2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year
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@MN5 said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@Canes4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
My 1st XV for the year:
- Ox Niche (South Africa)
- Malcolm Marx (South Africa)
- Thomas Du Toit (South Africa)
- Maro Itoje (England)
- RG Snyman (South Africa)
- Pieter Steph-Du Toit (South Africa)
- Pablo Matera (Argentina)
- Harry Wilson (Australia)
- Cam Roigard (New Zealand)
- Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa)
- Louie Bielle-Biarrey (France)
- Len Ikitau (Australia)
- Huw Jones (Scotland)
- Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)
- Damian Willemse (South Africa)
No Billy Proctor ?
I wish, tempted to put Riley Higgins in there though.
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@Canes4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@MN5 said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@Canes4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
My 1st XV for the year:
- Ox Niche (South Africa)
- Malcolm Marx (South Africa)
- Thomas Du Toit (South Africa)
- Maro Itoje (England)
- RG Snyman (South Africa)
- Pieter Steph-Du Toit (South Africa)
- Pablo Matera (Argentina)
- Harry Wilson (Australia)
- Cam Roigard (New Zealand)
- Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa)
- Louie Bielle-Biarrey (France)
- Len Ikitau (Australia)
- Huw Jones (Scotland)
- Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)
- Damian Willemse (South Africa)
No Billy Proctor ?
I wish, tempted to put Riley Higgins in there though.
All silliness aside Good team......
two Australians seems like an awful lot though !
I'd go Jack Dempsey at 8 but then that would make two
AustraliansScotsmen which is probably too many ! -
i think there have been a few Aussies that have stood out this year as being outstanding, but they're let down by a lot of the team being either substandard or below expectation.
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@MN5 said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@Canes4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@MN5 said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@Canes4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
My 1st XV for the year:
- Ox Niche (South Africa)
- Malcolm Marx (South Africa)
- Thomas Du Toit (South Africa)
- Maro Itoje (England)
- RG Snyman (South Africa)
- Pieter Steph-Du Toit (South Africa)
- Pablo Matera (Argentina)
- Harry Wilson (Australia)
- Cam Roigard (New Zealand)
- Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa)
- Louie Bielle-Biarrey (France)
- Len Ikitau (Australia)
- Huw Jones (Scotland)
- Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)
- Damian Willemse (South Africa)
No Billy Proctor ?
I wish, tempted to put Riley Higgins in there though.
All silliness aside Good team......
two Australians seems like an awful lot though !
I'd go Jack Dempsey at 8 but then that would make two
AustraliansScotsmen which is probably too many.......Russell probably the other Scot unlucky to miss out, he had a very good season. Lock was my hardest pick, Holland had a good year, but I wouldn't class him as top two. Snyman seemed to dominate when he played so I picked him alongside the obvious Itoje.
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@Canes4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@MN5 said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@Canes4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@MN5 said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@Canes4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
My 1st XV for the year:
- Ox Niche (South Africa)
- Malcolm Marx (South Africa)
- Thomas Du Toit (South Africa)
- Maro Itoje (England)
- RG Snyman (South Africa)
- Pieter Steph-Du Toit (South Africa)
- Pablo Matera (Argentina)
- Harry Wilson (Australia)
- Cam Roigard (New Zealand)
- Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa)
- Louie Bielle-Biarrey (France)
- Len Ikitau (Australia)
- Huw Jones (Scotland)
- Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)
- Damian Willemse (South Africa)
No Billy Proctor ?
I wish, tempted to put Riley Higgins in there though.
All silliness aside Good team......
two Australians seems like an awful lot though !
I'd go Jack Dempsey at 8 but then that would make two
AustraliansScotsmen which is probably too many.......Russell probably the other Scot unlucky to miss out, he had a very good season. Lock was my hardest pick, Holland had a good year, but I wouldn't class him as top two. Snyman seemed to dominate when he played so I picked him alongside the obvious Itoje.
Big fan of his work, even more than @MiketheSnow is. If he'd done the unthinkable and led the Scots to wins over the ABs and the Argies he woulda walked in.
But I think we're seeing the next Dan Carter in that young SA fella whose name I'm not going to try and spell.
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@MN5 said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@canefan said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
One Kiwi....
Lucky to get that many. Only other real candidates are Taylor and Holland. No one else.
Agreed
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@MN5 said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@canefan said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
One Kiwi....
