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New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

Brian potter

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This is why with 17 million rugby league mad country we have a couple playing NRL.
They love it but they aren't made for it.
I’ve asked this question many times but it’s still a valid one in that I wonder how much your average Papuans diet plays in their development?
 

Gobsmacked

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That’s because that includes the ANZAC tests which always resulted in kiwis being pulled out of the squads.

take a look at the World Cup games and tri-nations/4nations games.
The players available today for NZ are better than ever before.
The used to have to get blokes from England like Luia at half back.
Look at the options today.
Outstanding!
 

Vibing

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take a look at the World Cup games and tri-nations/4nations games.
The ones at the end of a long season when the aussies aren't that interested ?
those games ?

ship has sailed
like i said

we will turn up & win all the trophies
but as for it replacing what we value & treasure ... yea , nah
 

Gobsmacked

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I’ve asked this question many times but it’s still a valid one in that I wonder how much your average Papuans diet plays in their development?
Yeah it's an interesting one because our ancestors were short because they were malnourished and fighting diseases.
Australia and png governments should be throwing everything at improving their infrastructure, economy and lifting them out of poverty, not an NRL team.
Kinda like giving a starving man a fancy coat- looks good from the outside but the struggle goes on.
 

Brian potter

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The players available today for NZ are better than ever before.
The used to have to get blokes from England like Luia at half back.
Look at the options today.
Outstanding!
And only getting better with every passing year.

I remember watching the kiwis as a kid in the late 80’s&early 90’s playing GB and Australia and the overwhelming majority of their squads were picked from the old English 1st division(pre-super league) comp teams like Blackmore, kemp, nikau, Paul bros and bell etc.
 

Brian potter

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Yeah it's an interesting one because our ancestors were short because they were malnourished and fighting diseases.
Australia and png governments should be throwing everything at improving their infrastructure, economy and lifting them out of poverty, not an NRL team.
Kinda like giving a starving man a fancy coat- looks good from the outside but the struggle goes on.
Would Xavier Coates be 6’4 and 17st or Robert derby be 6’4 and 16st had they stayed and grew up in PNG??
 

Brian potter

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IDK donkey boy

what does a Singaporean eat that keeps them 5 foot 5 ?
Probably the same as your average Japanese.

people from the far east are on average of smaller stature compared to Europeans, Polynesians, North Americans and Africans.
 

Vibing

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Probably the same as your average Japanese.

people from the far east are on average of smaller stature compared to Europeans, Polynesians, North Americans and Africans.
And yet you advocated , quite seriously
that we have a team from there ( Singapore) proving that you are a bit of a knob

well
a lot of one actually
 

Vibing

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Hence bringing back the trans-Tasman test series.
& beat them 9 times out of 10 games like we always do, then
bore the shit out of us & have no one turn up to or watch it here in Aust ?

& then have us go looking for a more meaningful level of competition , like NSW V QLD that Australians from every state & territory will watch ?

oh ... hang on , we already did that eh haha

stick to NRL teams from Singapore
you have NFI about much else ..
 

Wb1234

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F#ck origin.

it’s killing international RL.
England being crap is the reason

don’t blame us for the problems in international league

The nrl will be having a fantastic end of season international tournament which will never feature England lol
 

Brian potter

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England being crap is the reason
new Zealand aren’t crap.
don’t blame us for the problems in international league
i Blame Australia for being shortsighted.
The nrl will be having a fantastic end of season international tournament which will never feature England lol
cool and I’ll be watching it all the way mate as I support international RL.

narrow minded state of origin not so much.
 

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