Here - Get This! keithquinnrugby.com selects a 'Pom' All Black team!

ALL BLACK'S "ENGLISH" TEAM

The experience of motoring around Britain certainly is fun. Our two coach loads on the Williment Sport supporter’s tour are 80 or so friendly Kiwis who are having a great time. But Keith Quinn and Dave Loveridge, in their roles as tour leaders, have been putting the travelers to the test. As we sit around chattering or motor along we ask the supporters with their deep and abiding knowledge of All Black history to come up with an All Black team which might, in a funny way, confirm our country’s strong links back to England.

In other weeks I will publish here the 'All Black's Scottish' team and the 'All Blacks Welsh XV'  all chosen from surnames which refer to those places.

Perhaps!

With regard to the 'English All Blacks' we did insists on a selection criterion; The most common All Black surname is Wilson, right? The most common English surnames in their society are Smith and Taylor - and Jeremy Thrush's surname sounds English! So we have chosen our 'Pommy' All Blacks team thus;

Backs: Ben Smith, Bruce Smith, Conrad Smith, George Smith, JB 'Johnny' Smith, Wayne Smith, Aaron Smith (A complete 'Smith's' backline.)

Forwards; Glenn Taylor, A.J 'Ranji' Wilson, Murray Wills, Alan Smith, Jeremy Thrush, Hec Wilson, Norm Wilson  and Brett Wilson

A good NZ team I hope you'll agree - perhaps you have other 'English' All Blacks to send to kqrugby@hotmail.co.nz for us to consider.

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