Non New zealanders playing for All Blacks?

Question

Currently in the AB squad :

John Schwalger - Samoa

Rodney So'oialo - Samoa

Sione Lauaki - Tonga

Chris Masoe - Samoa

Jerry Collins - Samoa

Josevata Rokocoko - Fiji

Sitiveni Sivivatu - Fiji

Isaia Toeava - Samoa

What a team Samoa could be if they played for their home country?

Answer 1

You make a excellent point Susan...some say new zealand would be about as good as Scotland were it not for what some call "poaching"..I only hope Gatland doesn't try to do what henry embarrassingly did before him, and employ these tactics with the wales team..it's just not British.

Answer 2

Other teams have kiwis on there team and are great players. So i think its all fare.

Answer 3

Again you show ignorance and I have no qualms about saying this. It is better to keep your mouth shut than to show the entire world you are a complete fool.

All of the above players you have named are permanent residents in New Zealand and have chosen to make their homes here. A number have been here since they were young children bought to NZ by their parents for a better life. It is obvious you know little or nothing about New Zealand's relationship with the Pacific nations.

Do some research on the subject and don't continue with this dribble.

I challenge you to approach anyone the above players and tell them they are not New Zealanders. Yes like all of us they are proud of their cultural heritage but have chosen to make New Zealand their home.

I did not accuse you of racism. Read the email carefully. It was the question I was referring to. I worry that you cannot even interpret a simple email correctly.

I am forwarding this blogg both to the NZRU and the New Zealand Rugby magazine for publication. This sort of misinformation must be stopped.

Answer 4

The question asker's answer is the best answer.

Maybe we should lobby the IRU to set up a 2nd World Cup which strictly forbids people playing for any country other than the one where they were born. I would support that.

Answer 5

Yeah they would but i think the players that play with new zealand insted of their own country are looking for more of a challenge and want to get more out of playing rugby what they would not be able to get for playing at their own country... like look a delasal who plays with clermont also plays with fiji i think and nobody had heard of him before the world cup and was one of the best wingers in the competition and i think it would be the same with Rokocoko and Sivivatu if they still played with fiji!