Rugby League - Kiwis

[SBW1]

Kangaroos suffer brutal injury blow as star ruled out of Pacific Championships

Mal Meninga has copped a major blow ahead of Australia's Pacific Championships campaign with a Penrith star ruled out of the tournament.

Liam Martin ruled out.

[Nepia]

Samoan team is weak despite the fluffing headline:

Oct 8  /  International

'Domino effect': Luai to lead Samoa as more big names ponder switch

Jarome Luai will cap a remarkable season by captaining Samoa, as other stars prepare to join Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Jeremiah Nanai in switching allegiances ahead of RLWC2026.

Anthony Milford (Dolphins)
Blaize Talagi (Penrith Panthers)
Deine Mariner (Brisbane Broncos)
Francis Molo (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Gordon Chan Kum Tong (Manly Sea Eagles)
Izack Tago (Penrith Panthers)
Jake Tago (Parramatta Eels)
Jarome Luai (Wests Tigers)
Jazz Tevaga (Manly Sea Eagles)
Jeral Skelton (Wests Tigers)
Jeremiah Nanai (North Queensland Cowboys)
John Asiata (Leigh Leopards)
Josiah Pahulu (Gold Coast Titans)
Junior Pauga (Sydney Roosters)
Keenan Palasia (Leeds Rhinos)
Lazarus Vaalepu (Melbourne Storm)
Luciano Leilua (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Paul Roache (Warriors)
Ricky Leutele (Leigh Leopards)
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Warriors)
Shawn Blore (Melbourne Storm)
Simi Sasagi (Canberra Raiders)
Terrell May (Sydney Roosters)

[mariner4life]

that's a real mix of the very good and the very average

[SBW1]

Jerome Hughes has withdrawn from the Pacific Championships, looks like we need another halfback.

[Nepia]

@SBW1 said in Rugby League - Kiwis:

Jerome Hughes has withdrawn from the Pacific Championships, looks like we need another halfback.

Well, we're fucked now.

[SBW1]

Cometh the hour, cometh the man.

https://www.facebook.com/nzkiwis

[Nepia]

@SBW1 said in Rugby League - Kiwis:

Cometh the hour, cometh the man.

https://www.facebook.com/nzkiwis

Glad he backflipped on his original decision to be unavailable. We're slightly less fucked now.

[mariner4life]

lol ok. are we getting 2023 SJ or 2024 SJ?

[Gunner]

Just realised Te Marie Martin isn’t in the team.

Why the fuck not, he was great for the Warriors this year.

I obviously don’t watch enough league, as the only halves I recognise from that list are Nikorima and SJ now that Hughes has been scratched.

[Nepia]

@Gunner said in Rugby League - Kiwis:

Just realised Te Marie Martin isn’t in the team.

Why the fuck not, he was great for the Warriors this year.

I obviously don’t watch enough league, as the only halves I recognise from that list are Nikorima and SJ now that Hughes has been scratched.

He's injured.

[SBW1]

Still have a feeling this squad is not finalised yet, and we may even bring in someone from the Wahs.

[SBW1]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/afl/hiku-facing-pacific-champs-ban-over-bizarre-charge/ar-AA1sgxUB?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=f600d4eb5f4c45b7b31517ffd9cb8155&ei=53 Which confirms my last post.

[mariner4life]

Blow? This will improve us

That said i have seen the incident in question and 5 weeks would actually be criminal

[bayimports]

Yeah, dont think he is that essential either but wow if he gets five weeks for that, there is something seriously wrong.

[Nepia]

Da fuq is going on in league these days?

If Hiku is in semi decent form then he's going to put his wing away, so it will be a bit of a blow. If he's in the form that that he had when playing for Mariner's team then yeah, no big loss.

[antipodean]

@SBW1 said in Rugby League - Kiwis:

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/afl/hiku-facing-pacific-champs-ban-over-bizarre-charge/ar-AA1sgxUB?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=f600d4eb5f4c45b7b31517ffd9cb8155&ei=53 Which confirms my last post.

I've now seen the video and the fact he's being asked to defend his actions is the most idiotic thing I've seen in sport for quite some time.

[SBW1]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/hiku-cleared-to-play-for-kiwis-at-super-league-hearing/ar-AA1skMz1?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=ed048c192ec1489abe75265c63418089&ei=8

[mariner4life]

dammit

[SBW1]

Tongans looked a lot stronger than Samoa last year. Not sure what to make of the Roos. Been very little news of late on the Kiwis.

[Nepia]

@SBW1 said in Rugby League - Kiwis:

Tongans looked a lot stronger than Samoa last year. Not sure what to make of the Roos. Been very little news of late on the Kiwis.

If we still had Madge as coach I'd be fully confident we'd walk this tournament. Oz are a team of fullbacks and loose forwards shoehorned in everywhere and the Tongans are the same as usual, strong pack which we can handle and extremely average halves (Katoa isn't there yet and the other one is Tui).

But, we have Stacey, love the guy as a player, but not sure he has the coaching ability. And the rest of his coaching team don't inspire much either.