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having our pacific players back would be awesome
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<blockquote data-quote="Cruz_del_Sur" data-source="post: 994285" data-attributes="member: 55747"><p>This is the main issue. I'll give you my answer. Because i would like to see a competition where the available roosters are there for something other than just money. </p><p>I know the implementation is far from perfect, but i like the ideal. </p><p>Why? Because there is a big chance i will lose interest in national sides playing against each other. </p><p></p><p>I liked your previous post, the one talking about partisanship. Not because i agree with it, but because it made me think. I think you have some good points, but then i see Tier 1 nations and the two poorest nations (RSA and Arg both by quite some distance) are the ones pushing for harsher eligibility rules. Not sure about RSA, but we are a huge net exporter of players, not only in rugby. </p><p>I don't want to fall back to the "it's a cultural thing" but we don't like people who we don't think are Argentines to represent us. We simply don't. The best example i can give you is Messi. People, not a majority but definitely a LOT of people, still question him playing for Argentina. I think most people would jump blindfolded into the possibility of having the (arguably) best player in the history of the sport playing for your team, regardless of how you achieve that. A lot of us see it differently. I know it sounds like an old and worn-out cliche, but i think we like the idea of things that money cant buy. </p><p>Again, we question whether the greatest player in the sort should wear our national jersey. Let that sink in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cruz_del_Sur, post: 994285, member: 55747"] This is the main issue. I'll give you my answer. Because i would like to see a competition where the available roosters are there for something other than just money. I know the implementation is far from perfect, but i like the ideal. Why? Because there is a big chance i will lose interest in national sides playing against each other. I liked your previous post, the one talking about partisanship. Not because i agree with it, but because it made me think. I think you have some good points, but then i see Tier 1 nations and the two poorest nations (RSA and Arg both by quite some distance) are the ones pushing for harsher eligibility rules. Not sure about RSA, but we are a huge net exporter of players, not only in rugby. I don't want to fall back to the "it's a cultural thing" but we don't like people who we don't think are Argentines to represent us. We simply don't. The best example i can give you is Messi. People, not a majority but definitely a LOT of people, still question him playing for Argentina. I think most people would jump blindfolded into the possibility of having the (arguably) best player in the history of the sport playing for your team, regardless of how you achieve that. A lot of us see it differently. I know it sounds like an old and worn-out cliche, but i think we like the idea of things that money cant buy. Again, we question whether the greatest player in the sort should wear our national jersey. Let that sink in. [/QUOTE]
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