Who would make up your all-time Rugby World Cup XV centre/mi

[MrKoolman85]

absolutely no doubt....that's the correct choice

[mcnesta80]

Remember, it's based on performances AT WORLD CUPS. Of course BOD gets a mention in any list of great centres, he doesn't come close to Horan in RWC performances. '91 against New Zealand and '99 against S. Africa he dominated. Though they were semis, they were the toughest games Australia played in those two winning campaigns. Phillipe Sella played brilliantly against Australia in the '87 semi. Umaga and BOD have never stood up like that.

[Aussiephil99]

Tim Horan 12.........Phillippe Sella 13

[qwerty158]

@qwertyuiopasd324 because whilst he was brilliant he was no Horan or Sella

[justinjnoble]

What show is this?

[adam872]

Horan and Sella. A wise choice by the panel and the two best I've seen in their positions since I've been watching the game.

[qwerty158]

horan is the best centre ever. he was the perfect player-slick attack, distribution and creative skills, plus he had the best defence

[Tehui1974]

Horan & Sella by a mile

[paulcadogan]

Tim Horan inside & Philippe Sella outside for me. The perfect mix of pace, power & guile. Though there are a lot of great centres that could be put in the mix as some of the other comments suggest.

[MrGloryglorymanutd18]

no one was better than o driscoll

[budwhite1]

12 Horan 13 Guscott with Sella on the bench. Those 3 are the best 3 centres ever anywhere... period :P

[ConorBrr]

Basterau and o'driscoll

[TheDavelogan]

I'd have gone for Bunce and Phillipe Sella. Horan was great but from watching the game Bunce just seem to put in more work.

[ragers66]

Tim Horan, no doubt at second five. Phillipe Sella at centre, easily! Buncey would have been good too.

[frontierdarren]

what a bunch of plonkers leaving Brian O'Driscoll is riduculas the greatest ever Irish player and one of the greatest players ever!!!

[OMCZ123]

@frontierdarren yeah but he is still playing so not an all timer really.

[idonthaveanxbox]

12=umaga

13=bod

[sfaatamalii]

Brian lima at # 12 he's a BEAST wen it comes 2 defence... n to'o vaega at # 13 :) solid defence n a good runner...

[10013647]

12. Olo Brown 13. Jamie Joseph

Hands down best centre combination ever

[boogieblunt]

yeah fuck yeh bro put the fatties in the backline

[VanDoodah]

Brown was a prop and Joseph was a flanker?

[10013647]

Yea they were, I was just joking as the person who commented before you got the joke lol peace

[thekidfrom94]

Jamie Roberts and Brian O driscoll best combennation

[mjribes]

12) Horan

13) Umaga

Would have chosen Danie Gerber at 13, only he never played in a RWC.

At the moment the best current pairing would probably be:

12) Jean de Villiers

13 Ma'a Nonu

With Jaques Fourie and BoD very close behind.

[smvj2000]

O driscoll would be in with a shout.. If he has a good autumn series he is in with a shout of world player of the year..Great 6 nations goods lions tests.... you'd never know...

[seanie40]

Nonu is a 12

[mjribes]

He can't be cos both Horan and Jean de Villiers are better than him. So he would have to move to 13.

[seanie40]

Yeah his natural position is 12, is what I meant. Different players. De Villiers defensively and as a team player is better, but Nonu is an explosive finisher. Needs to be more commanding in taking responsibility though. O'Driscoll is the best 13 today, without a doubt. Should have had him in there. I like Berrick Barnes at 12, think he has a great future. Just hope injury doesn't ruin him. Looking forward to the game tomorrow. It will tough against you lot, very tough. Enjoy the match!

[mjribes]

I rate Jean de Villiers as the best centre in the world at the moment. That's why I'd select him in his natural position. He's quick & smart - ideal for 12. Nonu is explosive & has amazing strength. SA hav long used strong players at 13 - so maybe that's why I'd select him there. Barnes may well become great.. if he can overcome playin for such a crap side. BoD is good, but would be on my bench. He is in the mold of JdV, but just not as good.

