Each player more than makes sense in isolation, though there are allways disagreements when trying to compare.

Os Du Randt was a capable player, only now showing more around the loose. Though I don't recall Gibbs just tackling him, did he not run over the top of him.

Dewi, Dubai,

Picking a world XV comes down to one question: who do you leave out? And if you have to leave out Serge Blanco, let's pick the best netball team instead. Lynagh for Mark Ella? No way. And Joost was a wonderful danger man from ten yards out. But LD's a forward so he got the pack right. Or did he?

JACK ARMSTRONG, SODA SPRINGS, USA

Lol's teams are his thoughts, you could pick a dozen different teams from all different era's, the game is differnt now from the 60/70/80/90's and in 10 yrs time the sides will be different again, Ciprina, Stevens, Mccaw, Wilkinson......
Great players come and go!

ali , Haltwhistle, England

Grow up, Keith Price.

It's also worth noting that Dallaglio's selections are all those of someone who's been following rugby since the late 1980s. He's a couple of years older than me and we've seen the same players; the likes of JPR, Gareth Edwards and the like are a little before my time.

KMS, London,

How typical odf England's dallaglio to refuse to pick a single WElsh player, Grand Slam winners or not, in his World XV. A sad selection crammed full of his England mates. And the thug Dooley selected in his best England side. What a joke !

Keith Price, Luton, UK

Sadly Lawrence isnt a big enough man to pick any Britons who arent English for his World side. A pathetic cowardly selection.

Keith Price, Luton, UK

Gregan and Larkham?
Farr Jones and Lynagh?
Very very good, but surely the very very best were -
Ken Catchpole and Hugo Porta.

Mike, Sydney, Australia

A tribute to the great ox is the way Scott Gibbs will be eternally lauded in Britain for a tackle on Du Randt. Yes, well done Scott, you actually tackled him.

Remember people, Lawrence picks a team of those he played with and against, so the Barry Johns' etc do not come into it.

Nick, Maidenhead, England.

Good fun. For me Gregan and Larkham shade Farr Jones and Lynagh. Interesting no SAs. Probably right as they are often a star of a team rather than a team of stars (that's meant to be a compliment!). Cullen was an utter genius on his day. Pity he didn't produce it in Ireland. Paul, Wellington, NZ

Paul, Wellington, NZ

I don't think anyone can criticise the man as it his opinion. He has played the game at the highest level and has a right to choose who he wants and not be criticised for it. Nobody is ever going to agree 100% with someones choices so you just have to respect their decisions and get on with it.

Robert Evans, Llanelli, Wales

No Springboks! Four more years dallaglio.

Kevin , Jo`burg,

Well at least you left us with a laugh Dillo! World XV my foot!!

Alan, Chigwell. Essex,

No Springboks deserve a place in a World XV,Edward, get real!
Having said that, however, there are too many Englishmen in his team! If you have to pick a World XV, you have to select a New Zealand XV first,then a Rest of the World XV.It's the only way to get a fair reflection of who was the best.

G.Le Roux, Cape Town, South Africa

No Springboks?

Come on: Victor Matfield and Bryan Habana. Both clearly world class in any era!

p.s. don't recall Scott Gibbs winning the world cup once, let alone twice.

Edward, London, UK

Du Randt - great character but not 'best of class'. Interestingly no place for Phil Bennett, JPR WIlliams, Steve Larkham, Colin Meads or one of the all time greats Gareth Edwards. By the way, I'm an Englishman not a Welshman, but Edwards should be the 1st name on the sheet in any 'World XV'.

Matt, Devon, England

There's only one name missing - that of Lawrence Dallaglio!!!
Love it!
From Stephen Jones No. 1 Fan

Trish, New South Wales, Australia

No French, Scottish, Irish, South African, Argentinian, Italian or Welsh players in the World XV. But then, I doubt you could find one person from any of those countries that would choose teams as weak as Dallaglio's.

Hastings O'Driscoll, Habanna, Wales

Good selection. The only change I would make is to move Frank back to centre and put Horan at inside centre. That means they are both playing their natural positions and it looks a lot more solid. Suspect Guscott was put in to appease the Times' circulation.

Ken, London, UK

South Africa are the only team to win 2 world cups during Lol's career, yet very few mentions. Os is the obvious missing man, but Victor Matfield, Schalk Burger, Joost, Bryan Habana (there is no way that campo could have coped with habana!!!) all deserve a mention, if not inclusion...

Teich, London,

To anyone who raises the idea of Os du Randt I would simply say "Scott Gibbs"

Andrew, Luzern,

All I can say is not one South African?

What about Os du Randt, doesn't winning two would cups 12 years apart count for anything?

Nick, London,