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<blockquote data-quote="TPenman" data-source="post: 245341"><p>Don't know whether any of you guys have picked up on the Samoan Rugby Union's responde to O'Brien. I quote</p><p></p><p>"The Samoa Rugby Union does not accept the description by Mr O'Brien of its relationship with the NZ Rugby Union as one where it is being bullied," chief executive Peter Schuster said.</p><p></p><p>O'Brien told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper that he had set up a fund large enough to ensure Samoa's top 40 players did not have to move elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>"I hate bullies and New Zealand bullies the islands," O'Brien said after a meeting with the Samoan prime minister, who claimed New Zealand was "pinching" his country's best players by promising hefty salaries.</p><p></p><p>But Schuster said Samoa has benefited from its players based in New Zealand as well as from technical assistance provided by the New Zealand Union.</p><p></p><p>The Pacific Island nation is looking to New Zealand and Australia for a technical advisor, and recently recruited a new trainer from the New Zealand Super 14 franchise the Chiefs.</p><p></p><p>"Samoan rugby cherishes its long-standing relationship with New Zealand," Schuster said.</p><p></p><p>"Many of our families have benefited through New Zealand's education and sporting system. It's a place where we have not just sporting ties, it's a place of strong cultural and family identity.""</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TPenman, post: 245341"] Don't know whether any of you guys have picked up on the Samoan Rugby Union's responde to O'Brien. I quote "The Samoa Rugby Union does not accept the description by Mr O'Brien of its relationship with the NZ Rugby Union as one where it is being bullied," chief executive Peter Schuster said. O'Brien told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper that he had set up a fund large enough to ensure Samoa's top 40 players did not have to move elsewhere. "I hate bullies and New Zealand bullies the islands," O'Brien said after a meeting with the Samoan prime minister, who claimed New Zealand was "pinching" his country's best players by promising hefty salaries. But Schuster said Samoa has benefited from its players based in New Zealand as well as from technical assistance provided by the New Zealand Union. The Pacific Island nation is looking to New Zealand and Australia for a technical advisor, and recently recruited a new trainer from the New Zealand Super 14 franchise the Chiefs. "Samoan rugby cherishes its long-standing relationship with New Zealand," Schuster said. "Many of our families have benefited through New Zealand's education and sporting system. It's a place where we have not just sporting ties, it's a place of strong cultural and family identity."" [/QUOTE]
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