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WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE IRB's RULES ON NATIONAL SELECTION ?
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<blockquote data-quote="frntline" data-source="post: 255263"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Apr 2 2009, 12:43 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=388611" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p></p><p>Just to help your point Albert Tuipulotu went to San Mateo High School and then went to Portland State University in Oregon(he also got invited to the Pittsburgh Steelers Training Camp) his Uncle was also on the USA 7s team Eric Tuipulotu. Next Thretton Palamo also went to high school in the USA where he got invited to play for U.S. (U-16) Jr. Olympics in Basketball. Salesi Sika went to BYU(one of usa college rugby big hitters) and was select into US player pool from there. Then as for Ngwenya he came to the US after high school and played for the rugby team in Plano, Texas, making the Texas select side and eventually the U-19 National Team.</p><p></p><p>And my opinion on the subject is you should have to have citizenship in the country you are trying to play for cause its to serious to change your citizenship just to play for another country(although i can see Flutey doing it) and it also gives people a reason to stay and play in there own country.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="frntline, post: 255263"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Apr 2 2009, 12:43 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=388611']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Just to help your point Albert Tuipulotu went to San Mateo High School and then went to Portland State University in Oregon(he also got invited to the Pittsburgh Steelers Training Camp) his Uncle was also on the USA 7s team Eric Tuipulotu. Next Thretton Palamo also went to high school in the USA where he got invited to play for U.S. (U-16) Jr. Olympics in Basketball. Salesi Sika went to BYU(one of usa college rugby big hitters) and was select into US player pool from there. Then as for Ngwenya he came to the US after high school and played for the rugby team in Plano, Texas, making the Texas select side and eventually the U-19 National Team. And my opinion on the subject is you should have to have citizenship in the country you are trying to play for cause its to serious to change your citizenship just to play for another country(although i can see Flutey doing it) and it also gives people a reason to stay and play in there own country. [/QUOTE]
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