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Eddie Jones is starting to really piss me off with his comments about the Pacific Island team. First he grumbled about the match taking place at all, talking some sort of bollocks about how the concept of the PI side undermines the integrity of the individual Island unions. Whatever Eddie, just like how the West Indies cricket side underrmines the integrity of the Carribbean countries right? If Jamaica, Antigua, Trinidad etc all fielded separate teams chances are they would struggle for both finances and talent, but by combining they manage to be a viable and competitive force in international cricket, and keep cricket as a top sport in their region. The PI team have exactly the same opportunity to do that for Rugby in the Pacific Islands. Of course a really competitive and well financed PI side would mean that the top Island players could acheive stardom by playing for the Islanders instead of Australia or NZ, and Eddie wouldn't want that would he?
Secondly he comes out bleating because a few of his players copped a few bruises in the test. Apart from one dangerous (but probably not intentional) tackle on Gregan which the player got cited and punished for, for, it was simply a good hard game against a side who weren't afraid to put their bodies on the line. Ediie should f*ck off and coach tiddlywinks if he's that worried abut the physical stuff.
Secondly he comes out bleating because a few of his players copped a few bruises in the test. Apart from one dangerous (but probably not intentional) tackle on Gregan which the player got cited and punished for, for, it was simply a good hard game against a side who weren't afraid to put their bodies on the line. Ediie should f*ck off and coach tiddlywinks if he's that worried abut the physical stuff.
