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<blockquote data-quote="psychic duck" data-source="post: 532874" data-attributes="member: 48703"><p>Just want to point out that the Pacific nations BENEFIT from New Zealand.</p><p></p><p>Whilst they may lose a Sivivatu to the All Blacks now and again, they also gain loads of New Zealanders of Pacific descent who go into their sides.</p><p></p><p>In fact, the majority of the Samoan squad was born in New Zealand, or Samoans who were educated and went through the NZ rugby system.</p><p></p><p>If the Pacific Island teams just had players that went through their system, then the depth in their squads would be absolutely decimated. So they benefit by adding to their squad by getting players from the New Zealand system who are of Pacific descent.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Whilst the PNC isn't full strength Pacific teams. They have enough first choice players to be considered better than A teams. Look at the Samoa team that played Japan this year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span><a href="http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/match/161863.html" target="_blank">http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/match/161863.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="psychic duck, post: 532874, member: 48703"] Just want to point out that the Pacific nations BENEFIT from New Zealand. Whilst they may lose a Sivivatu to the All Blacks now and again, they also gain loads of New Zealanders of Pacific descent who go into their sides. In fact, the majority of the Samoan squad was born in New Zealand, or Samoans who were educated and went through the NZ rugby system. If the Pacific Island teams just had players that went through their system, then the depth in their squads would be absolutely decimated. So they benefit by adding to their squad by getting players from the New Zealand system who are of Pacific descent. [FONT=Verdana][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Whilst the PNC isn't full strength Pacific teams. They have enough first choice players to be considered better than A teams. Look at the Samoa team that played Japan this year. [/FONT][URL]http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/match/161863.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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