To prove that sevens players can also be a dab hand at the full version of the game I set out to pick a fifteen a side team from the Samurai RFC former players list. To make sure it reflected the International nature of the club I only allowed myself to pick one player from a nation and that player had to have played in that position in International fifteens for their nation. So without further ado……
1. Hubert Buydens (Canada)
2. Oliviero Fabiani (Italy)
3. Timote Tavalea (Tonga)
4. Nick Easter (England)
5. Raef Morrison (Hong Kong)
6. Malon Al Jiboori (USA)
7. Sam Cane (New Zealand)
8. Andrew Amonde (Kenya)
9. Pedro Leal (Portugal)
10.Callum Sheedy (Wales)
11. Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)
12. Phillip Wokorach (Uganda)
13. Oriol Ripol (Spain)
14. Nemani Nadolo (Fiji)
15. Darcy Graham (Scotland)
Honourable Mentions:
Here are a few of the players, and their respective nations, who just missed out:
Adil Achabar (10) – Maroc, Anton Petrowitsch (7) – Chile, Henry Speight (14) – Australia, Taulupe Faletau (8) – Wales, Joe Ajuwa (11) – Nigeria
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