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England 6N 2016 - General Chit Chat
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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 793039" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>I think he is English qualified.</p><p></p><p>No, New Zealand's U20 team isn't our second choice team. I would be massively in favor of it becoming our second team, but it would really harm Pacific Island rugby. NZ Maori isn't our second team either (otherwise I question whether the Irish would grab Jamison Gibson-Park <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ).</p><p></p><p>Our second team is New Zealand 'A' or 'Junior All Blacks' - which last played in the Pacific Nations Cup back in 2009...it seems the NZRU don't have the resources to have the NZ Maori AND the NZ 'A' team tour, and so they opt for the former. Which in my view is a pretty unfair option; seeing as it means a tonne of fringe players miss out due to not being Maori - and often it means that the ABs opt to select from the players already touring Europe when there is an injury.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 793039, member: 38640"] I think he is English qualified. No, New Zealand's U20 team isn't our second choice team. I would be massively in favor of it becoming our second team, but it would really harm Pacific Island rugby. NZ Maori isn't our second team either (otherwise I question whether the Irish would grab Jamison Gibson-Park ;) ). Our second team is New Zealand 'A' or 'Junior All Blacks' - which last played in the Pacific Nations Cup back in 2009...it seems the NZRU don't have the resources to have the NZ Maori AND the NZ 'A' team tour, and so they opt for the former. Which in my view is a pretty unfair option; seeing as it means a tonne of fringe players miss out due to not being Maori - and often it means that the ABs opt to select from the players already touring Europe when there is an injury. [/QUOTE]
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