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<p>Just realised from the Nonu side of things he will play outside Quade Cooper next year at Toulon. I'll be curious to see how effective he is under that chemistry. Will have Basteraued though so not losing much in his Centre partner.</p>
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<p>Or how much better he might make Kwaiyde look, potentially lethal backline, although, MIchalak at 9?</p>
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<p>Surely Giteau will play in Toulon's midfield. Basteraud probably not even in the matchday 23. Alarming for a national team player.</p>
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<p>Not really, he's French, no place in a French club side for a Frenchman! </p> -
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<p>Or how much better he might make Kwaiyde look, potentially lethal backline, although, MIchalak at 9?</p>
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<p>Shocking how many <em>token </em>French players are in that team!</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Virgil" data-cid="539837" data-time="1446845556"><p>No wonder French rugby is fucked.</p></blockquote> yeah it's fuckin laughable in one sense but sad in another. The day this happens in NZ or soup rugby we can forget international rugby.
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="hydro11" data-cid="539842" data-time="1446846997"><p>To be fair to France, where would Georgia be as a rugby nation without them?</p></blockquote>
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I've seen people from the nh trying to claim credit for helping out lower tier nations, I don't buy it at all. Firstly it's not intentional at all, the players are not selected with a mind to helping out Georgia etc rather trying to fit within the team budget . Second the club owners are often very reluctant to release the players for international duty or pay them incentives to end their test careers.<br>
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<p>thing is, if these club owners are making money, then they arent gonna change anything are they, and the French Union will have a battle on its hands to restrict overseas players from these wealthy owners too (although surely the paying public would rather see local players running out each week and strengthening French Rugby?)</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Sambo" data-cid="539894" data-time="1446865516"><p>yeah it's fuckin laughable in one sense but sad in another. The day this happens in NZ or soup rugby we can forget international rugby.</p></blockquote>
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<p>yeah it's fuckin laughable in one sense but sad in another. The day this happens in NZ or soup rugby we can forget international rugby.</p>
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<p>but why would they wanna play in nz? nz don't have the money to attract players like the NH teams..</p>
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<p>yeah it's fuckin laughable in one sense but sad in another. The day this happens in NZ or soup rugby we can forget international rugby.</p>
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<p>Xactly. France and England tend to put club before country. Meh, as soon as you do that, - not only your national side, but your whole club rugby structure suffers.</p> -
<p>I am just happy the RWC was one long Aura Show. But now Hansen admits he trained them ragged in the pool games I feel doubly sorry for Aaron Smith, he must be very fit or very buggered.</p>
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<p>I am just happy the RWC was one long Aura Show. But now Hansen admits he trained them ragged in the pool games I feel doubly sorry for Aaron Smith, he must be very fit or very buggered.</p>
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<p>He did fall off bigtime towards the end.</p>
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<p>I should set my watch by your Aaron Smith comment response time..</p>