Lucky to get that many. Only other real candidates are Taylor and Holland. No one else.
Taylor would be my only one, for me he's deserving as while both are excellent around the field and in scrum, he is a better thrower than Marx and that's the key role.
Roigard is hugely important for us, but he's not better than JGP.
Holland has been great, but Itoje, Skelton, Snyman, Etsebeth... -
There is not a single AB i will be voting for as the best in their position this year.
Our two best in Taylor and Roigard are shaded by others i think, and Jordan played too much fullback to get in as a winger.
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@mariner4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
There is not a single AB i will be voting for as the best in their position this year.
Our two best in Taylor and Roigard are shaded by others i think, and Jordan played too much fullback to get in as a winger.
Cheers to Razor's 4 deep plan!
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@antipodean said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
In the spirit of the topic and TSF's motto, some of my suggestions may be shit posting. The challenge is to guess which is which.
Confirming rule 2 that the TSF ToTY selection committee (i.e., me) is the sole creator, judge, arbiter and grand poobah of all rules, laws and regulations.
Thus pisstake nominations may be included in the voting just, well, because.
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@Canes4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@MN5 said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@Canes4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
My 1st XV for the year:
- Ox Niche (South Africa)
- Malcolm Marx (South Africa)
- Thomas Du Toit (South Africa)
- Maro Itoje (England)
- RG Snyman (South Africa)
- Pieter Steph-Du Toit (South Africa)
- Pablo Matera (Argentina)
- Harry Wilson (Australia)
- Cam Roigard (New Zealand)
- Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa)
- Louie Bielle-Biarrey (France)
- Len Ikitau (Australia)
- Huw Jones (Scotland)
- Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)
- Damian Willemse (South Africa)
No Billy Proctor ?
I wish, tempted to put Riley Higgins in there though.
Ngatai is better.
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@nzzp said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@Canes4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@MN5 said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@Canes4life said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
My 1st XV for the year:
- Ox Niche (South Africa)
- Malcolm Marx (South Africa)
- Thomas Du Toit (South Africa)
- Maro Itoje (England)
- RG Snyman (South Africa)
- Pieter Steph-Du Toit (South Africa)
- Pablo Matera (Argentina)
- Harry Wilson (Australia)
- Cam Roigard (New Zealand)
- Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (South Africa)
- Louie Bielle-Biarrey (France)
- Len Ikitau (Australia)
- Huw Jones (Scotland)
- Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)
- Damian Willemse (South Africa)
No Billy Proctor ?
I wish, tempted to put Riley Higgins in there though.
Ngatai is better.
Dude, no one likes a know it all who constantly feels the need to state the obvious.
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@Chris-B said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
My boy Will makes the TOTY for the fifth consecutive year! Only player to have done that.
Malcolm Marx in there at 4.
Goldie and Mils picked Will in their TOTY as well - as did Planet Rugby.
Nice!
Reminds me of the second BB player of the year award in 2017 that had little do with on field play and more to do with reputation.
He makes my Passes to Nowhere team of the year so you can bank that one too.
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@Nepia said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@Chris-B said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
My boy Will makes the TOTY for the fifth consecutive year! Only player to have done that.
Malcolm Marx in there at 4.
Goldie and Mils picked Will in their TOTY as well - as did Planet Rugby.
Nice!
Reminds me of the second BB player of the year award in 2017 that had little do with on field play and more to do with reputation.
He makes my Passes to Nowhere team of the year so you can bank that one too.
Sounds a lot like Mitch's Journey to Nowhere - Will should be well placed when Mitch takes over!
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@Chris-B said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@Nepia said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
@Chris-B said in 2025 The Silver Fern Team of the Year:
My boy Will makes the TOTY for the fifth consecutive year! Only player to have done that.
Malcolm Marx in there at 4.
Goldie and Mils picked Will in their TOTY as well - as did Planet Rugby.
Nice!
Reminds me of the second BB player of the year award in 2017 that had little do with on field play and more to do with reputation.
He makes my Passes to Nowhere team of the year so you can bank that one too.
Sounds a lot like Mitch's Journey to Nowhere - Will should be well placed when Mitch takes over!
He has too much flair with the ball in hand (TBF I guess not knowing where the ball is going to go when leaving his hands could be considered flair to).
Anyway, you know the first thing he is going to do to the spiritual successor of Cullen is to drop him while injured and say that he would have been dropped on form anyway.
