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<blockquote data-quote="BPM" data-source="post: 1050678" data-attributes="member: 59968"><p>TBH, I have no idea of how the competition is set-up or what kind of funding the Nigerian team has access to.</p><p></p><p>London Nigerians already exists as an amateur team, so it's possible that could be utilised in some way I suppose?</p><p></p><p>Nigeria had lots of factors that <em>could</em> give them a high potential for success. 7th highest population in the world, a massive diaspora to draw from, Africa's biggest economy and also (very importantly IMO) some excellent role models in rugby.</p><p></p><p>There are also some rugby related elements that could also help. I don't know the figures, but personal experience gives me the perception that a higher than average proportion of black students in grammar school/private education - i.e. rugby playing schools are of Nigerian heritage. Certainly the majority of black players I have played with or against are from Nigerian backgrounds. This means that a lot of players from the Nigerian diaspora have probably played rugby throughout secondary education if not earlier.</p><p></p><p>At the moment, it's a seam of talent England are able to tap into, but there are several Premiership players eligible for Nigeria who could join a national set-up and that is a growing number, so if the option was there, they could quickly assemble a reasonable team (certainly at an African level).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BPM, post: 1050678, member: 59968"] TBH, I have no idea of how the competition is set-up or what kind of funding the Nigerian team has access to. London Nigerians already exists as an amateur team, so it’s possible that could be utilised in some way I suppose? Nigeria had lots of factors that [I]could[/I] give them a high potential for success. 7th highest population in the world, a massive diaspora to draw from, Africa’s biggest economy and also (very importantly IMO) some excellent role models in rugby. There are also some rugby related elements that could also help. I don’t know the figures, but personal experience gives me the perception that a higher than average proportion of black students in grammar school/private education - i.e. rugby playing schools are of Nigerian heritage. Certainly the majority of black players I have played with or against are from Nigerian backgrounds. This means that a lot of players from the Nigerian diaspora have probably played rugby throughout secondary education if not earlier. At the moment, it’s a seam of talent England are able to tap into, but there are several Premiership players eligible for Nigeria who could join a national set-up and that is a growing number, so if the option was there, they could quickly assemble a reasonable team (certainly at an African level). [/QUOTE]
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