Is International Rugby A Joke

Discussion in 'Rugby Union Discussion' started by Jabba, Apr 22, 2014.

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  1. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Well the ECB is. :p
     
    Cribbage, May 1, 2014
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  2. Furball G Furball

    But there's no such thing as an English citizen...
     
    Furball, May 1, 2014
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  3. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    Well played
     
    BoyBlunder, May 1, 2014
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  4. Julian BJ Taylor

    Some numpty from NZ has re-signed with the Melbourne Super Rugby side which will make him Wallaby eligible next year fwiw.
     
    Julian, May 1, 2014
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  5. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Do the national union sides offer contracts or is it just match payments if your selected?
     
    Sultan Pepper, May 1, 2014
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  6. Howe JHF Howe

    Mostly the latter but it depends on the country. Wales have a nationally contracted squad of one player because they don't want Warburton to go play in France.
     
    Howe, May 1, 2014
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  7. The Boy Brumby ZJ Brumby

    Mick Harris (ex of North Harbour) had been playing for the Reds for about 5 seconds before he became a Wallaby too.
     
    The Boy Brumby, May 1, 2014
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  8. Arheiner SIA Yates

    *Implying North Harbour players are actually any good.
     
    Arheiner, May 1, 2014
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  9. Hurricane JD Hurricane

    who?
     
    Hurricane, May 2, 2014
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  10. Notsure SM Green

    Jason Woodward, I'm guessing.
     
    Notsure, May 2, 2014
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  11. The Boy Brumby ZJ Brumby

    Half the Rebels' side is kiwi, so could be anyone, pretty much.

    Woodward, maybe? Think Ellison may've snagged an AB jersey at some point, so he can't embrace his inner convict.
     
    The Boy Brumby, May 2, 2014
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  12. Notsure SM Green

    I think Ellison wants to go back to New Zealand. I think he is a player who never thought he would play for the All Blacks and then SBW, Kahui and Ranger all left in quick succession.
     
    Notsure, May 2, 2014
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  13. Jabba HJ Bots

    He's already played for the All Blacks
     
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    Jabba, May 2, 2014
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  14. HeathDavisSpeed HT Davis

    Fugistaller, I think.
     
    HeathDavisSpeed, May 2, 2014
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  15. Notsure SM Green

    What the hell? Why would he get anywhere near a Wallabies jersey? Pocock, Gill, Hooper are all ahead of him and are all younger as well. He's kidding himself.
     
    Notsure, May 3, 2014
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  16. HeathDavisSpeed HT Davis

    That's what I thought when I saw the article on stuff about him. It could just be a beat up though as the Rebels are clearly his best chance of super rugby because he's just never going to be international quality.
     
    HeathDavisSpeed, May 3, 2014
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  17. The Boy Brumby ZJ Brumby

    Rugby residence rules "a joke" sez Michael Owen

    From the BBC.

    Former Welsh captain on the same page as Heef.

    Faintly horrific that poaching players is actually built-in to the Welsh regions' recruitment policies:

    Definitely needs to be tightened up.
     
    The Boy Brumby, Sep 11, 2014
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  18. Alex Mediocre MBE A Mediocre

    My father-in-law reckons the Welsh are basically untrustworthy. Says he was on a walking holiday in the Brecon Beacons back in the Seventies and he was sold a pair of Entropic Underpants by a chap called Rhodri. The great selling point of these underwear was that the gusset folded the fabric of space in such a way that one had no need to remove them to do one's business: one simply let rip and the excreta disappeared through a gateway into another dimension. This was particularly appealing to the old man as he had a bit of a dodgy stomach at the time and was tired of crouching down behind small gorse bushes on the exposed hillside to relieve himself.

    Anyway, he wore the underpants for half an hour and then removed them and threw them away. Said he couldn't bear the thought of his testicles hanging out over infinity like that. It's ridiculous really, I mean...that's more-or-less the situation we're in anyway, but it's a matter of perspective I suppose.

    Mind you, he's a dreadful racist. And he drinks a lot.
     
    Alex Mediocre MBE, Sep 11, 2014
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  19. The Boy Brumby ZJ Brumby

    Ha, genuine lol there.
     
    The Boy Brumby, Sep 11, 2014
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  20. The Boy Brumby ZJ Brumby

    Armitage, S (& Kockott & Brock James) for France?

    From the BBC.

    The long running farce that is union's international eligibility rules takes another turn: with hilarious consequences!

    If the report is correct, the IRB have loosened up its already lax rules to allow players to switch countries ahead of the 2016 Olympics and the debut of 7s.

    If a player has the correct passport and hasn't played for another country for 18 months he can now switch nationalities to play in the Olympics and the qualifying tournaments for it.

    If my inference is correct, playing in them would then allow them to play for their adopted nation in test rugby.

    Sheesh.
     
    The Boy Brumby, Sep 13, 2014
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