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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 578716" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>I've read a big part of the whole blood conversation. "Blood is thicker than a passport stamp".</p><p></p><p>I'm a bit surprised the conversation wasn't a lot clearer, it's a very simple reality really:</p><p></p><p>1) Yannick Nyanga is a French player. Why ? He, like any French player, has been trained in France. Also: he is culturally French, of course speaks the language...etc...all the identity/cultural oriented things, that help too but aren't essential.</p><p></p><p>2) His ethnic background is Congo (Kinshasa). Races are a physical, scientific reality. China/Hong Kong have the highest collective IQ on average; just a fact. Africans are far more athletic (smt to do with muscles being lighter/thinner and developing faster) than most other races. Fact. So credit goes to his race/ethnic background as well, because that is part of where he takes his strength from.</p><p></p><p>There are genetic predispositions (genotype) and then how those are used to develop (training facilities, discipline imposed, good coaching...). Very, very simple reality, absolutely no need for debate.</p><p></p><p>* If a guy is of Samoan descent but is trained from a very young age in NZ, he's a kiwi as far as rugby is concerned - yet, sure credit goes out to his genetic heritage.</p><p></p><p>* It's no wonder we semi-poached a guy like Nakaitaci. Fidjian guys are strong/powerful, ultra-athletic and run like hell. Perfect for a wing. There's no point in saying "oh oh oh he's Fidjian" because he was trained in France from an early age, plays in France, french club etc...but sure his origins should be saluted. Usually, unless we're talking Vincent Clerc or Shane Williams or Cohen - about 8 out of 10 times the Pacific Islander guys are just more physically gifted wingers. </p><p>Period, full stop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 578716, member: 57076"] I've read a big part of the whole blood conversation. "Blood is thicker than a passport stamp". I'm a bit surprised the conversation wasn't a lot clearer, it's a very simple reality really: 1) Yannick Nyanga is a French player. Why ? He, like any French player, has been trained in France. Also: he is culturally French, of course speaks the language...etc...all the identity/cultural oriented things, that help too but aren't essential. 2) His ethnic background is Congo (Kinshasa). Races are a physical, scientific reality. China/Hong Kong have the highest collective IQ on average; just a fact. Africans are far more athletic (smt to do with muscles being lighter/thinner and developing faster) than most other races. Fact. So credit goes to his race/ethnic background as well, because that is part of where he takes his strength from. There are genetic predispositions (genotype) and then how those are used to develop (training facilities, discipline imposed, good coaching...). Very, very simple reality, absolutely no need for debate. * If a guy is of Samoan descent but is trained from a very young age in NZ, he's a kiwi as far as rugby is concerned - yet, sure credit goes out to his genetic heritage. * It's no wonder we semi-poached a guy like Nakaitaci. Fidjian guys are strong/powerful, ultra-athletic and run like hell. Perfect for a wing. There's no point in saying "oh oh oh he's Fidjian" because he was trained in France from an early age, plays in France, french club etc...but sure his origins should be saluted. Usually, unless we're talking Vincent Clerc or Shane Williams or Cohen - about 8 out of 10 times the Pacific Islander guys are just more physically gifted wingers. Period, full stop. [/QUOTE]
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