Piers Morgan told to ‘stick to cricket’ after picking his dream Rugby XV
Rugby NewsFriday, 10 December 2021 at 17:07
Controversial television presenter Piers Morgan has picked his all-time greatest rugby team – and has said that it’s impossible to argue with his selection.
It's fair to say they have following the omission of great players such as Joost van der Westhuizen, Jonny Wilkinson, Willie John McBride and many more legends.
Read on to see who Morgan selected in his all-time rugby XV.
Piers Morgan: My all-time rugby XV:
FRONT-ROW:
- Loosehead-prop: Os du Randt (South Africa)
- Hooker: Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand)
- Tighthead-prop: Graham Price (Wales)
SECOND-ROW:
- Lock: Martin Johnson (England)
- Lock: John Eales (Australia)
BACK-ROW:
- Flanker: Francois Pienaar (South Africa)
- Flanker: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
- Number 8: Zinzan Brooke (New Zealand)
HALFBACKS:
- Scrum-half: Gareth Edwards (Wales)
- Fly-half: Dan Carter (New Zealand)
DID YOU KNOW? In May 2018, Dan Carter revealed that he declined the offer to switch to National Football League (NFL) as a kicker for New England Patriots after The Rugby World Cup in 2015.
CENTRE:
- Centre: Tim Horan (Australia)
- Centre: Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)
DID YOU KNOW? O’Driscoll was chosen as Player of the Tournament in the 2006, 2007 and 2009 RBS Six Nations Championships.
BACK-THREE:
- Winger: Jonah Lomu (New Zealand)
- Winger: David Campese (Australia)
- Fullback: Serge Blanco (France)
DID YOU KNOW? In September 2009, Lomu took part in an amateur bodybuilding contest, finishing second in two categories
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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