International New Zealand Kiwis

[wizard of Tauranga]

Don’t know where to put this but isn’t it good for the long term future of New Zealand league that we now have two Kiwi NRL coaches in Benji and Foran!

Both going great so far this year as well.

 

[SBW1]

Wonder if both are in the Kiwis coaching setup this year. Pretty sure Foz will be.

 

[sup42]

Anzac tests up until a fews years before they were canned were regular arsekickings. It was usually the tournaments at the end of the year when the Kiwis really flourished.

Yeah ANZAC tests are dumb.

The Aussies should just stop treating the Pacific cup like Ghetto tournament and actually show up for it every season.

Problem solved.

 

[Noitall]

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What a yarn from Tawera Nikau

 

[jonesy101]

Yeah ANZAC tests are dumb.

The Aussies should just stop treating the Pacific cup like Ghetto game for ethnics and actually show up for it every season.

Problem solved.

The way it works is one Pacific Cup nation will play a 3 test series in the UK while the tournament is on. Last year happened to be the Kangaroos turn to do that.

 

[Teets]

The way it works is one Pacific Cup nation will play a 3 test series in the UK while the tournament is on. Last year happened to be the Kangaroos turn to do that.

I reckon they need to move away from that.

Part of the reason last year worked so well as far as attendance was we got to see the most marketable match ups in both hemispheres.

The Poms will pull crowds to Wembley and the Everton stadium to see their lot have a crack against the Roos but have to play in smaller stadiums against Kiwis/Samoa/MMT.

Samoa and MMT are the draws down here and losing one to an England tour every other year means we don't see the biggest international fixture Samoa v MMT often enough.

 

[sup42]

I reckon they need to move away from that.

Part of the reason last year worked so well as far as attendance was we got to see the most marketable match ups in both hemispheres.

The Poms will pull crowds to Wembley and the Everton stadium to see their lot have a crack against the Roos but have to play in smaller stadiums against Kiwis/Samoa/MMT.

Samoa and MMT are the draws down here and losing one to an England tour every other year means we don't see the biggest international fixture Samoa v MMT often enough.

Especially given that the Pacific cup is a bigger bash fest with better atmosphere than the SOO.

The Aussies are always looking for ways to manage the threat of internationals to their main product SOO.

They have completely colonized the game.