Fiji hopefully on the move..

[Coastbloke]

Couple of great stories in this weekend's Sydney media..Now hopefully they aren't nicked for Origin and/or the Kangaroos..

A full strength tour to Europe to play England and France would have been ideal preparations for WC2013

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/island-of-giants-20120406-1wgu9.html

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/the-next-big-thing-20120406-1wguf.html

 

[aarondoyle]

Couple of great stories in this weekend's Sydney media..Now hopefully they aren't nicked for Origin and/or the Kangaroos..

A full strength tour to Europe to play England and France would have been ideal preparations for WC2013

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/island-of-giants-20120406-1wgu9.html

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/the-next-big-thing-20120406-1wguf.html

The fact we have to worry about that is so, so ridiculous.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Why would anyone be worried? The stories only mention one player and he isn't an Australian junior.

 

[deluded pom?]

Why would anyone be worried? The stories only mention one player and he isn't an Australian junior.

Yet. ;-)

 

[deluded pom?]

The first article makes it sound like Hayne was Fijian raised and that Uate spent his childhood days dreaming of playing RL in Australia.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Yet. ;-)

Well he's 18 so he never will be. There goes his chances of playing for Australia. Maybe he should try Ingerlund. You don't have to be an Ingerlish junior to play there.

 

[billy2]

Aku's mum with 7 little Aku's - that looks like the Knights backline in 2020.

 

[docbrown]

Aku's mum with 7 little Aku's - that looks like the Knights backline in 2020.

We'll take them all!

 

[billy2]

I'm a bit disappointed the 'academy' the Knights were talking about is just two players so far.
I'd love to see the Knights and maybe some other NRL teams sign up enough 18 year olds to form a team at a good school.
It really wouldn't cost more than a few K per player - a fraction of what they spend on Aussie prospects.

 

[deluded pom?]

Well he's 18 so he never will be. There goes his chances of playing for Australia. Maybe he should try Ingerlund. You don't have to be an Ingerlish junior to play there.

Don't waste your time throwing that argument back at me ECT. I agree with you. ;-)

 

[Bluebags1908]

After readng that whole article, the question I ask is: how the f*ck is Aquila Uate playing for Australia? It's just plain wrong. THE BLOKE IS FIJIAN.

And before anyone blabbles back saying he is a Woy Woy junior I say who gives a stuff - the qualification rules are WRONG.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

They're only wrong when these players play for Australia. When Hayne plays for Fiji that's perfectly okay. But when Uate plays for Australia there's an outcry. To this day Uate has still never played a game of RL in Fiji.

 

[billy2]

They're only wrong when these players play for Australia. When Hayne plays for Fiji that's perfectly okay. But when Uate plays for Australia there's an outcry. To this day Uate has still never played a game of RL in Fiji.

He'll play next off season when the Knights play the Bati in Fiji as part of the buildup to the WC - pity he won't play for Fiji.

 

[Bluebags1908]

They're only wrong when these players play for Australia. When Hayne plays for Fiji that's perfectly okay. But when Uate plays for Australia there's an outcry. To this day Uate has still never played a game of RL in Fiji.

I think Hayne playing for Fiji is wrong too. He is Australian. Or at the very least, if he wants to play for Fiji then fine - but he can't switch to Australia. I am dead against players playing for 2 countries.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

So in a thread that talks about Hayne and Uate you choose to bitch about Uate's situation, but not Hayne's. And you're still suggesting it's okay for Hayne to choose Fiji, but not okay for Uate to choose Australia. This is the double standard I'm talking about.

 

[Bluebags1908]

So in a thread that talks about Hayne and Uate you choose to bitch about Uate's situation, but not Hayne's. And you're still suggesting it's okay for Hayne to choose Fiji, but not okay for Uate to choose Australia. This is the double standard I'm talking about.

I commented on Uate because of the newspaper article that featured an extensive interview with uate's mum and his family background.

Then when you brought up Hayne playing for Fiji I agreed with you. After playing for Australia first, he should never have been allowed to play for Fiji after that.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

But there's never a thread on that is there? No one ever says Fiji is "poaching" players do they? People want rules that are consitent but the same people don't even have views that are consistent.

 

[hutch]

I think Hayne playing for Fiji is wrong too. He is Australian. Or at the very least, if he wants to play for Fiji then fine - but he can't switch to Australia. I am dead against players playing for 2 countries.

He played for Australia before Fiji.

 

[roughyedspud]

mark my words.......hayne will be playing for fiji in the world cup....as will lote & civoniciva



rules mean nothing anymore...it'll be open season again

 

[Coastbloke]

mark my words.......hayne will be playing for fiji in the world cup....as will lote & civoniciva



rules mean nothing anymore...it'll be open season again

This..