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Union or League

Which Rugby code do you prefer?

  • League

    Votes: 12 34.3%
  • Union

    Votes: 15 42.9%
  • Both

    Votes: 6 17.1%
  • Neither

    Votes: 2 5.7%

  • Total voters
    35

KennyD

International Vice-Captain
Dont worry, we Aussies cant talk either, I cant remember the last time we had a team with out the odd, Tongan, Samoan, Fijian or even Zambian in there. :D
 

KennyD

International Vice-Captain
New Zealanders too! If you gave Rockoko, Umaga etc back to Samoa and Fiji they'd be hella lot better teams...
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
I do think the IRB needs to sort something out to look after the smaller South Sea Island nations a bit.

Aside from NZ & Oz having the pick of their best players, in the last WC we had the awful situation of Trevor Leota not being able to turn out for Samoa because Wasps wouldn't pay his wages whilst he was unavailable to them. So the poor guy had to choose between food on the table (metaphorically speaking) or playing for his country. You can see Wasps' point of view, but it was hardly a secret he was Samoan when they signed him.

If the smaller nations aren't looked after (and this applies to the smaller European nations too) international Union will go the same way as League.
 

KennyD

International Vice-Captain
I agree^ but I dont think it will get as bad as League...

coz in league its 1. Australia 2. Daylight 3. Daylight 4.Daylight....15 New Zealand 16 Great Britain
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
KennyD said:
I agree^ but I dont think it will get as bad as League...

coz in league its 1. Australia 2. Daylight 3. Daylight 4.Daylight....15 New Zealand 16 Great Britain
My mistake, I thought NZ had drawn with Australia as recently as 3 weeks ago! :D

But yeah, the international pool's a bit shallow in League. Some of the teams in the League World Cup were a little "contrived". Majority made up of Aussies/Kiwis/Englishmen with that crucial Scots/Irish/Welsh/Samoan/Fijian grandparent.

I think Willie Mason may've played for Tonga actually, if memeory serves!
 

KennyD

International Vice-Captain
BoyBrumby said:
My mistake, I thought NZ had drawn with Australia as recently as 3 weeks ago! :D

But yeah, the international pool's a bit shallow in League. Some of the teams in the League World Cup were a little "contrived". Majority made up of Aussies/Kiwis/Englishmen with that crucial Scots/Irish/Welsh/Samoan/Fijian grandparent.

I think Willie Mason may've played for Tonga actually, if memeory serves!
I think he did, and El Masri played for lebanon, and Tuquiri for Fiji, I think...

And NZ drawing with us? they got lucky, thats all... :p
 

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