RWC 2011: Pool D Review – Fiji, Namibia, Samoa, South Africa, Wales

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Group D has an Ulster Quotient of 4 with South African’s Johann Muller and Ruan Pienaar representing the Province.

There’s no place in the Fuji squad for our “Jimmy” with whatever falling out Nagusa has had with the coaching staff appearing not to be healed.

There’s a few other’s that I wouldn’t mind seeing running out in an Ulster top in this group as well, and surprisingly they are not all in the South African side.

Of course, any team would take Bismarck du Plessis, Victor Matfield or Pierre Spies, amongst others, but the backs I’d be happy to see at Ravers with the red hand on their shirt are Welsh with James Hook and Lee Byrne being the two with potential for greatness!

Byrne may seem a strange pick for some but a couple of years ago he and Kearney were vying for being the World’s best full back and I think if he stays injury free at Clermont then the Welsh man could get back to that level again in the not too distant future with, unfortunately, Ulster on the receiving end of his return to form! It’ll certainly . . .

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