Carter and Wilkinson omitted from controversial all-time XV
Rugby NewsSunday, 22 August 2021 at 11:33
Picking an all-time world XV is never an easy task with Thomas Booth from Last Word On Sports the latest to try.
In his article, the popular rugby scribe controversially leaves out Dan Carter and Jonny Wilkinson as well as back-to-back World Cup-winning captain Richie McCaw
Three New Zealanders, three South Africans, two Australians, two Irishmen, two Frenchmen, two Englishmen, and a Welshman make up the impressive line-up.
Check out his full all-time XV below.
#BACK-THREE:
- 15. Serge Blanco (France)
- 14. Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)
- 11. Jonah Lomu (New Zealand)
#CENTRES:
- 13. Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)
- 12. Phillipe Sella (France)
#HALFBACKS:
- 10. Jonathan Davies (Wales)
- 9. Nick Farr-Jones (Australia)
#FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa)
- 2 John Smit (South Africa)
- 3. Richard Loe (New Zealand)
#SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Martin Johnson (England)
- 5. John Eales (Australia)
#BACK-ROW:
- 6. Richard Hill (England)
- 7. Michael Jones (New Zealand)
- 8. Zinzan Brooke (New Zealand)
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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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