Picking a club rugby starting XV with a player from each club

What would be your starting XV if the team had to have at least one player from each of the 14 Premier clubs in Wellington?

Plus you’re allowed two players from one team to make up the 15 as there are only 14 Premier teams. Also no Hurricanes or Super Rugby players are permitted. And to make the challenge tougher, your team should be different to anyone else's team. 

Jack Green was the captain of the Old Boys University Colts Paris Memorial Trophy winning team last year. In 2017 he is in the Premier Reserves and on the brink of premier selection for the Billygoats. Recently he contacted Club Rugby with this question.

Great idea Jack. Club Rugby visited Lovelocks recently with some of our contributors and friends to chew the fat on this topic. Jack would like to credit his fellow selectors Matt Fowler and Matt Kyd for the idea.

Club Rugby would love readers to submit their teams on our Facebook page and you will go into the draw for a Lovelocks and Hell Pizza voucher.

Jack's Team
1. Whetu Henry (Ories)
2. Ben Power (HOBM)
3. Jonathan Fuimaono (OBU)
4. Anthony Pettett (Johnsonville)
5. James Corcoran (Paremata-Plimmerton)
6. Sefo Aumua (Avalon)
7. Antony Fox (Norths)
8. Ben Tupuola (Wainui)
9. Adam Deck (Ories)
10. Fa'atonu Fili (MSP)
11. Max Pearson (Upper Hutt Rams)
12. Pepesana Patafilo (Tawa)
13. Lester Maulolo (Petone)
14. Paddy Hughes (Wellington Axemen)
15. Pakai Turia (Poneke)

Adam Julian - Radio Commentator/Club Rugby contributor
1. Finnbar Kerr-Newell (OBU)
2. Ben Power (HOBM)
3. Whetu Henry (Ories)
4. Anthony Pettett (Johnsonville)
5. Fala Tuala (Norths)
6. Sefo Aumua (Avalon)
7. Mateaki Kafatolu (Petone)
8. Ben Tupuola (Wainui)
9. Peter Sciascia (MSP)
10. Fa'atonu Fili (MSP)
11. Max Pearson (Upper Hutt Rams) in 
12. Pepesana Patafilo (Tawa)
13. Levi Harmon (Poneke)
14. Paddy Hughes (Wellington Axemen)
15. Blake Neve (Paremata-Plimmerton)

Scott MacLean - Referee/ Club Rugby contributor
1. Finnbarr Ker-Newell (OBU)
2. Valentine Meachen (MSP)
3. Whetu Henry (Ories)
4. Chris Middleton (Norths)
5. Anthony Pettett (Jville)
6. Greg Foe (Poneke)
7. Mitchell Markov (UHR)
8. Ben Tupuola (Wainui)
9. Kemara Hauiti-Parapara (Tawa)
10. Glen Walters (HOBM)
11. Mike Buckley (MSP)
12. Ben Peni (Avalon)
13. Lester Maulolo (Petone)
14. Paddy Hughes (Wellington)
15. Blake Neve (Paremata-Plimmerton)

Dave Brownlie - Photographer, Age Group selector, proud Ories man
1. Apa Heemi (Upper Hutt Rams)
2. Valentine Meachen (MSP)
3. Whetu Henry (Ories)
4. Aquila Alatini (Avalon)
5. Ian Kennedy (OBU)
6. Kane Thompson (Johnsonville)
7. Anthony Fox (Norths)
8. Ben Tupuola (Wainuiomata)
9. Adam Deck (Ories)
10. Brandyn Laursen (HOBM)
11. Sam Filipo (Paremata Plimmerton)
12. Ivan Vaisagote (Poneke)
13. Losi Filipo (Petone)
14. Paddy Hughes (Wellington)
15. James So'oialo (Tawa)

Steven White - Club Rugby Editor
1. Sitiveni Paongo (Tawa)
2. Junior Makapelu (Old Boys University)
3. Kaliopasi Uluilakepa (Petone)
4. Fala Tuala (Northern United)
5. Cole Stewart (Poneke)
6. Daniel Schrijvers (Upper Hutt Rams)
7. Marcus Ale (Johnsonville)
8. Sam Gard’ner (Wellington)
9. Adam Deck (Oriental-Rongotai)
10. Brandyn Laursen (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
11. Mike Buckley (Marist St Pat’s)
12. Ben Peni (Avalon)
13.Michael Lealava’a (Wainuiomata)
14. Joyner Key (Upper Hutt Rams)
15. Blake Neve (Paremata-Plimmerton) 

Matt Twort - Dominion Post rookie, can Spell Rupeni Caucaunibuca backwards
1. Sitiveni Paongo (Tawa)
2. Valentine Meachen (MSP)
3. Whetu Henry (Ories)
4. Anthony Pettett (Johnsonville)
5. Joe Beech (OBU)
6. Mitchell Markov (Upper Hutt Rams)
7. Logan Blake (Avalon)
8. Ben Tupuola (Wainui)
9. Sheridan Rangihuna (HOBM)
10. Blake Neve (Pare-Plim)
11. Liki Siliga (Norths)
12. Peni Nabainivalu (Wgtn)
13. Levi Harmon (Poneke)
14. Losi Filipo (Petone)
15. Jono Ihaka (OBU)