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<blockquote data-quote="Paulo" data-source="post: 957054" data-attributes="member: 78845"><p>But if this was true, that NZ often poach the Island talent and only send the NZ born islanders back. And NZ only has 3 (I think) non NZ born players in there squad. </p><p></p><p>Where are all these poached players actually playing? Why aren't they going back to play for their country of birth? The fact is, some are, but the Island teams also get filled by NZ born players, born, raised, trained, coached, and developed in NZ. What you are conveniently omitting is that players being coached, trained, developed and conditioned in NZ are better rugby players for it. The talent most assuredly flows back to the Islands, or do you think the Island teams would perform better without the NZ born players, and had the 'poached' talent back?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paulo, post: 957054, member: 78845"] But if this was true, that NZ often poach the Island talent and only send the NZ born islanders back. And NZ only has 3 (I think) non NZ born players in there squad. Where are all these poached players actually playing? Why aren’t they going back to play for their country of birth? The fact is, some are, but the Island teams also get filled by NZ born players, born, raised, trained, coached, and developed in NZ. What you are conveniently omitting is that players being coached, trained, developed and conditioned in NZ are better rugby players for it. The talent most assuredly flows back to the Islands, or do you think the Island teams would perform better without the NZ born players, and had the ‘poached’ talent back? [/QUOTE]
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