Zinzan Brooke's all-time world XV: No Carter or Wilkinson
Top 10s/ListsWednesday, 25 November 2020 at 14:00
All Black legend Zinzan Brooke picks his greatest XV rugby union team of all time, but there is no room in his selection for Dan Carter, Richie McCaw, Martin Johnson or Jonny Wilkinson.
The former New Zealand rugby union footballer, who played at number eight, has two other brothers who also played rugby at representative level: Marty, who played for Auckland and Southland; and Robin, who played lock for Auckland and New Zealand.
Brooke played 58 tests for New Zealand, and 42 non-international matches for the All Blacks, captained Auckland Blues to Super 12 championships in 1996 and 1997 and was an influential figure in Auckland's dominance in the National Provincial Championship during the late 1980s and 1990s.
The 53-year-old has picked eight New Zealanders in his selection along with three Frenchmen, two Australians and one player each from South Africa and Wales.
Zinzan Brooke's all-time world XV
Fullback: CHRISTIAN CULLEN (New Zealand)
Winger: DAVID CAMPESE (Australia)
Centre: PHILLIPE SELLA (France)
Centre: JOE STANLEY (New Zealand)
Winger: JONAH LOMU (New Zealand)
Fly-half: BEAUDEN BARRETT (New Zealand)
Scrum-half: GARETH EDWARDS (Wales)
Prop: OS DU RANDT (South Africa)
Hooker: SEAN FITZPATRICK (New Zealand)
Prop: PASCAL ONDARTS (France)
Lock: BRODIE RETALLICK (New Zealand)
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Brodie Retallick of the All Blacks carries the ball in a maul during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South Africa Springboks at Westpac Stadium on September 13, 2014 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)[/caption]
Lock: JOHN EALES (Australia)
Flanker: MICHAEL JONES (New Zealand)
Flanker: JEAN-PIERRE RIVES (France)
Number 8: KIERAN READ (New Zealand)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 15: Kieran Read of the All Blacks is tackled by Tevita Kuridrani of the Wallabies during The Rugby Championship, Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Eden Park on August 15, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)[/caption]
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