New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

[AdelaideSharky]

Loads of kiwi rl players talk about how they were pressured in school to give up league and focus on union

The late Jonah Lomu was a case in point.

He was threatened with expulsion from his school had he not given up league and switched to rugby.

It was well known before he went global with his 1995 RWC performance that he almost signed with the Dogs in 1994.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

The Administration power has always been in the North and policy and decisions have always been North focused. The Southern teams had to get by on scraps despite being the dominant team, Aus demise has barely registered on their care radar and I doubt NZ would much as long as the home unions were going strong. The Boks bounced back in a big way but they also threatened to follow a similar trajectory to Aus for a while and not too many eyelids batted

Pacific and NZ still supply World Rugby Union with a large percentage of players though and if that declines it will hurt the game a lot.

Look at the amount of Islanders and Kiwis in the Irish and Japanese squads

 

[warriors 95]

The late Jonah Lomu was a case in point.

He was threatened with expulsion from his school had he not given up league and switched to rugby.

It was well known before he went global with his 1995 RWC performance that he almost signed with the Dogs in 1994.

Nearly signed for super league side Sheffield eagles of all teams too.

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