Are there enough Lebanese in the NRL to ensure Lebanon's place in the 2017 World Cup?

[Albert Rosenfeld]

I can only name three Lebanese-Australian players, each of whom is top notch:


Robbie Farah (Wests Tigers)

Tim Mannah (Parramatta Eels)

Josh Mansour (Penrith Panthers).


There needs to be a quality full back, a quality half back/five eighth, and another couple of quality forwards to enable the rest of the team, many drawn from the Lebanese domestic competition, to come through the qualifying rounds in 2016.

 

[Leaguelegend20]

Just because you cannot recall players at the top of your head does not mean they exist. Reece & Travis Robinson are both Lebanese, and are of a reasonable first-grade standard. 5 strong first graders in their starting 13 is good for Lebanon.

 

[dogslife]

There'd have to be a few floating around in inferior competitions like the NSW Cup and English Super League.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

My honest reply to this thread would result in permanent expulsion from LU.

Are you for real, Albert Rosenfeld? The threads you start are utter shit!

 

[Twatface Magee]

I can only name three Lebanese-Australian players, each of whom is top notch:


Robbie Farah (Wests Tigers)

Tim Mannah (Parramatta Eels)

Josh Mansour (Penrith Panthers).


There needs to be a quality full back, a quality half back/five eighth, and another couple of quality forwards to enable the rest of the team, many drawn from the Lebanese domestic competition, to come through the qualifying rounds in 2016.

Those 3 alone should ensure they beat England.

 

[ek999]

Michael Lichaa too. Portugal is horribly underrepresented with only Srama though

 

[dogslife]

Would Mario have to come out of retirement for Malta to stand a chance?

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

Michael Lichaa too. Portugal is horribly underrepresented with only Srama though

Srama Portugal? Wikipedia has him as of Filipino and Polish descent.

De Gois is Portuguese.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

They could also get Ray Moujalli and James Boustani.

 

[ek999]

Srama Portugal? Wikipedia has him as of Filipino and Polish descent.

De Gois is Portuguese.

Yeah my bad got confused. Doesn't change the fact Portugal are underrepresented

 

[biggestbroncosfan]

I can only name three Lebanese-Australian players, each of whom is top notch:


Robbie Farah (Wests Tigers)

Tim Mannah (Parramatta Eels)

Josh Mansour (Penrith Panthers).


There needs to be a quality full back, a quality half back/five eighth, and another couple of quality forwards to enable the rest of the team, many drawn from the Lebanese domestic competition, to come through the qualifying rounds in 2016.

Daniel Abou-Sleiman - Wests Tigers NSW Cup
Jason Wehbe - ex Parramatta NYC currently in Japan RU
Ahmad Ellaz - Wentworthville True Blue Chemical Shield
Elias Sukkar - Wentworthville NSW Cup
Liam Ayoub - Panthers NSW Cup

pretty sure there are a few others around but they are strong enough to compete with the World Cup nations.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

Wehbe in Japan? Interesting. I thought about him, but i had no idea where he was at the moment.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

Yeah my bad got confused. Doesn't change the fact Portugal are underrepresented

Lol no, it doesn't :lol:

 

[biggestbroncosfan]

add to the list Mitchell Moses from Wests Tigers. Lebanon are supposed to be playing in the MEA Cup later this year against South Africa and the UAE.

 

[thorson1987]

Yeah my bad got confused. Doesn't change the fact Portugal are underrepresented

Blake Austin aswell apparently.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_rugby_league_team

Aaron is Isaacs younger brother

 

[welshmagpie]

Here's what i put together based off this weekends team lists on the NSWRL website. All of the players have been called up to various Lebanon squads (senior and junior) in the past.

FB Jordan Abouhaidar Guildford (Sydney Shield)
WG Travis Robinson Cronulla (NSW Cup)
CT Danny Barakat Wentworthville (RM Cup)
HB Liam Ayoub Windsor (RM Cup)
HB Abbas Miski Kingsgrove (Sydney Shield)
HB Mark Daoud Guildford (RM Cup)
HB James Boustani Wentworthville (Sydney Shield)
HB Tony Sassine Blacktown (Sydney Shield)
SR Ray Moujalli Newtown (NSW Cup)
SR Chris Saab Guildford (Sydney Shield)
SR Nick Kassis Wentworthville (Sydney Shield)
SR Adrian Bayssari Mount Pritchard (Sydney Shield)
PR Casey Ellis Guildford (RM Cup)
PR Tarek El Masri Burwood (RM Cup)
PR Yahia Masri Blacktown (RM Cup)
PR Elias Sukkar Wentwortville (Sydney Shield)
PR Ahmad Ellaz Wentworthville (Sydney Shield)
HK Ben Ellis Guildford (RM Cup)

 

[Bulldog Force]

You're forgetting one of the best wingers in the world at the moment... Josh Mansour. Also Michael Lichaa. I think you can count Tim Mannah out though unless he doesn't play Origin or some sort of rep footy between now and then.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Also Robbie Farah is another you can count out as he will more than likely play Origin next year (3 year rule).

 

[welshmagpie]

You're forgetting one of the best wingers in the world at the moment... Josh Mansour. Also Michael Lichaa. I think you can count Tim Mannah out though unless he doesn't play Origin or some sort of rep footy between now and then.

Yeah like I said mate, I only did NSWRL based competitions. All NRL players had already been mentioned

 

[madunit]

George Ndaira
Reece Robinson

We should be changing eligibility rules so that if rep players for Australia, England or New Zealand want to play for another country, it should be allowed to help provide a stronger world game.

Also, BF, when did that 3 year rule come into effect surrounding Origin? I ask because Anthony Minichiello played Origin in 2011 and played for Italy in 2013