International Pacific Championship

[SBW1]

TMM is a halfback. Could even give Jett Cleary a crack if he gets in at first grade, he is born in New Zealand.

 

[Teets]

With our island boys coming through at the Wahs increasingly choosing Samoa/Tonga (and it's awesome for the game), we really need a 2nd NZ team to help develop more Kiwis depth.

Atm, we're completely reliant on getting lucky with Aussie clubs developing players for us.

 

[Billyspleen75]

Piecing together info from a SENZ article

Oct-19 4pm Kiwis vs Samoa NZ
Oct-26 4pm Samoa vs Tonga Suncorp
Nov-02 4pm Kiwis vs Tonga NZ
Nov-09 4pm Final Commbank

Unsure if they are all 4pm local or NZ or Aus

 

[Tohu’s_Knees]

I seriously doubt Hughes will play for the Kiwis at the end of the season.
I’d back Foran as the halfback for one last hoorah.
The real question is what Stacey does with Brown IMO. He should be fresh and available to play lol. And quite frankly he’s still clearly the best 6 we have by a decent margin.
I have zero confidence in Kodi’s defence. Especially with those big Island boys running at him all day.

Are they seriously going to have the final in Sydney? WTF.

 

[snake77]

I seriously doubt Hughes will play for the Kiwis at the end of the season.
I’d back Foran as the halfback for one last hoorah.
The real question is what Stacey does with Brown IMO. He should be fresh and available to play lol. And quite frankly he’s still clearly the best 6 we have by a decent margin.
I have zero confidence in Kodi’s defence. Especially with those big Island boys running at him all day.

Are they seriously going to have the final in Sydney? WTF.

Aussie thinking. We have the best stadiums and also with the Kangaroos playing in England, there will be no international football in Australia.

Also, we split the games across both countries. Even though you'd think playing the final in NZ would work better, seeing as Australia isn't involved.

The crowds in Australia haven't been the best for international football.

MT Smart would suit. If the Kiwis didn't make it there would still be a big enough fanbase from Samoa and Tonga.

I will admit I haven't checked if MT Smart is available or not. If the A-League side is playing or there is a concert etc.

 

[Zaggo]

I cannot stand the egos of the Australians running international football. The Kangaroos aren't even in the fucking comp this year, why are they still hosting the final? Shouldn't it at least alternate between NZ and Aus?

Samoa v Tonga not at Mt Smart is gutting. That would have been carnage. Legendary punch ons down South afterwards!