Our popular Fantasy XVs feature returns, with another sterling effort from Kemlo Longstaff.
It’s not Popstars that could play rugby, but rugby players with Popstar names – such as ‘Lionel’ Richie McCaw on the right – take a look below and you’ll get the idea.
Let us know if you have any other suggestions for selection.
1. Tim ‘House of’ Payne
2. ‘Bob’ Dylan Hartley
3. Matt ‘Shakin’ Stevens
4. Courtney ‘Love’ Lawes
5. Tom ‘Robert’ Palmer
6. ‘Robson and’ Jerome Kaino
7. ‘Lionel’ Richie McCaw
8. ‘Debbie Harry’ Ordinary
9. ‘Del Amitri’ Yachvilli
10. Dan Carter ‘and the Unstoppable Sex Machine’
11. Sonny ‘and Cher’ Bill Williams
12. Shontayne Hape ‘Mondays’
13. Elvis ‘Pressley’ Seveali’i
14. Cory Jane’s Addiction’
15. ‘Robert’ Mils Muliania
16. James Slipper ‘knot’
17. Steve Thompson ‘Twins’
18. Louis ‘Deacon’ Blue
19. Nick ‘Kershaw’ Easter
20. Morgan Parra’more’
21. James ‘Sinead’ O’Connor
22. Ben ‘Fine’ Youngs ‘Cannibals’
Coach: Robbie ‘Williams’ Deans
James ‘Ashford &’ Simpson-Daniel
Anthony ‘Lily’ Allen
Coach: Martin ‘Ulrika’ Johnson
9 – ‘Piri’ Piri ‘Chicken’ Weepu
10 – Quade ‘Tommy’ Cooper
11 – Zac ‘Efron’ Guildord
12 – Jamie ‘Julia’ Roberts
Quade “Alice” Cooper.
Cian’O Reeves Healy
or Kaino Reeves (for NZ folk)
Only you guys could take perfectly awesome names like Mils Muliania, and Sonny Bill Williams and ruin them.. sheesh. You never fail @failing!
Pff, popstars, cowboy names, wrestlers, and boxers names are way better.
A more interesting idea: What rugby position would Maximus Decimus Meridius play? or Matt Damon?
Phillips ‘The Screwdriver’ (literally)
Comrade Smith
Morne Steyn ‘his pants’
Kahn ( http://www.khaaan.com) Foutalai’i
Tusi ‘easy’ pisi
Mario y’Luigi Ladesma
Rodrigo Roncero (I won’t touch that one)
Maximilaino ‘Bustem’ Bustos
Marcello ‘the fridge’ Bosch
Gonzalo ‘Come’n atcha’ Comacho
Martin ‘The Castrator’ Castrogiovani
Luke ‘The Hitman’ McLean
Jean Baptists Poux ‘his pants’
Louis ‘hates’to’ Picamoles
Maxime Mermoz (can’t touch it)
Vincent ‘pistol shop’ Clerc
Steven ‘ferret’em’out’ Ferris
James ‘Slippy’ Slipper
Rocky ‘Rambo’ Elsom
Nathan ‘No blunts’ Sharpe
Radike ‘Sumo’ Samo
Berrick Barnes
Quade ‘the quintessential’ Cooper
Digby ‘youwanna?’ Ioane
Drew ‘his colt’ Mitchell
Obviously team coach is Antony and the Martin Johnson(s)
Leigh ‘a shilling and a’ Halfpenny, tom ‘lara’ crofy
Leigh ‘a shilling and a’ Halfpenny, tom ‘lara’ croft