Following on from the combined effort by the Welsh regions to select the Ultimate Regional XV back in May, PRO14 launched their own search for the competition’s Ultimate XV.
Ospreys lead the way in terms of Welsh representation in PRO14’s Ultimate XV poll. The Swansea based region is also the most successful in overall with Tommy Bowe’s inclusion on the wing bringing their tally to five squad members!
Five Welshmen have made the cut, four of which represent the Ospreys, with WRPA former Chairman Ken Owens the sole Scarlets member of the squad.
PRO14’s Ultimate XV
15 Isa Nacewa (Leinster)
14 Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
13 Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster)
12 Gordon D’Arcy (Leinster)
11 Shane Williams (Ospreys)
10 Ronan O’Gara (Munster)
9 Ruan Pienaar (Ulster)
1 Dave Kilcoyne (Munster)
2 Ken Owens (Scarlets)
3 Adam Jones (Ospreys)
4 Paul O’Connell (Munster)
5 Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
6 Peter O’Mahony (Munster)
7 Justin Tipuric (Ospreys)
8 Jamie Heaslip (Leinster)