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@Bovidae he’s at the Knights now playing NSW Cup hasn’t debut yet in NRL

Plus people tend to make a bigger deal out of it if they choose the Warriors. Tevita Naufahu went to the Dolphin’s nobody cared

The difference in the NRL is you can play in 3 different grades in the same year. Where you can't do that in New Zealand rugby with the way the season is structured. Just look at Makasini from last years schoolboy game. He played SG Ball, Jersey Flegg, NSW cup and made his NRL debut all in the same year.

I think Xavier Tito-Harris was also signed to the Warriors and then played for NZ Schools

@taniwharugby For the majority but guys like Etene Nanai & Francis Manulelua, Siale Pahulu. I even think picking Nico Stanley young was to prevent from being signed to an NRL club

Australia's improvement comes from the fact that lots of rugby schools are giving scholarships to league players. Something that has happened for years in New Zealand

@nostrildamus I think the opportunity to try this out is on the end of year tour particularly against Wales.

I definitely think Lakai should start at 8. With Siti coming off the bench. I would like to see Lakai start a game at 7 and Siti at 8. The issue for Siti playing 8 is that he & Ardie are to similar & Ardie is our best player so you are not dropping him. Potentially Lakai takes over at 7 after the World Cup and Siti then can start at 8.

Pahulu didn’t play for the Warriors this year so I assume he chose rugby, similar to Krone but Solomona did

@Kiwiwomble you could go with Roigard & Savea & 8 &9 from there Hurricane days Jordy and Proctor in the midfield. The Blues back 3 with Will Jordan

I think the All Blacks should select the team more on combinations to create a level of cohesion. For example the chiefs 8, 9, 10,12,13 combination. Siti, Ratima, Dmac,
Tupea & Lienert-Brown. With a Crusaders back 3 of Reece, Jordan & Leicester