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[Alehana]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23880916-23217,00.html

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does this mean hes ineligable for rwc 2011?

 

[shiznit]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23880916-23217,00.html

sad news

does this mean hes ineligable for rwc 2011?

lol.... he retired from international football a couple of weeks ago...

 

[Alehana]

lol.... he retired from international football a couple of weeks ago...

but hes on 27, + he can come out like stacey jones cant he?

 

[shiznit]

but hes on 27, + he can come out like stacey jones cant he?

he could if he wanted to i suppose... but ive never heard of it in the all blacks before...

 

[Alehana]

he could if he wanted to i suppose... but ive never heard of it in the all blacks before...

k suppose he did come out of retirement, with this new contract would he still be eligable for abs world cup in 2011.

 

[shiznit]

k suppose he did come out of retirement, with this new contract would he still be eligable for abs world cup in 2011.

yup... assuming he has enough time to get back to NZ and play himself past whoever the incumbant is.... which would be very tough to do considering he will be 30ish and out of the international game for a long time while the incumbant will be a hardened international who will probably be in there mid 20's hitting there peak...

 

[Alehana]

yeh true, but doesn't he have to play a season of s14 or is it just a season of air new zealand cup, to be eligable for selection, cause i know carter and mccaw have the dispensation rule, does this apply to collins?

i reckon if he'd come back he'd be up against kaino, reid, maybe messam, (a replacement at hurricanes (api nakatini (i think, he looked good at air new zealand cup)), the chiefs loosie, leave? or some comple random, whose yet to come out of the wood work.

btw who do u think would repalce him at anz cup? and s14?

i reckon api?