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<blockquote data-quote="Le_Manu" data-source="post: 578486" data-attributes="member: 70043"><p>All your points are valid, and your right, NZ Rugby has done a lot for Samoan rugby. I am sure the players and their families have appreciated the opportunity that NZ rugby have given them. It is our way out! Rugby that is. It is a way to make a living and to look after our families. For this we are very grateful.</p><p></p><p>and you are right...there is so much more IRB,AB's and Australia can do for the islands e.g. play a test match in the Islands,</p><p>But this is the professional era and I don't think this will ever happen.</p><p></p><p>I do get upset when people claim that the Samoan team is made up of Kiwis...simply because, culturally they are not. They might have been born in N.Z but their roots are firmly in the Islands! and I am confident this is the case for all players as I know how Samoan culture and indeed other Island cultures are proud of their own cultures.</p><p></p><p>Its a bit like Kiwis claiming Russle Crowe or other Kiwis who have grown up overseas...etc</p><p></p><p>Anyway thank you for your opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Le_Manu, post: 578486, member: 70043"] All your points are valid, and your right, NZ Rugby has done a lot for Samoan rugby. I am sure the players and their families have appreciated the opportunity that NZ rugby have given them. It is our way out! Rugby that is. It is a way to make a living and to look after our families. For this we are very grateful. and you are right...there is so much more IRB,AB's and Australia can do for the islands e.g. play a test match in the Islands, But this is the professional era and I don't think this will ever happen. I do get upset when people claim that the Samoan team is made up of Kiwis...simply because, culturally they are not. They might have been born in N.Z but their roots are firmly in the Islands! and I am confident this is the case for all players as I know how Samoan culture and indeed other Island cultures are proud of their own cultures. Its a bit like Kiwis claiming Russle Crowe or other Kiwis who have grown up overseas...etc Anyway thank you for your opinion. [/QUOTE]
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