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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 526746" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>NZ should have played Argentina from 2008-2011, I agree. Didn't know that touring schedual was entirely AB's fault. South Africa only played Argentina once in that same period, at home to an Argentina side without their best players (as they couldn't get much of them free). The result was 63-9 to South Africa. Australia didn't play Argentina from 2003-2012. This indicates to me that there wasn't a huge appeal from Argentina to play any of the SH sides. (touring Europe for more games is obviously cheaper, and more likely to get success. It also means a higher chance of freeing Argentina players from NH clubs, I remember watching an interview with Marcelo Loffreda on that same point).</p><p></p><p>In terms of NZ not doing very much for Samoan rugby intentionally, NZ hosted Samoa XV, Tonga XV and Fiji XV in 2010 against development sides from NPC. NPC teams won convincgly because PI teams couldn't get their best internationals. Also NZRU has paid players like Mo Schwalger, Fotoali'i, Taumololo to train with their national team during SR season. We've hosted both Samoa and Fiji between 2008-2011. Not to mention the number of Samoan players in the NPC...</p><p></p><p>There are also teams in NZ such as Wellington Samoa Rugby Union, which are run by NZRU funding...what more do you want?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 526746, member: 38640"] NZ should have played Argentina from 2008-2011, I agree. Didn't know that touring schedual was entirely AB's fault. South Africa only played Argentina once in that same period, at home to an Argentina side without their best players (as they couldn't get much of them free). The result was 63-9 to South Africa. Australia didn't play Argentina from 2003-2012. This indicates to me that there wasn't a huge appeal from Argentina to play any of the SH sides. (touring Europe for more games is obviously cheaper, and more likely to get success. It also means a higher chance of freeing Argentina players from NH clubs, I remember watching an interview with Marcelo Loffreda on that same point). In terms of NZ not doing very much for Samoan rugby intentionally, NZ hosted Samoa XV, Tonga XV and Fiji XV in 2010 against development sides from NPC. NPC teams won convincgly because PI teams couldn't get their best internationals. Also NZRU has paid players like Mo Schwalger, Fotoali'i, Taumololo to train with their national team during SR season. We've hosted both Samoa and Fiji between 2008-2011. Not to mention the number of Samoan players in the NPC... There are also teams in NZ such as Wellington Samoa Rugby Union, which are run by NZRU funding...what more do you want? [/QUOTE]
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