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Published 16:52 9 Feb 2022 GMT
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Ultan Dillane pictured in Barbarian gear, back in 2018. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images for Barbarians)[/caption]
"Italy are taking up room in the Six Nations. Georgia are even worse than Italy. Get them all out and get a northern hemisphere Baa Baas team in. "Players like Danny Care, John Cooney and Mike Brown could get in the squad. Players that aren't getting a chance with their national team coaches. Get them all in, and we can have a party with the Baa Baas!"That got us mulling, and we got to work. Veering slightly from Graham's idea of a northern hemisphere Baa Baas side, which could include players from nations like Japan, USA, Georgia, Spain, Canada and more, we focused on the Six Nations sides. Whether it is due to form, playing styles, differences of opinion, World Cup planning or coaches seeking new directions, several class players are on the outside, looking in during this Six Nations. We are When it comes to quality scrum-halves alone, here are some of the top No.9s missing out on the fun:
15: Adam Radwan (England) 14: Owen Lane (Wales) 13: Arthur Vincent (France) 12: Stu McCloskey (Ireland) 11: Simon Zebo (Ireland) 10: Adam Hastings (Scotland) 9: Danny Care (England) 1: Mako Vunipola (England) 2: Pierre Bourgarit (France) 3: Dorian Aldegheri (France) 4: Will Griffiths (Wales) 5: Ultan Dillane (Ireland) 6 Jack O'Donoghue (Ireland) 7: Sam Underhill (England) 8: Billy Vunipola (England)Replacements: Nicky Smith (Wales), Sean Cronin (Ireland), John Ryan (Ireland), Fineen Wycherley (Ireland), James Botham (Wales), Rhys Webb (Wales), Ross Byrne (Ireland), Sean Maitland (Scotland) Other names considered were Fraser Brown, Conor Oliver, Thomas Young, Dave Kearney, Scott Williams and Anthony Bouthier.
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