, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Tendai Mtawarira

Substitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Franco Mostert, 21 Francois Louw, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Frans Steyn

Don't like the SA team - SA and AB's updated

England Updated

big kiwi pack... with barrett on the flank...

Underhill is my new fav openside - he's a beast of a pommy - with a very unusual head on him...

I'm not much in the know of pom forward but Tom Curry seems to lack 10-15kgs - I think AB pack may dominate this pom pack and IF that happens... game over...

Kick and setpiece is about poms best chance... although they do have a few good backs too.......

What a cracker this will be...................!!!!!!!!

I do not think the Wales team will be announced before tomorrow.  

Yes Mike

Why do you waste our time with blank posts?

It's like the Star posting a headline before the news happens, just so that they are ready for when it does actually happen.

No - go to News 24 and see that they do the same.   I am sorry - but will not do any team lists in future if that is what you and Mozart wants.

Kolbe must have a serious injury to be overlooked for this game or perhaps Eraser is saying him for the next round

Thoughts....

Willie, Kolisi and Fab have done zero to earn their selection other than seniority or in good standing with Eraser and his bosses.

Gelant, Smith and that speed scrum-half not even on the bench is crazy.

Wales

15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 George North, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Aaron Wainwright, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Jake Ball, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Wyn Jones

Substitutes: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Rhys Carre, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Adam Beard, 20 Aaron Shingler, 21 Tomos Williams, 22 Rhys Patchell, 23 Owen Watkin

Liam Williams OUT - good for Boks... 

Shaping up as kiwi v saffa GF.... could be good...

Wales Updated