Audrey Young has selected an political All Black team – Here they are – All Blacks of NZ Parliament.
She has given details but here’s the team line up.
- Loosehead prop – Judith Collins
- Hooker – Trevor Mallard
- Tight-head prop – Gerry Brownlee
- Lock – Amy Adams
- Lock – Phil Twyford
- Blind-side flanker – Andrew Little
- Open-side flanker – John Key
- Number 8 – Grant Robertson
- Halfback – Ron Mark
- First five-eighth – Bill English
- Left wing – Jacinda Ardern
- Second five-eighth – Paula Bennett
- Centre – Annette King
- Right wing – Winston Peters
- Fullback – Steven Joyce
Who would want to try and coach them?
That’s 7 National to 8 Opposition and ten male to 5 female, which approximates Parliaments current proportions.
- Reserves: Simon Bridges, Chris Hipkins and Te Ururoa Flavell.
The Greens may or may not appreciate being left out of the rugged team but Turei and ACT’s Seymour are on the sideline:
- David Seymour has nominated himself as the water-boy but he has roped in Metiria Turei to be his special assistant to sniff test each bottle for alcohol.
Peter Dunne is the only one not represented, and he doesn’t really look like referee material.
Your NZ 
Mike C
/ 31st October 2015Who did Audrey say would be Captain and Vice-Captain of her Parliamentary All-Stars?
Pete Kane
/ 31st October 2015Audrey Young must have been to frightened to swap Trevor and Judith around. I mean size wise that does make sense.
jamie
/ 31st October 2015Is there still a real parliamentary rugby team?
Pete Kane
/ 31st October 2015Yes Jamie. They were playing in the UK just prior to the WRC. And believe it or not Winston was their media liaison officer.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/70442827/MPs-jet-to-Rugby-World-Cup-in-corporate-sponsored-junket
Pete Kane
/ 31st October 2015Actually to be honest it doesn’t really upset me at all.
jamie
/ 31st October 2015I don’t have any problem with it either Pete. But I do wonder why John Key isn’t mentioned as being part of the team.
Hayden Kelliher
/ 1st November 2015as flanker?