After throwing his toys out of the pram over not being selected in Porky's 1-15 last week, Dan Hill offers his selection for this week's series instalment. No surprise of course that Kieran Porter hasn't been selected (sorry for the spoilers).

For those that don't know Dan, he spent about 8 seasons at the club, scoring tries for fun, before faking an injury in his last game and leaving in disgrace. If he wants to repair any of that damaged legacy, he will have to return and give us at least another 8 seasons.

But until then, here is his 1-15.

1. Dom Nott. I won't pretend to know what I'm talking about in regards to the artistry of the front row. But then again i think they like us all not knowing. What I do know is Dom was frighteningly good at pretty much everything. He could have played full back if he wanted to.

2. Chris Wilson. Someone you knew would leave everything out on the field for all in red and black. Known for his pre game team talks, one in particular against Sheffield medics. He might have also done some good lineout or scrum stuff... who knows.

3. Andy Cheetham. Again, don't know enough about this to discuss scrummaging. But the man was somehow always the first man there from any line break. He's had a very successful Mods career considering he's been helping out for numbers for the past 7 years.

4. Dan Couves. There is very little I could say wrong of Couves. Except maybe that horrid noise he makes to let everybody know 'he's tired'. He was just so good at everything, other than kicking. Although I know he'll be offended by that comment.

5. Paul Downes. With every horrible monster like Couves, they need a gobby, light as a feather partner to even out the second row. Despite often wanting to express his personal views towards the referee throughout the game, Downesy offered the team something nobody else could. He turned both attacking and defensive lineouts into an opportunity to exploit the opposition, which in turn allowed us to control the territorial game.

6. Ian 'Pirate' McGregor. I remember playing opposite pirate in the centres during a charity game and it was my version of hell. The bloke was impossible to tackle, often taking 3+ men out of the game whenever he received possession. He is the culprit to pretty much all of the most violent things I have seen on a rugby field within the laws, yet one of the nicest blokes I've known off of it.

7. Dave Swann. Understandably Lewis Cooper has been the popular choice at 7, as he is a superb player. However I've heard he actually has a framed picture of Swanny above his bed. Swanny had one of greatest 'rugby brains' I've played alongside. Despite his stature, he would continuously be smashing tackles and rucks. And then would talk the team through everything we were going to do as everybody nodded along to his dulcet tones.

8. Freddie Humphreys. Often found not too far from a 'mixer', if not smack bang in the middle of it. Freddie was a fantastic member of the mods both on and off the field. He had a tendancy to grab a game by the scruff of the neck and drag everyone else with him to victory. His chat was also phenomenal, frequently confusing the likes of Scotty Robinson with words like 'synergy'.

9. Luke Spencer. Pretty obvious really. For a scrum half who can't pass he's quite good at rugby. You can often lose appreciation for what spooky gives the team until he disappears off for his 4th once in a lifetime trip and you find the impossible task of filling a spooky shaped hole in your starting lineup. Also an absolute menace on a night out.

10. Dave Hill. Some may say brother bias comes into this. But for that to be the case I'd actually have to like the lad. In all fairness we've had some good 10's with Jez, Joe Nic, and Twiggy. But if he wasn't hampered by one significant injury I believe that 10 shirt would have been nailed down by Dave for years. Goal kicking was faultless, attacking play caused opposite defences big problems, and he started to learn how to tackle. I know I'm going to really regret putting him in once he reads this.

11. Matt Stone. Despite having a reputation for being so poor at tackling that there's a shout from the side saying "for f*ck sake stoney, tackle!" After being off the field for 10 minutes. Old man Stone was a consistent presence on the wing through the good and very bad times. The king of the intercept. If he had someone inside who passed it to him, he'd have scored loads more tries.

12. Ryan Martin. A really tough decision. Considering the likes of Rob Mcleod, Steady and even Dunnie had a decent stint at inside centre. But i can't overlook Ryan. As opposed to being a ball carrier, the mods suddenly had a 12 that wanted to pass the ball. This came as so much of a shock to the entirety of Yorkshire that we have had some of our most successful try scoring seasons with him in the team. Also one of the worst tacklers I've ever seen, however he would often make up for that by letting his cas mouth free, helping with the teams defensive organisation which he doesn't always get the credit he should.

13. Tom Cliffe. Another player who was hampered by injuries. When at full fitness, Cliffey was one of the best ball carriers we had, capable of always getting over the gain line. The Mcleod/Cliffe centre partnership was almost erotic.

14. Tom Hill. He wasn't a winger. But i couldn't choose between him and the other full back. Tom was quicker so that's why he moves to the wing. A bit like Clive Woodward's approach to Jason Robinson - don't care where he plays, just get him on the pitch. A solid defender who relished the opportunity to end somebody into touch as they thought they were in for a try.

15. James "Twiggy" Howard. Considering he was born in the 1920's, Twiggy's performances over the seasons I played with him were nothing short of sensational. If he was to pack in RL and learn the rules of Union he could find himself representing at a decent level for an over 60's side somewhere. In all seriousness, when Twiggy was at full back it was like we had two fly halfs on the pitch who could dictate play and marshall the big lumps around. Would also only score a try if it came after an outrageous dummy.

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Thanks for stopping by for this week's 1-15. Please don't forget (as if you could) that pre-season training starts THIS THURSDAY at the club. Send us a DM on Twitter or message us on Facebook if you're planning on coming down.

This is going to be a big season for the Mods.

U.T.M.