NZ Train-on Squad

[Mixmasterreece]

First announcement. As expected a number of players named in both Samoa and Kiwis:

Gerard Beale (St George Dragons), Adam Blair (Wests Tigers), Fa’amanu Brown (Cronulla Sharks), Sosaia Feki (Cronulla Sharks), David Fusitua (Vodafone Warriors), Siliva Havili (Vodafone Warriors), Valentine Holmes (Cronulla Sharks), Konrad Hurrell (Vodafone Warriors), Shaun Johnson (Vodafone Warriors), Ngani Laumape (Vodafone Warriors), Thomas Leuluai (Vodafone Warriors), Simon Mannering (Vodafone Warriors), Suaia Matagi (Vodafone Warriors), Ben Matulino (Vodafone Warriors), Matt McIlrick (Canberra Raiders), Jason Nightingale (St George Dragons), Sauaso Sue (Wests Tigers), Brad Takairangi (Wests Tigers), Martin Taupau (Wests Tigers), Bodene Thompson (Wests Tigers), Manu Vatuvei (Vodafone Warriors)

 

[Son of Minto]

Lol at NZ trying to poach Holmes

 

[deal.with.it]

Kiwis aren't far off the All Blacks, as far as "diversity" goes.

Kiwis, Cook Islanders, Samoans, Tongans, Australians. Not bad...

 

[Mixmasterreece]

Kiwis aren't far off the All Blacks, as far as "diversity" goes.

Kiwis, Cook Islanders, Samoans, Tongans, Australians. Not bad...

And the Kangaroos in the past have had players from NZ, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, PNG.....Not bad.

 

[hutch]

Brad takairangi - Cook Islands
Konrad hurrell - tonga
Faamanu brown - Samoa (withdrew from mid year test)
Sosaia feki - tonga
Saliva havili - tonga
Suaia Matagi - Samoa
Sauaso Sue - Samoa

List of players who have played tests for other countries. With all the uproar over Australia and Milford, the kiwis have shown they simply couldn't care less about anybody but themselves.

 

[Mixmasterreece]

Brad takairangi - Cook Islands
Konrad hurrell - tonga
Faamanu brown - Samoa (withdrew from mid year test)
Sosaia feki - tonga
Saliva havili - tonga
Suaia Matagi - Samoa
Sauaso Sue - Samoa

List of players who have played tests for other countries. With all the uproar over Australia and Milford, the kiwis have shown they simply couldn't care less about anybody but themselves.

The crazy thing is Hurrell (and Havilii at a pinch) are the only ones with a remote chance of making the final squad.

Why you'd pick Feki in particular is just bizarre.

 

[shinobi]

Konrda should stick with Tonga.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Meh, out of all of those guys the only one's who might make it are Havili (already played a test) and Hurrell who has always said he wanted to play for the Kiwis (whether right or wrong the Kiwis haven't twisted his arm.)

Holmes interests me. Exactly how is he eligible? Parent or grandparent? He was born in QLD as far as I know.

Played QLD U18's and also was in the 2013 Junior Kiwi train on squad.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Also, speaking of double ups, it's weird we pick Feki, Takairangi, Holmes etc and don't pick Simona.

 

[Son of Minto]

Holmes interests me. Exactly how is he eligible? Parent or grandparent? He was born in QLD as far as I know.

Played QLD U18's and also was in the 2013 Junior Kiwi train on squad.

One of his parents is from the Cook Islands, the other New Zealand.

Born in Townsville and has played Qld U18s/U20s the last two years and was just picked in the Junior Roos squad.

 

[shiznit]

Kiwis aren't far off the All Blacks, as far as "diversity" goes.

Kiwis, Cook Islanders, Samoans, Tongans, Australians. Not bad...

WTF are you on about??

The Wallabies have more foreign born players than the All Blacks do...

 

[roughyedspud]

guys...you're arguing about who's sh!t stinks the most

 

[deal.with.it]

No argument here. I think they're all shocking and act unethically and immorally.
But how can someone justify the All Blacks' selections by saying the Wallabies are worse?
That's not the point.

 

[deluded pom?]

Brad takairangi - Cook Islands
Konrad hurrell - tonga
Faamanu brown - Samoa (withdrew from mid year test)
Sosaia feki - tonga
Saliva havili - tonga
Suaia Matagi - Samoa
Sauaso Sue - Samoa

List of players who have played tests for other countries. With all the uproar over Australia and Milford, the kiwis have shown they simply couldn't care less about anybody but themselves.

England, Australia and New Zealand are all as bad as each other.

 

[goodplayer]

The crazy thing is Hurrell (and Havilii at a pinch) are the only ones with a remote chance of making the final squad.

Why you'd pick Feki in particular is just bizarre.

picking feki. is staking a claim, thats why

where is benji marshal :shock:

nz kiwis dont want benji boy. ok nsw blues again. benji played junior origin for the blues before .

fantastic to have u back in blues jersey benji

 

[marv]

England, Australia and New Zealand are all as bad as each other.

+1

 

[Mixmasterreece]

picking feki. is staking a claim, thats why
i

But we're staking a claim to a guy who is most probably behind (in no particular order)

Vatuvai
RTS
DWZ
Winterstein
Laumape
Hiku
SKD
Holmes
Fusitua
Nightengale
Perrett


Just seems odd.

 

[hutch]

picking feki. is staking a claim, thats why

where is benji marshal :shock:

nz kiwis dont want benji boy. ok nsw blues again. benji played junior origin for the blues before .

fantastic to have u back in blues jersey benji

Benji has never played for nsw. He played for qld schoolboys and aus schoolboys.

 

[Son of Minto]

goodplayer is a moron. Ignore everything he posts.

 

[shiznit]

No argument here. I think they're all shocking and act unethically and immorally.
But how can someone justify the All Blacks' selections by saying the Wallabies are worse?
That's not the point.

Why bring up the All Blacks at all??

They only have 1 maybe 2 foreign born players in the whole All Black squad... And I think they were born in Australia and moved over to NZ before 5.

They would have about as much if not less foreign born players than the Australian Kangaroos or the English RL team