WE THOUGHT THE debate might last long into the night, but the TV3 punditry panel of Matt Williams, Keith Wood and Shane Jennings eventually settled on their favourite fifteen of the Rugby World Cup.

Their Team of the Tournament features six Kiwis, three Aussies, two Argentinians and one man from each of Ireland, Canada, South Africa and France.

What do you make of it?

Could you pick a team to beat this XV? Maybe a side with a single blindside or more than one All Black forward would be a start…

TV3 Team of the RWC:

15. Ben Smith (New Zealand)
14. Julian Savea (New Zealand)
13. Conrad Smith (New Zealand)
12. Matt Giteau (Australia)
11. DTH van der Merwe (Canada)
10. Dan Carter (New Zealand)
9. Aaron Smith (New Zealand)

1. Scott Sio (Australia)
2. Rory Best (Ireland)
3. Rabah Slimani (France)
4. Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)
5. Tomas Lavanini (Argentina)
6. Pablo Matera (Argentina)
7. Schalk Burger (South Africa)
8. David Pocock (Australia)

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