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<blockquote data-quote="psychic duck" data-source="post: 563479" data-attributes="member: 48703"><p>How an earth have you come to that conclusion when he has played just 4 games of adult rugby with the Ospreys and Neath? Being a scrum cap wearing, goal kicking back three player doesn't mean you will be as good as Leigh Halfpenny. Just ask Earl Rose ...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's the stupidness of the IRB second team system that annoys me. Look at the official IRB list of designated second teams (<a href="http://www.irb.com/mm/Document/LawsRegs/Regulations/02/06/55/34/120601CLIRBNextSeniorNationalRepresentativeTeamatJune132012.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.irb.com/mm/Document/LawsRegs/Regulations/02/06/55/34/120601CLIRBNextSeniorNationalRepresentativeTeamatJune132012.pdf</a>). On it you will see that Pampas XV feature on the list. To me it is stupid that a player can locked to a nation playing against the Border Bulldogs in the Vodacom Cup, but not playing for the actual USA side alongside the likes of Todd Clever against Munster.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>He came very close though. Even ScarletFever regard him as a flop.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Maybe, but he is a better player at club level than the others so why should he see players who haven't achieved nearly as much as he has get selected ahead of him? And what makes a player who can't match Brew at club level likely to be better at international. Brew has scored more tries at domestic level than any other Welsh qualified winger now Shane has retired, and he's only 26 despite being around for ages.</p><p></p><p>Here's that pic you were talking about btw.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SHYYyxYLaIg/UWWqF152uiI/AAAAAAAAB78/8cc1mvwCWMA/s1600/Snapshot+1+%252805-02-2013+16-06%2529.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="psychic duck, post: 563479, member: 48703"] How an earth have you come to that conclusion when he has played just 4 games of adult rugby with the Ospreys and Neath? Being a scrum cap wearing, goal kicking back three player doesn't mean you will be as good as Leigh Halfpenny. Just ask Earl Rose ... It's the stupidness of the IRB second team system that annoys me. Look at the official IRB list of designated second teams ([URL]http://www.irb.com/mm/Document/LawsRegs/Regulations/02/06/55/34/120601CLIRBNextSeniorNationalRepresentativeTeamatJune132012.pdf[/URL]). On it you will see that Pampas XV feature on the list. To me it is stupid that a player can locked to a nation playing against the Border Bulldogs in the Vodacom Cup, but not playing for the actual USA side alongside the likes of Todd Clever against Munster. He came very close though. Even ScarletFever regard him as a flop. Maybe, but he is a better player at club level than the others so why should he see players who haven't achieved nearly as much as he has get selected ahead of him? And what makes a player who can't match Brew at club level likely to be better at international. Brew has scored more tries at domestic level than any other Welsh qualified winger now Shane has retired, and he's only 26 despite being around for ages. Here's that pic you were talking about btw. [IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SHYYyxYLaIg/UWWqF152uiI/AAAAAAAAB78/8cc1mvwCWMA/s1600/Snapshot+1+%252805-02-2013+16-06%2529.png[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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