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Loophole in Eligibility laws welcomed news for Pacific Island Nation
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<blockquote data-quote="IKALETAHI" data-source="post: 661054" data-attributes="member: 40455"><p>"The Universe consists of non-simultaneously apprehended events" - Buckminster Fuller We must always be willing to revise and update what we believe in <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Seriously though as a Tongan personally I have no Problem with players like George Smith, Anthony Tuitavake, Frank Halai, Sitaleki Timani, and Sam Tuitupou representing Tonga. The Proud people Tongans are this would only be a good thing for them. Hopefully it gives Tonga a better chance of advancing to the Quarter Finals not to say the players before them couldnt do the Job. I think for the NZ fans the bigger Issue will be the amount of players that are brought up through the NZ system opting for bigger money in Europe. The way rugby is going I doubt the All Blacks jersey has the pulling power that it once did. </p><p></p><p>So players like Augustine Pulu, Ben Tameifuna,Nasi Manu,Pauliasi Manu, George Moala, Liaki Moli,Ofa Tu'ungafasi etc might not hang around for an All Black Jersey (Not to say all of them would be All Blacks, But Experience the Islands would welcome regardless)and opt for bigger money in Europe automatically qualifying them for Tonga. The same for the players like Tim Nanai Williams, Bundee Aki, Robbie Fruean etc could all end up playing for Samoa next year. So as good as this loophole is for the Polynesian Islands, I think good things were to come regardless.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IKALETAHI, post: 661054, member: 40455"] "The Universe consists of non-simultaneously apprehended events" - Buckminster Fuller We must always be willing to revise and update what we believe in :) Seriously though as a Tongan personally I have no Problem with players like George Smith, Anthony Tuitavake, Frank Halai, Sitaleki Timani, and Sam Tuitupou representing Tonga. The Proud people Tongans are this would only be a good thing for them. Hopefully it gives Tonga a better chance of advancing to the Quarter Finals not to say the players before them couldnt do the Job. I think for the NZ fans the bigger Issue will be the amount of players that are brought up through the NZ system opting for bigger money in Europe. The way rugby is going I doubt the All Blacks jersey has the pulling power that it once did. So players like Augustine Pulu, Ben Tameifuna,Nasi Manu,Pauliasi Manu, George Moala, Liaki Moli,Ofa Tu'ungafasi etc might not hang around for an All Black Jersey (Not to say all of them would be All Blacks, But Experience the Islands would welcome regardless)and opt for bigger money in Europe automatically qualifying them for Tonga. The same for the players like Tim Nanai Williams, Bundee Aki, Robbie Fruean etc could all end up playing for Samoa next year. So as good as this loophole is for the Polynesian Islands, I think good things were to come regardless. [/QUOTE]
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