International Pacific Championship

[PhilsySH35]

With Australia going to England next year and the Pacific championship being played between NZ, Tonga and Samoa.

Why does it actually have to be a competition?
Why not add PNG or Fiji and have 4 teams and everyone plays each other. Same amount of games.
But they’re just games.

What are the All Blacks essentially doing right now? But on tour.

Imagine a triple header at Eden Park.
Kiwi ferns vs jillaroos
Tonga vs Fiji/PNG
Kiwis vs Samoa.

That would get a very healthy crowd.

add in nz Maaori too

 

[Zaggo]

add in nz Maaori too

Who would play in that? They can barely string together a cohesive side for the All Stars game - and now take out everyone who would prefer to represent NZ.

It would be an absolute C string side that would do zero for the international game.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Who would play in that? They can barely string together a cohesive side for the All Stars game - and now take out everyone who would prefer to represent NZ.

It would be an absolute C string side that would do zero for the international game.

Maori are as proud & staunch as our Tongan & Samoan brothers
You'd be surprised how many of them would prefer to represent a one off Tournament with Aotearoa Maori than the Kiwis. Not that they would. But that heart of theirs would be Torn if they had the option.

Your comment made it sound like Maori players wouldn't even entertain the thought of repping Maori? Lol.
Anyway, players like Ponga ,Jack Howarth & Reece Walsh can play for Maori & still play Origin & play for Australia. UK based players as well. They'd have a handy team.

Reece Walsh
keao Weekes
Dane Gagai
Valentine Holmes
Jojo Fifita
K Ponga
Niwhai Puru
Jared Waerea Hargreaves (Uk)
Hohepa Puru
Tukupa-Ke Hau Tapuha
Jack Howarth
Joe Chan
Dylan Walker

Taine Tuaupiki
Wiremu Greig
Ben Tekura
Tukimihia Simpkins

Not a bad 3rd string team

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Anyway, players like Ponga ,Jack Howarth & Reece Walsh can play for Maori & still play Origin & play for Australia.

Why don’t we put the kiwis on hold indefinitely and play a NZ invitational team in its place, with gun SOO players included.

This would force the NRL to amend the eligibility rules around SOO which is shafting the kiwis!

 

[PhilsySH35]

Who would play in that? They can barely string together a cohesive side for the All Stars game - and now take out everyone who would prefer to represent NZ.

It would be an absolute C string side that would do zero for the international game.

just, saying more teams playing the merrier so to speak, they even had kalyn Ponga playing for us.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Yes I get all that.
But the boys had momentum on their side and deserved to be picked ahead of the more snr players who who slotted straight back in at their expense. If you’re more snr you get first dips even when you make mistakes and play shit. Two rule books. Double standards. Me don’t like.

Anyway.Hopefully everyone gets treated equally regardless of seniority. That’s all I want. Consistency aye. You play shit snr or not you get dropped…

There's no simple way of winning a season long competition. Complaining though. This is a vital part of a fan's duty. I'm ready for next season.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Anderson, Biddle & Amber Hall keeping the Ferns in this game. Only 8 points in it. Hufanga & Captain Hale offer nothing. Ex 7s player Tyla King can't tackle to save herself.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Anderson, Biddle & Amber Hall keeping the Ferns in this game. Only 8 points in it. Hufanga & Captain Hale offer nothing. Ex 7s player Tyla King can't tackle to save herself.

12 points in it now lol

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Hufanga is horrible

 

[KPWarrior]

Apii gonna be good for us

 

[Teets]

Our halves couldn't organize a piss up in a brewery.

One thing to ride shotgun with McGregor or Brigganshaw, it's another when you've got to organize the show yourself.

Hopefully they turn it around next 40.

 

[Zaggo]

What is the strategy? Is there one?

We've got 2 of the most destructive players in the game in Hall and Hufanga on one edge, and they refuse to use them.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

What is the strategy? Is there one?

We've got 2 of the most destructive players in the game in Hall and Hufanga on one edge, and they refuse to use them.

Yup! Hufanga is not her normal abrasive self tho. She's handbraking in attack and dee. Amber is still most likely with Annessa Biddle. Hufanga's wing partner looks the goods too. Powerful! But they aren't getting the ball on that side.

 

[ndp26]

We keep going to the right side, but we're not actually getting Biddle into space, we're just giving it to her and hoping.

Missing Raecene McGregor... It's not working having two stand offs in the halves.

 

[Zaggo]

I reckon Ricky Henry and Stacey Jones must've gone to the same coaching class - both teams have relied on the short ball in traffic, to very little effect.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

I don't think Tyla King has made a one on one tackle all game! Shocking dee. Api on the other hand, Is a beast!

 

[Teets]

I don't think Tyla King has made a one on one tackle all game! Shocking dee. Api on the other hand, Is a beast!

Api definitely has her attacking limitations but yeah she's hearty on Defence.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Api definitely has her attacking limitations but yeah she's hearty on Defence.

She's a good support runner , hole hitter. She's definitely not a playmaking fullback.

This ref letting Oz get away with forward passes, Knock on's & just now the Aussie player lost the ball playing it. ..Play on. Where's the neutral refs!!??

 

[Zaggo]

I don't think Tyla King has made a one on one tackle all game! Shocking dee. Api on the other hand, Is a beast!

Her and Gayle missed 14 tackles between them. You'd think coming from Sevens they'd have good tackle tech!

 

[Wahs Up TV]

We really need to get away from having kiwi coaches. Its time to move into a new era. We have such great talent but its wasted having sub par coaching at the top.