Rugby World Cup: Team of week two

It's no surprise that Irish players dominate the forwards with five players in the pack after their convincing display against Australia at Eden Park.

There is a green tinge to the forward back with two Springboks also making the cut - along with an Argentinean.

Samoan halfback Kahn Fotuali'i is the form halfback of the tournament so far, edging Frenchman Morgan Parra in this week's team after he scored 23 points against Japan.

There are two more South Africans in the backs, meaning Ireland and South Africa make out nine of the players in the form team, followed by players from New Zealand, Wales, France and Argentina.

There are no Australians in the team this week.

1 - Cian Healy (Ireland)
Healy led an Irish pack that dominated the Wallabies, setting up a platform for their hard-earned victory.

2 - Rory Best (Ireland)
It must have been a close call between a number of the Irish forward pack for the official man of the match, but Best could have easily beaten out Healy for the accolade.

3 - Jannie Du Plessis (South Africa)
Gave the Fijian front row trouble all game and even set up a try for Jaque Fourie after a rampaging run.

4 - Paul O'Connell (Ireland)
O'Connell led from Irish forwards from the front for the second straight week. The best lock in the world right now?

5 - Danie Rossouw (South Africa)
The Boks lock was everywhere, running for over 140m against Fiji and was rewarded for his efforts with a try in the final stages.

6 - Stephen Ferris (Ireland)
Made the Australia loose-forward trio look very average.

7 - Sean O'Brien (Ireland)
Along with Ferris made sure Australia got no clean ball.

8 - Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (Argentina)
A superb performance against Romania and will need to do the same if Argentina are to beat Scotland and get one step forward to playing New Zealand in the quarters.

9 - Kahn Fotuali'i (Samoa)
The best New Zealand based halfback at the moment.

10 - Morne Steyn (South Africa)
The ever reliable number 10 is flying slightly under the radar at the moment but was almost faultless against Fiji. Without doubt people will notice when South Africa clash against bigger teams later in the tournament.

11 - Richard Kahui (New Zealand)
Alesana Tuilagi was pencilled in for the 11 jersey after his hat-trick late last week against Namibia but he went missing against Wales. Kahui meanwhile goes from strength to strength and is proving he could be a valid wing option later in the tournament.

12 - Jamie Roberts (Wales)
He just gets the spot ahead of Ma'a Nonu who caused the Japanese problems all night. But Roberts backed up an impressive game against South Africa with another brilliant effort in his side's win against Samoa.

13 - Jaque Fourie (South Africa)
Fourie was the standout in the Springboks backline

14 - Vincent Clerc (France)
Clerc ran in three tries against Japan in rainy conditions in Napier. Will he manage to slip past the All Black defence this weekend though?

15 - Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino (Argentina)
Amorosino impressed in his first World Cup start capped off with a try.

- HERALD ONLINE/NZ HERALD