Tomorrow is gonna b a cacker! Can't wait!! ;)

[RedBullgivYaWings]

12. Carter/Giteau

13. Umaga/Lomu

[kristian0NZ0surfa]

Brian O'driscoll and mortlock at centre

second 5 Umaga

[AucklandRulez]

12. Umaga 13. BOD (yes aware of the irony)

[kuburo]

lol

[mnnh1]

Daniel Herbert and Japie Mulder

[edwardpeach]

I'd have Sella and Guscot. Then Mesnel in reserve.

[gangster2triggaz]

me as nmba 13 and me as numa 12 and im sure every1s gonna agree

[Grazy123]

y everywhere i look i see you being what i like to call "CUNT". i play 12, if i saw you running my channel id smash you til the tuesday after next.

[gangster2triggaz]

come on den smash me u fucking puuf

[butm0mmy]

in my opinion the greatest centre is the all blackks tana umaga,one of the bigest hitters also with great pace and sidesteps

[pauljoh87]

surely zinzans on drugs. tim horan, clearly the greatest no.12, got the best player award for 99 wc didnt he?

[QotsaRules]

i'm really sorry but where the fuck is that absolute magicain who has made a mockery of so many defences [and attacks].i'm talking about Brian o'Driscoll.

[Myself0101]

eh at home with the rest of the irish team>?

[QotsaRules]

fair fucks mate thats a good one. but seriously O'Driscoll is unbelivable and he was great in 2003

[Myself0101]

yeh, personally i think that o'driscoll has his moments, but he is a bit of a whinging thug in my opinion... but you know each to his own

[twinytwo]

a whinging thug??? thats a good one

[Myself0101]

hey its just my opinion, you dont have to agree

[twinytwo]

ya but i cant see how anyone could describe him as a thug?

[Myself0101]

well you might not have seen it, but he is rather aggressive (and yes there is a place for aggression in sport, especially a contact sport) however he often does it in a dangerous way and doesnt hesitate to throw a punch which is of course a yellow offence, and when caught he often whines to the referee. as i said before you may not agree at all

[twinytwo]

In almost 8 and a half years of international rugby he has been issued with the grand total of 2 yellow cards obe in the 99/00 Six Nations and 1 in the 03/04 Six Nations. If he has ever thrown a punch it was in the defence of himself or another player. He most certainly does not whin to the ref... If u want to talk about thugs why not mention Martin Johnson... Or you could metion what the all blacks did to him on the 05 lions tour.. or the broken jaw against Bayonne.

[Myself0101]

just because he hasnt been caught doesnt mean he is innocent... it's mostly leinster im referring too

[twinytwo]

the same applies to his club rugby.. I mean he is our captain for a reason. Im not saying he is perfect.. but i think you may be mixing him up with someone else

[desman31]

Kinda agree on that. BOD is a very good player, even great sometimes. But in Hcup I've seen him doing really bad things in the ref's back several times. And he was not penalized of course. That's what stoke me. I think that's a real pity for such a talented player.

[inorbit30]

The answers are surprising only because the question specifies 'centre combinations' not individuals. Philippe Sella's brilliance aside, I don't think you could really split Tim Horan and Jason Little as a 'centre combination'. But then I am biased.

[praetorianc130]

"Never passed the ball"....How the hell did the Underwoods got so many tries? They didn't pluck the ball out of thin air, and they CERTAINlY didnt get the ball from Carling.

Growing up watching Guscott is the single influence on my playing and appreciation of running rugby...(he was the only one in England that seemed to run with the ball at that time).

[praetorianc130]

Jeremy Guscott never passed the ball?!? What a load of bollocks.....his passing was what set him apart from that block head of a captain Will Carling. There will never be a center from England with as much natural talent, vision and speed that Jeremy Guscott had throughout his career.

[Myself0101]

what you talking about? jamie 'lantern jaw' noon and mike 'fat and unfit' tindall are brilliant! nah but i think your right guscott was talented, its just a shame that as a commentator he's is very blinkered