and if Uate & hayne miss out on australia selection they will play for Fiji...

I think most people agree that there isn't an obvious fix, but there are some obvious things that need stopping immediatley, switching nations and worldwide domestic and International rules for example.

its interesting how you think a islander team & GB team would serve the same purpose???


a islander team made up of pacific island test players playing tests against NZ and playing in the 4nations,as a pacific islander team will do in 2014...actually benefits the pacific islands because its entices pacific islanders into staying with tonga,fiji samoa etc......

a GB team made up of 17 englishmen does f**k all for wales,scotland & ireland


leave england,australia & NZ out of the equation...this is about giving players from 2nd tier nations something to play for......


a pacific island team.....and......celtic tigers team serves the same purpose....which is how do we get players to opt for and stick with 2nd tierr nations..

Nonsense playing for some non description team that has no heritage and means nothing to you isn't going to alter the lure of SOO or a kiwi jersey.

Getting regular tours and opportunities to play for your nation will. When was last time a pacific nation/png had a proper tour?

when was the last time they properly played full stop...lol




and i wish people would stop going on about "touring" as being the be all and end all of RL...people go on about how GB touring every 4 years will solve everything!!........ENGLAND TOUR just about EVERY 2 YEARS!!...i followed them round australia for 7 weeks in 2008....i missed the 2010 4nations tour....we should have gone to new zealand this year until they out.....and im planing the next tour in 2014 for the 4nations..

There is an Australian Fijian rugby league website. The list of players eligible is impressive, though they have missed out on Lote Tuqiri, who captained Fiji from full back in the 2000 World Cup, and Tariq Sims.


Akuila Uate (Newcastle), Kevin Naiqama (Newcastle), Darrell Millard (Catalans), Marika Koroibete (Wests Tigers),

Jarryd Hayne (Parramatta)
Ryan Millard (Wests Magpies?)

John Sutton (South Sydney)
Wes Naiqama (Penrith), Tariq Sims (Nth Queensland)
Petero Civinoceva (Redcliffe Dolphins), [ ] , Ashton Sims (Nth Queensland)[/i

Apart from scrum half and hooker, the team would be all top class NRL players. Many of them are Fijian born.

You could fill in the remaining 5 positions with Fijian resident rugby league players.

Such a team would probably make the 4th spot in the semifinals, as it did in 2008. It would have the fastest set of backs in the World Cup, bar none.

It would be a team that would really challenge England. The key component needed would need to be a top class coach like Wayne Bennett.