Exodus
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@Landers92 said in Exodus:
PJ Sheck is off to the Ealing Trailfinders where he will be linking up with the now former Otago loose forward Harry Taylor.
Hope Harry goes well he has come to the end of the road in NZ. Time to have fun on the other side of the world.
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Wales have approached Tahlor Cahill.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wru-approach-new-zealand-rugby-33008076
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@hikastags said in Exodus:
Wales have approached Tahlor Cahill.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wru-approach-new-zealand-rugby-33008076
May as well take it.
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@hikastags said in Exodus:
Wales have approached Tahlor Cahill.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wru-approach-new-zealand-rugby-33008076
Interesting this has three upvotes already. I hate this sort of thing, no matter who does the chasing. Grandparent is a pretty weak link. Unless of course it's been Cahill's life long dream to play for Wales, then good for him.
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From a Welsh perspective, I guess from the low ebb we're at we need to start looking down these avenues. We've never really taken this route as "professionally" as maybe Scotland and Ireland have in the past.
Cahill & Riley Higgins have been in the WRU's sights for a while I think. Given the mess the union are in here they're probably partially looking at this as a way of getting some public support for their plans to close one of the professional clubs. -
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@hikastags don't disagree at all but while others are using world rugby regs to their advantage you have to do the same thing or get left behind.
Personally I'd probably change the regs to parentage only but you can only deal with what's Infront of you at the time. -
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@pooler-fan said in Exodus:
From a Welsh perspective, I guess from the low ebb we're at we need to start looking down these avenues. We've never really taken this route as "professionally" as maybe Scotland and Ireland have in the past.
Cahill & Riley Higgins have been in the WRU's sights for a while I think. Given the mess the union are in here they're probably partially looking at this as a way of getting some public support for their plans to close one of the professional clubs.Are you trying to say Van Der Merwe and Tuipulotu aren't born and bred Scotsmen ?
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@African-Monkey said in Exodus:
God I would laugh if Higgins fucked off.
There would be a certain new Welsh fan on here if that did happen.
We could call him "Mike The Poach"
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@MN5 In fairness to Tuipulotu he is of Scottish blood and has a Scots grandmother in the stands watching him play...I don't mind that.
Its the come over for 3 years playing pro rugby then play international while you are living here that doesn't sit well.
Ireland have done it for years like Scotland- Japan -
@kidcalder said in Exodus:
@MN5 In fairness to Tuipulotu he is of Scottish blood and has a Scots grandmother in the stands watching him play...I don't mind that.
Its the come over for 3 years playing pro rugby then play international while you are living here that doesn't sit well.
Ireland have done it for years like Scotland- JapanWales are probably still tainted by the Shane Howarth fiasco to be fair
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@kidcalder said in Exodus:
Its the come over for 3 years playing pro rugby then play international while you are living here that doesn't sit well.
I've always thought that time under a pro rugby contract should count at 50%. So if the residency is 3 years, if you're only there to play pro rugby it should be 6 years
The current system gives an advantage to nations that have strong domestic leagues (including NZ)
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@kidcalder said in Exodus:
Its the come over for 3 years playing pro rugby then play international while you are living here that doesn't sit well.
I've always thought that time under a pro rugby contract should count at 50%. So if the residency is 3 years, if you're only there to play pro rugby it should be 6 years
The current system gives an advantage to nations that have strong domestic leagues (including NZ)
Agree wholeheartedly.
Lowe and Aki could have just as easily been capped for England or Scotland or France if the money was right.
That doesn’t sit well.
It’s not a moved to x country as a teenager, or family moved for work, or granny is from there situation.
They cherry picked their new allegiance based on cash and assurances of being capped.
That’s not what international rugby is about for me.
The Lions squad was a bit of a farce this year.
