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Is Sonny Bill bigger than the game ?

Micistm

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I think to be fair most people pro or anti are used to his chopping and changing now and don't really give one.
It would urk me if a dedicated and loyal sevens player is dumped so he can get his Olympic gold glory and subsequent tick on his CV though
 

Fast Eddie

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I think to be fair most people pro or anti are used to his chopping and changing now and don't really give one.
It would urk me if a dedicated and loyal sevens player is dumped so he can get his Olympic gold glory and subsequent tick on his CV though


The best players make a team, once again this is professional sport, this is their job. I'll never understand attitudes like yours personally.
 

Micistm

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The best players make a team, once again this is professional sport, this is their job. I'll never understand attitudes like yours personally.

:lol:Fair enough. It's simple really though- I don't like the idea of any loyal sevens player being dropped so a showpony can jump in and get his glory, **** off again, and that loyal player is now back in again, but deprived out of his chance for an Olympic medal.
 

Fast Eddie

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I don't feel sorry for players who miss out on a spot in a team to a better player. Plus what I understand it has happened in the past quite a bit with the sevens but I'm sure you didn't really give it two thoughts then.
 

ozbash

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SBW will be a Mighty Chief for 2 years, then the great man will be a Warrior.

you heard it here first !
 

Micistm

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I don't feel sorry for players who miss out on a spot in a team to a better player. Plus what I understand it has happened in the past quite a bit with the sevens but I'm sure you didn't really give it two thoughts then.

When exactly, like this?:?

One better player being picked over another fine...One player who is dedicated to a code for years, missing out for a specific tourno (and probably a few months earlier to meet criteria) because a celeb wants his medal for his collection...not on IMO, when said celeb will vacate the code ASAP afterwards.

Each to their own I guess.
 
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Sonny Bill will only be picked if he is better than the players he would replace, Gordon Tietjens has made that perfectly clear. So if he is selected then he will give the team a better chance at wining a gold medal and that is all that matters to be perfectly honestly.
 

hitman82

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I would rather the nz sevens team lost because it's a quar as sport, derived from an even worse one.
 

Fast Eddie

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When exactly, like this?:?

One better player being picked over another fine...One player who is dedicated to a code for years, missing out for a specific tourno (and probably a few months earlier to meet criteria) because a celeb wants his medal for his collection...not on IMO, when said celeb will vacate the code ASAP afterwards.

Each to their own I guess.

The Commonwealth games squad recently had several players who either hadn't played for the sevens team before, or had at the start of the career and then only came back in after years away just to play in the commonwealth games.

I agree lets go for the fair play award and good amateur sports morals instead.
 
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The Commonwealth games squad recently had several players who either hadn't played for the sevens team before, or had at the start of the career and then only came back in after years away just to play in the commonwealth games.

I agree lets go for the fair play award and good amateur sports morals instead.
+1
 

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