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After your first choice team, which team will you be following and why?
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Nobody except New Zealand against Australia in the final, should England not get there.
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Png is the team that has taken great strides forward in all the right ways since the last WC.
Most sides have improved a bit, but only PNG are doing it by building from the ground up in PNG.
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My first team is France.
So my second team is PNG.
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| Quote: "My first team is France.
So my second team is PNG.'"
You've written that as if its a given! Why couldn't your second team be Tonga for example? |
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I've always had a soft spot for Fiji because of the awesome prayer they sing before/after their matches.
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| Quote: wire-quin "You've written that as if its a given! Why couldn't your second team be Tonga for example?'"
Sloppily expressed. No "So" would have changed everything. My second team is PNG because, like France, it has a serious domestic competition and at least one professional club (France has two, Catalans and Toulouse). PNG has the additional plus of being the only nation in the world where rugby league is the national game. |
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PNG,
also hope France do well their national side needs a boost as only the 3rd county with a professional league we need a string France.
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My second team is Tonga mainly because I think they are the best chance of getting to the final outside of the big 3 and any new team getting to the final is always a good thing (even though we know they aren't going to).
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Fiji for me, as they are legit Fijians in a group with Italy and USA, who will presumably be aussie reserves. I've got a soft spot for PNG with rugby league being the national game there but can't be supporting them against home nations.
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| Quote: Grimmy "Fiji for me, as they are legit Fijians in a group with Italy and USA, who will presumably be aussie reserves. '"
It's a fair criticism of Italy, but isn't the USA team almost entirely made up of home-grown players?
At the last World Cup I went to a few games involving the South Sea Islands and PNG. I wouldn't pick a 'second team' as such, but I'll look out for their games. |
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| Quote: yorksguy1865 "My second team is Tonga mainly because I think they are the best chance of getting to the final outside of the big 3 and any new team getting to the final is always a good thing (even though we know they aren't going to).'"
Me too.
Sika Manu to lift the Paul Barriere trophy.......He's one of our own.  |
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| Quote: bramleyrhino "It's a fair criticism of Italy, but isn't the USA team almost entirely made up of home-grown players?
At the last World Cup I went to a few games involving the South Sea Islands and PNG. I wouldn't pick a 'second team' as such, but I'll look out for their games.'"
Depends who actually gets picked for USA really. Seven of them have an Australian or New Zealand flag against their name when I look through the squad on wiki. If that translates to 7 out of 17 on matchday, then it's still quite a lot |
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www.nrl.com/10-nrl-young-guns-of ... fault.aspx
nrl.com names 10 young guns to watch for in the WC
Tom Trbojevic (Australia) utility Manly
Jack Johns (Italy) halfback Newcastle
Alex Twal (Lebanon) prop Wests
Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Australia) prop Penrith
Danny Levi (New Zealand) hooker Newcastle
Jarome Luai (Samoa) 5/8 Penrith
Suliasi Vunivalu (Fiji) wing Melbourne
Bilal Maarbani (Lebanon) wing Manly
Jacob Saifiti (Fiji) prop Newcastle
Kato Ottio (PNG) centre/wing Canberra
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www.nrl.com/10-nrl-young-guns-of ... fault.aspx
nrl.com names 10 young guns to watch for in the WC
Tom Trbojevic (Australia) utility Manly
Jack Johns (Italy) halfback Newcastle
Alex Twal (Lebanon) prop Wests
Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Australia) prop Penrith
Danny Levi (New Zealand) hooker Newcastle
Jarome Luai (Samoa) 5/8 Penrith
Suliasi Vunivalu (Fiji) wing Melbourne
Bilal Maarbani (Lebanon) wing Manly
Jacob Saifiti (Fiji) prop Newcastle
Kato Ottio (PNG) centre/wing Canberra
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Quote: Grimmy "Depends who actually gets picked for USA really. Seven of them have an Australian or New Zealand flag against their name when I look through the squad on wiki. If that translates to 7 out of 17 on matchday, then it's still quite a lot'"
Theres probably not a sport in the world that doesn't allow heritage players, so why make a big deal of it?
The world is getting smaller, Australia has high immigration, you've got a fair few 1st/2nd/3rd generation in there, coupled with RL being the major sport in AUS, its going to happen. Who cares where they were born, its the pride they have in representing. There are still large international communities within Australia who are proud of their heritage, Greek, Croation, Italian, NZ, PNG, Eng, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, Pacific Nations etc. The mayjority aren't getting paid much at all, in fact the Italian players are not taking payment to play, in order the Italia XIII RL use the money elsewhere for development. Theres a few Italians in there plus a fair few 2nd generation.
For me there is far visible pride on show with the smaller nations than there is with Aus/ Eng/ NZ, there be a few missing from AUS/NZ if the appearance money was the same across the board, making for a more exciting comp.
Heres an interesting article for you on the Italians if you've not read it:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... -cup-squad
Also the flags next to the names on the wiki page is an indication of CLUB nationality not player. |
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Quote: Grimmy "Depends who actually gets picked for USA really. Seven of them have an Australian or New Zealand flag against their name when I look through the squad on wiki. If that translates to 7 out of 17 on matchday, then it's still quite a lot'"
Theres probably not a sport in the world that doesn't allow heritage players, so why make a big deal of it?
The world is getting smaller, Australia has high immigration, you've got a fair few 1st/2nd/3rd generation in there, coupled with RL being the major sport in AUS, its going to happen. Who cares where they were born, its the pride they have in representing. There are still large international communities within Australia who are proud of their heritage, Greek, Croation, Italian, NZ, PNG, Eng, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, Pacific Nations etc. The mayjority aren't getting paid much at all, in fact the Italian players are not taking payment to play, in order the Italia XIII RL use the money elsewhere for development. Theres a few Italians in there plus a fair few 2nd generation.
For me there is far visible pride on show with the smaller nations than there is with Aus/ Eng/ NZ, there be a few missing from AUS/NZ if the appearance money was the same across the board, making for a more exciting comp.
Heres an interesting article for you on the Italians if you've not read it:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... -cup-squad
Also the flags next to the names on the wiki page is an indication of CLUB nationality not player. | |
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