Heavyweights want bigger slice of Cup pie

[Seaton]

How can there be a whole thread on the lack of money, and Scotland has not been mentioned (topic related) yet?

We are struggling to maintain two professional teams, and the Shylock that is in charge tries to force cuts whenever possible- except when it comes to 're-furbishing' an office with a 50 000£ rug!!! The (*nt!

That stat about 14 of the Samoans born in New Zealand is an interesting one, surprised it hasn't been brought up in the numerous "dA Al BLaKs R pOecHerSssS!!!!" threads

 

[Duckdee]

How can there be a whole thread on the lack of money, and Scotland has not been mentioned (topic related) yet?

No-one cares?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

No-one cares?

 

[psychic duck]

Also, for a nation so mean to the islands, I had a check and 14 out of 24 current Samoan players I was able to check up on were born in New Zealand. So nasty of them to poach them from us.

Players born in Samoa playing/played for All Blacks who would be in Samoa side:

Jerry Collins
Casey Laulala
Chris Masoe
Mils Muliaina
John Schwalger
Rodney So'oialo
Isaia Toeava
Jerome Kaino

Players born in New Zealand playing for Samoa who would be in the All Blacks side...:

...none

you have to consider the quality of the players as well

I'm sure Samoa would quite happily do some swaps with the All Blacks
Kaino for Daniel Leo
Schwalger for Zak Taulafo
Toeava for Gavin Williams

and so on

 

[Shaggy]

Players born in Samoa playing/played for All Blacks who would be in Samoa side:

Jerry Collins
Casey Laulala
Chris Masoe
Mils Muliaina
John Schwalger
Rodney So'oialo
Isaia Toeava
Jerome Kaino

Players born in New Zealand playing for Samoa who would be in the All Blacks side...:

...none

you have to consider the quality of the players as well

I'm sure Samoa would quite happily do some swaps with the All Blacks
Kaino for Daniel Leo
Schwalger for Zak Taulafo
Toeava for Gavin Williams

and so on

Just a small point, but unlike Mils Muliaina who New Zealand poached from Western Samoa at the tender age of 2, Jerome Kaino was actually born in American Samoa, so he was actually poached from a totally different union all together, so I don't believe that he'd be eligible to play for Manu Samoa by birth ... that's my understanding anyway ... I could be wrong ... it wouldn't be the first time