What if England was split into four? Who would win a tournament?!

Friday, 18 December 2020 at 15:55

byRugby Rucker

What if England was split into four? It would result in an incredibly exciting competition.

Instead of one national team, there are four line-ups of teams put together based on where they were born. We then throw in England internationals born abroad to make a Five Nations tournament.

Different regions have various strengths with the North having both George Ford and Owen Farrell to pull the strings while the South has a humungous pack.

Who do you think would come out on top?! Check out the selections below and use are ranking tool below to have your say on who would win this new makebelieve championship.

If there’s a player we missed who you think would strengthen one of the teams, comment below and we can change their line-up.

TEAM SOUTH:

15. Mike Brown (Southampton), 14. Elliot Daly (Croydon) 13. Joe Marchant (Winchester), 12. Piers Francis (Gravesend), 11. Anthony Watson (Middlesex), 10. Danny Cipriani (London), 9. Harry Randall (Slough); 1. Joe Marler (Eastbourne), 2. Jamie George (Welwyn Garden City), 3. Kyle Sinckler (Wandsworth), 4. Courtney Lawes (Hackney), 5. Maro Itoje (Camden), 6. Tom Curry (Hounslow), 7. Chris Robshaw (Surrey), 8. Alex Dombrandt (Surrey)

REST OF THE WORLD:

15 Denny Solomona (New Zealand), 14 Marland Yarde (St Lucia), 13 Manu Tuilagi (Samoa), 12 Ben Teo (New Zealand), 11 Joe Cokanasiga (Fiji), 10 Marcus Smith (Philippines), 9 Joe Simpson (Australia), 1 Mako Vunipola (New Zealand), 2 Dylan Hartley (New Zealand, Captain), 3 Paul Hill (Germany), 4 Don Armand (Zimbabwe), 5 Jack Clifford (Australia), 6 Nathan Hughes (Fiji), 7 Sam Underhill (USA), 8 Billy Vunipola (Australia)

TEAM NORTH:

15. Simon Hammersley (Hull), 14. Zach Kibirige (Middlesborough), 13. Chris Harris (Carlisle), 12. Owen Farrell (Billinge), 11. Chris Ashton (Wigan), 10. George Ford (Oldham), 9. Danny Care (Leeds); 1. Sam Lockwood (Dewsbury), 2. Tommy Taylor (Macclesfield), 3. Tomas Francis (York), 4. Will Witty (Malton), 5. Josh Beaumont (Blackpool), 6. Mark Wilson (Kendal), 7. Hamish Watson (Liverpool), 8. Ross Moriarty (Liverpool)

TEAM EAST:

15.Ben Foden (Chester), 14. Alex Lewington (Nottingham), 13. Jonathan Davies (Solihull), 12. Jonathan Joseph (Derby), 11. George North (Kings Lynn), 10. Alex Goode (Cambridge), 9. Ben Youngs (Aylsham), 1. Kieran Brookes (Stoke-on-Trent), 2. Tom Youngs (Norwich), 3. Dan Cole (Leicester), 4. Ed Slater (Leicester), 5. Jonny Hill (Ludlow), 6. Lewis Ludlam (Ipswich), 7. Ted Hill (Worcester), 8. Tom Wood (Coventry)

TEAM WEST:

15. Jack Nowell (Cornwall), 14. Olly Woodburn (Bristol), 13. Henry Slade (Plymouth), 12. Ollie Devoto (Yeovil), 11. Jonny May (Chiseldon), 10. Freddie Burns (Bath Rugby), 9. Jack Maunder (Exeter); 1. Ellis Genge (Bristol), 2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Truro), 4. Joe Launchbury (Exeter Chiefs), 5.Don Armand (Bournemouth), 6. Sam Simmonds (Torquay), 7. Jake Polledri (Bristol), 8. Ben Morgan (Bristol)