Readers: Your selections
The rugby365.com readers have spoken and we have collated the form players in each position in the different conferences, with a few surprise packages thrown up in each of the teams.
Some of you were quite daring in your selections, and that creative ‘flair’ has resulted in a few players being nominated in positions they have not played in all season.
Examples such as Bulls loosehead Dean Greyling getting as many votes as his teammate Werner Kruger at tighthead prop, Cheetahs left wing Willie le Roux getting selected in the No.14 jersey and Australian wings Lachlan Mitchell and Pat McCabe fighting it out for the outside centre berth are just some examples of the left-field views of our readers.
So here are the selections of the form players in each conference, as voted for by you – our wise readers – let us know what you think of the ‘form XVs’ from each conference.
South African conference
1. Dean Greyling
2. Bismarck du Plessis
3. Werner Kruger
4. Eben Etzebeth
5. Juandre Kruger
6. Heinrich Brussouw
7. Jacques Potgieter
8. Pierre Spies
9. Francois Hougaard
10. Johan Goosen
11. Bryan Habana
12. Tim Whitehead
13. Wynand Olivier
14. Willie le Roux
15. Riaan Viljoen
New Zealand conference
1. Jamie Mackintosh
2. Andrew Hore
3. Ben Tameifuna
4. Josh Bekhuis
5. Brodie Retallick
6. Adam Thompson
7. Matt Todd
8. Kieran Read
9. TJ Perenara
10. Beauden Barrett
11. Tim Nanai-Williams
12. Ma’a Nonu
13. Conrad Smith
14. Cory Jane
15. Andre Taylor
Australian conference
1. Benn Robinson
2. Tatafu Polota-Nau
3. Sekope Kepu
4. Dean Mumm
5. James Horwill
6. Scott Higginbotham
7. David Pocock
8. Ben Mowen
9. Will Genia
10. Mike Harris
11. Digby Ioane
12. James O’Connor
13. Pat McCabe
14. Nick Cummins
15. Jesse Mogg
