The fact that he openly claimed in the media to be using a game AGAINST England only a couple of MONTHS ago as a springboard to fulfil his boyhood dream of playing for NZ might have something to do with it.

No doubt he's a class act.

Come and support Wales instead.

Imagine the fun if Benji picked up a training injury and Rangi got the call?

P.s. I thought you had to state your preference each term / year anyway???

Question for those who don't mind this development - how many residency players is OK in your opinion?

Would people genuinely have no issue with going to watch England and seeing 10 Kiwi/Aus players who had only been in the country three years? Do they not think this would "cheapen" England RL?

Daft comparison Nick as those forces are paid to be in Germany by HM goverment They live in British bases which is classed as British territory.

Whether you agree or not this says one thing, THE RFL and McBanana see INTERNATIONAL RUGBY as IMPORTANT.

Without a national prescence in terms of a team we will struggle to get any publicity or money into the game.

I presume by people being fanatics, you’re referring to me .

Do you really believe that, by putting Antipodean players in the England team enabling a hollow victory, will somehow enhance the profile of the game Nationally?

I believe it will alienate many ‘fanatics’ but more worrying is, it will de-motivate many home-grown players, knowing that their chance to play for their country will diminish.

I’m sure with a smattering of English lads & quite a few residency players, we could probable give the Aussies a game, however being a ‘Fanatic’ Rugby League supporter with no interest in Cricket, R.U or whatever, I will personally be ambivalent to the result.

1). He qualifies for England
2). He will add quality to the team
3). Does he have a good Yorkshire middle name we can use instead of Rangi? Like Dave or Geoff?

Surely Johnny Lomax has got to be in?

I haven't been too fussed about the others but this has wound me up. Cas were knocked out of the play-offs weeks ago. Why wasn't he called into the squad then? Because he was waiting for the NZ squad announcement yesterday. Which funnily enough he wasn't a part of.

We need to keep Chase, Heighington, Reed etc. away from the media, that way we might be able to play them without the majority of the general public realising they are not English. That way, if we do get some success we may not attract too much criticism.

Personally, I wouldn't pick him because of his obvious desire a few months ago to play against us not for us. Actually, while McNamara is coaching us it probably doesn't matter who we pick.

Pete Chase good honest stand off from Yorkshire!

Barry McKenzie at Full Back?

Surely Rolf Harris qualifies?

What about that bird that was in Home and Away and then Emmerdale, she deserves a game considering she went out with Matt Le Tissier. (Le Tissier wasn't he from Jersey)

1. Tomkins
6. Chase
7. Lomax
9. Roby
13. Sinfield

Awesome

I'll say it again, you should only be allowed to pay for a country that you are a citizen of and hold a passport for. Farcical, a whole country of players to pick from and we need to choose a player who couldn't get an NRL start.