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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 554752" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p><strong>Oh please, not this old chestnut again!</strong></p><p></p><p>The real issue for teams like Samoa and Tonga, and to a lesser extent, Fiji, is not other countries poaching their players. If anything, they actually gain from including foreign born players in their national team (which no-one ever seems to call "poaching" for some strange reason).</p><p></p><p> Take a look at the composition of the Samoa team that competed at the 2011 World Cups and see how many New Zealand born players played for Samoa....</p><p></p><p>Census Johnston (Auckland, New Zealand)</p><p>Anthony Perenise (Wellington, New Zealand)</p><p>Olé Avei (Wellington, New Zealand)</p><p>Daniel Leo (Palmerston North, New Zealand)</p><p>Kane Thompson (Paraparaumu, New Zealand)</p><p>Kahn Fotuali'i (Auckland, New Zealand)</p><p>Jeremy Sua (Wellington, New Zealand)</p><p>Tusi Pisi (Auckland, New Zealand)</p><p>Sailosi Tagicakibau (Auckland, New Zealand)</p><p>James So'oialo (Wellington, New Zealand)</p><p>Ti'i Paulo (Christchurch, New Zealand)</p><p>Filipo Lavea Levi (Hamilton, New Zealand)</p><p>Junior Poluleuligaga (Auckland, New Zealand)</p><p>Tasesa Lavea (Taihape, New Zealand)</p><p>Paul Williams (Auckland, New Zealand)</p><p></p><p>That is half their squad, a whole whole starting XV!!!!</p><p>IIRC there were even more in 2007.</p><p></p><p>No. Their big issue is their inability to get their hands on their best players at any time outside the RWC, mainly because they either can't gain releases from their European Clubs, or their Clubs actually contract them out of being available for their country. This is the issue that needs to be dealt with if the Pacific Island teams are to ever reach their full potential.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 554752, member: 20605"] [B]Oh please, not this old chestnut again![/B] The real issue for teams like Samoa and Tonga, and to a lesser extent, Fiji, is not other countries poaching their players. If anything, they actually gain from including foreign born players in their national team (which no-one ever seems to call "poaching" for some strange reason). Take a look at the composition of the Samoa team that competed at the 2011 World Cups and see how many New Zealand born players played for Samoa.... Census Johnston (Auckland, New Zealand) Anthony Perenise (Wellington, New Zealand) Olé Avei (Wellington, New Zealand) Daniel Leo (Palmerston North, New Zealand) Kane Thompson (Paraparaumu, New Zealand) Kahn Fotuali'i (Auckland, New Zealand) Jeremy Sua (Wellington, New Zealand) Tusi Pisi (Auckland, New Zealand) Sailosi Tagicakibau (Auckland, New Zealand) James So'oialo (Wellington, New Zealand) Ti'i Paulo (Christchurch, New Zealand) Filipo Lavea Levi (Hamilton, New Zealand) Junior Poluleuligaga (Auckland, New Zealand) Tasesa Lavea (Taihape, New Zealand) Paul Williams (Auckland, New Zealand) That is half their squad, a whole whole starting XV!!!! IIRC there were even more in 2007. No. Their big issue is their inability to get their hands on their best players at any time outside the RWC, mainly because they either can't gain releases from their European Clubs, or their Clubs actually contract them out of being available for their country. This is the issue that needs to be dealt with if the Pacific Island teams are to ever reach their full potential. [/QUOTE]
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