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    Pacific Championships 2024

    For example, each year a rotating NRL club could be assigned to Pacific Island nation where they sign 5 players under 20 that can be salary cap exempt for 5 years. Poach the best Union guys who dont want to learn Japanese. Hold an NFL style international combine etc. The athletes are there.
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    Pacific Championships 2024

    You don't think League can do what Union does? Offer their best 15/16 year olds scholarships in a NRL system?
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    Pacific Championships 2024

    It 100% can be done mate. That Tongan rugby side is about 50% local born and developed to at least school boy age.
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    Pacific Championships 2024

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    Pacific Championships 2024

    Wrong. You mean 4 of them currently play for a Tongan Club
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    Pacific Championships 2024

    This is incorrect
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    Pacific Championships 2024

    Shit loads mate. Jap rugby for example gets them at 15/16 years old. Euro rugby snaps up about 30% of their Under 20's teams. There is 'development' that can be done even though their populations are tiny.
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    Pacific Championships 2024

    There are no Edwin Ipape's or Theo Fage's in the Islands. 99.9% of their talent and player pool will always come from South Auckland and Western Sydney.
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    Pacific Championships 2024

    When I hear words thrown around like 'development' and 'progress' regarding Samoa and Tonga it makes me cringe. As much as they are short term fix and a shiny new toy in the international scene. In the next ten years PNG, Fiji & France have so much more potential. The reality is the best...
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    Pacific Championships 2024

    Not Rugba Loig enough for you? What we have now is not sustainable
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    Pacific Championships 2024

    There is a World Cup every 4 years. Make it a standard across the board rule of one switch per international player per world cup cycle if they qualify. Tier one or two it doesn't matter.
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    Random International News

    Toulouse in Super League for five years would quite literally solves 99% of International Rugby Leagues problems. 30-40 Full time professionals working under both club and a high performance unit similar to Argentina in Rugby When marketed *CORRECTLY* they can get 15k to cities like Avignon...
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    Pacific Championships 2024

    I strongly believe we do not have a real international product until France have 2 teams in Super League with a 50 French qualified players running out every weekend. The game needs another genuine non heritage based international team from a big economy. It automatically solves so many fixture...
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    Pacific Championships 2024

    I would be shocked if Australia covers the 16.5 start. Tonga have a point to prove after their average tour last year
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    Pacific Championships 2024

    That is decent for text footy
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    Pacific Championships 2024

    I think 99% of International Rugby Leagues problems with meaningful fixtures and public interest would be solved if this Pacific Championships eventually become a Nations Championships played every second year, alternating hemispheres. I like the pools of 3 format as their is essentially no dead...
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    England v France 2024 - 90th celebrations

    If Costa, Fages and Rouge can get some quick ball then I can see them staying in the arm wrestle for one half of footy. England by 18.
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    England v France 2024 - 90th celebrations

    The key to their development will always be Toulouse in Super League (with Catalan) for an extended period to increase there player pool at the highest level.
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    England v France 2024 - 90th celebrations

    Just looking at other French players across Super League who could squeeze into the test team Tison - Maybe Miloudi - No chance, liability without the ball, UTC reserves & Toulouse players with more to offer. Chan - Yes, a bench middle/edge Salabio - Nope Sangare - Bench middle Goudemand...
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    England v France 2024 - 90th celebrations

    Toulouse will probably have 3-5 players in the French side. Catalans has had an all French spine for a few games this year and will most likely stick to combinations that have been at a Super League standard. England by 16 - 24 points for me.

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