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MN5

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To do what?
 
Or to play for Fiji at the Olympics in 7s rugby?
 
Or just to play for Fiji? Or 7s? or Olympics?
 
Heard is it Ryan on the Radio saying he wont be selected unless he is good enough, you have to wonder if some promises have been made if he is to turn down a decent pay cheque with the 49ers for a lifetime supply of Vonu Lager ;)
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I never knew Hayne was Fijian. Doesn't look it.
 
He's hardly going to just walk into the team either.

taniwharugby

apparently his dad is Fijian, and if I heard correctly his dad played for the Warriors...

KiwiMurph

Yeah and Hayne played for Fiji at the 08 Rugby League World Cup I think.
 
Seems like more of a face-saving transition rather than a burning desire for 7s, if it's truly the latter why has he left it so late.

taniwharugby

NFL was the bigger dream?
 
Step into French rugby be the logical choice given Paramatta aint gonna be able to stump up the cash for him!

Chris B.

He could come to the Warriors if they can cast off Hurrell and open some salary cap space! Though whomever can buy Hurrell would probably be better off just buying Hayne.
 
An Aussie drug administrator is pointing out Hayne is ineligible for 7s because the NFL is not drug testing compliant with rugby's Olympic requirements.

taniwharugby

surely he can just get tested voluntarily?

mariner4life

Hayne will come off the NRL in fucking good shape. But NFL shape. How is he going to get "7s fit" in a couple of months?
 
 
Is Hayne retiring from the NFL like me retiring from the All Blacks?

taniwharugby

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Hayne will come off the NRL in fucking good shape. But NFL shape. How is he going to get "7s fit" in a couple of months?
 
 
Is Hayne retiring from the NFL like me retiring from the All Blacks?
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I haven't retired from the ABs yet!

Sneakdefreak

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An Aussie drug administrator is pointing out Hayne is ineligible for 7s because the NFL is not drug testing compliant with rugby's Olympic requirements.
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Another NFL player has joined up with USA 7s (with no such qualms) so I think Aussie administrator is talking a load of bullshit. Aussies do that from time to time.
 
I'm guessing the 49ers would have sat down with Hayne and said he wasn't in their short term or long term future. They have just drafted a pretty talented RB from Florida.
 
So Hayne got his manager to see if any of the Olympic squads were interested and it was Fiji (thought Aussie would have creamed their jeans over the great and glorious Hayne joining their little tinpot team).

NTA

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Another NFL player has joined up with USA 7s (with no such qualms) so I think Aussie administrator is talking a load of bullshit. Aussies do that from time to time.
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Nate Ebner moved earlier this year so the 6-month period probably would expire before the Olympics. Is that who you're talking about?

barbarian

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So Hayne got his manager to see if any of the Olympic squads were interested and it was Fiji (thought Aussie would have creamed their jeans over the great and glorious Hayne joining their little tinpot team).
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There's no way the Aussies would take him at this point. They've already ditched Quade, and have clearly opted for a policy of excluding 'ring ins' and picking their established 7s specialists.

canefan

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There's no way the Aussies would take him at this point. They've already ditched Quade, and have clearly opted for a policy of excluding 'ring ins' and picking their established 7s specialists.
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Good on them, sticking to their principals

antipodean

Wasn't going to make the playing roster for the NFL, as we've seen the Eels don't have room in the salary cap for him (if they ever did) and this is simply PR. The demands of training and playing 7s is completely at odds with the work he's been doing over the last couple of years for the NRL. He won't be playing for Fiji in London, so they've no idea how well he could play. And it's not like Fiji are desperate for some 7s playing talent this year. Ben Ryan would have to have an aneurysm to select him for Rio without at least one competition under his belt.

NTA

From twitter:
 
<img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cih5os5VAAAUhVM.jpg" alt="Cih5os5VAAAUhVM.jpg">

NTA

Also from twitter:
 
<img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cih5S4HVEAAYGC2.jpg" alt="Cih5S4HVEAAYGC2.jpg">

NTA

But probably the best one has come from GAGR, in relation to the Suburban Rugby incident last weekend with Pio Paulo :
 
More big news in the rugby world today, with Sydney Subbies club Oatley announcing their latest 3rd grade recruit:
 
 
<img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cii6DQ5VEAAZwgY.jpg" alt="Cii6DQ5VEAAZwgY.jpg">

barbarian

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Wasn't going to make the playing roster for the NFL and was we've seen the Eels don't have room in the salary cap for him (if they ever did) and this is simply PR. The demands of training and playing 7s is completely at odds with the work he's been doing over the last couple of years for the NRL. He won't be playing for Fiji in London, so they've no idea how well he could play. And it's not like Fiji are desperate for some 7s playing talent this year. Ben Ryan would have to have an aneurysm to select him for Rio without at least one competition under his belt.
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He's been named in their squad, so he's a chance of playing.

Rancid Schnitzel

Surely he won't be anything like ready for 7s in such a short space of time. And it's not like he's joining the 49ers of 7s, these guys are the farking Denver Broncos.

ACT Crusader

I hear Hayne has only been practicing laterals during 49ers training camps :) 
I actually think he'll go alright at 7s. Good luck to him.

antipodean

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He's been named in their squad, so he's a chance of playing.
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 Has he actually <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1620/teams/2413'>been named</a> or is he joining the team in the same location?

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