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Why is there little interest in the Kiwis in this forum?

Jonty

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It’s funny, for years I’d be fizzing with that news, but currently a bit meh, he seems to have lost all his spark and looks listless in attack at the moment. Maybe the opportunity could revitalise him though
 
Jonty

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Beavers Headgear said:
It’s funny, for years I’d be fizzing with that news, but currently a bit meh, he seems to have lost all his spark and looks listless in attack at the moment. Maybe the opportunity could revitalise him though
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Media hype/attention along with putting a few more thousands on the gate at kiwi home internationals alone would be well worth it.

im sure he’ll rediscover his spark and form especially with a potential fresh new challenge
 
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Presume it’s to do with the 9s that he played for Australia, and potentially having something indicating Australia are his #1 choice internationally
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ah, I was under the impression that the 9s didn't count, but have done a little more reading and it appears that according to the rules they do count - it's just that Brimson was successful in applying for a dispensation.

Obviously there's now a clear precedent there for Ponga, but yeah technically as it stands he can't play for NZ. I don't think that's been made particularly clear in the reporting.
 
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Manu Vatuvei said:
ah, I was under the impression that the 9s didn't count, but have done a little more reading and it appears that according to the rules they do count - it's just that Brimson was successful in applying for a dispensation.

Obviously there's now a clear precedent there for Ponga, but yeah technically as it stands he can't play for NZ. I don't think that's been made particularly clear in the reporting.
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The reporting's been full of holes on this story since the start, even before Brimson set the precedent. The IRL have long listed the 9s as a qualifying format in their eligibility rules but over-excited journos kept ignoring/overlooking in their rush to get headlines out.
 
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Thatwasnthighref said:
The reporting's been full of holes on this story since the start, even before Brimson set the precedent. The IRL have long listed the 9s as a qualifying format in their eligibility rules but over-excited journos kept ignoring/overlooking in their rush to get headlines out.
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The other one I keep hearing is "but what's he going to do about the fact he played for Queensland", as if the IRL give a f**k about who you play for in a domestic Australian series. I just think international league is so integrated into/swamped by NRL and Origin that people have a hard time conceptualising it as a separate thing with its own rules.
 
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