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Dave Rogers
@DRoj
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E17 Katılım Mart 2009
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@RugbyCollective Him and Harry Hockings, in my opinion, are a world class lock pairing
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Pod listeners might be bored of this by now.
If Dearns played for a tier 1 nation, he’d be in and around the best second row conversation
Old Downbadians RFC@OldDownbadians
Japanese Chessum (Warner Dearns) is having an absolute whale of a time in super rugbt for the Hurricanes this year
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@cornwall_fraser @rugby_ap They could be privately funded and not have to worry about EQP, IQ, any of that.
I’m thinking 2013/14 Toulon vibes.
They’d win the champions cup.
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Rumour that the RFU is allowing London Irish to explore joining the URC (would welcome that, personally).
Not sure what the marketing experts say but if they were to brand themselves as ‘London Exiles’ and pitch to both the Irish and S.A. communities, they’d have a tidy fanbase.
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@T2Rugby Which wouldn’t have been possible without a 6 figure investment from a public school that no other rugby playing nation in the world could offer.
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@DRoj @JHJCSports One moved as a child and grew up and spent his formative years in the country whereas the other moved as an adult of course.
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Tuipulotu has lived in England since he was 11 years old. I get it’s fun to dunk on England, but I don’t love this policing of a true Englishman if someone like Tuipulotu can’t represent England
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Ridiculous the Benhard is getting all this attention when no one is even bothering to mention Kepu Tuipolotu who is about as English as baguettes. When will the RFU stop poaching these young Welsh stars!
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@SamRobertsComms I’ve been called a racist, thick and someone who goes to Tommy Robinson rallies today!
1/3 I suppose.
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Really ruffled some feathers with this. One of the replies even suggested I attend Tommy Robinson rallies 😂
The point I was making is: You either accept all of it, or none of it.
BJVR is eligible for England according to World Rugby, so he’s in 🤷
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Feyi-Waboso, Roots, Cunningham-South, Marcus Smith, Dylan Hartley was Captain, Shontayne Hape, Mike Catt, Willie Heinz, Ben Te’o, the Vunipolas, Riki Flutey. That’s off the top of my head. Have I missed any? Oh yeah, Kepu Tuipulotu. Feel free to continue the list…
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@JHJCSports I think we might largely be making the same point. There are huge shades of grey on this and I’ve been taking pelters from wankers all day, so may have got this one wrong
Ultimately, in this instance, the RFU and World Rugby are deciding who is and isn’t English. And that’s ok
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@JHJCSports No. Someone ID’d his talent & he got full scholarship to Harrow
Hence why his 2 Welsh international sisters are not eligible for Eng
This isn’t having a go at him, or the situation. He’s a great bloke and a brilliant player
But just like BJVR, Rugby & Money brought him to Eng
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@OldDownbadians I need to completely and absolutely clarify my position here.
The point is, there are many, many shades of grey. World Rugby have made it black and white. BJVR is eligible and England have exercised their right to select him
You do not know me to make such accusations.
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People let their masks slip too easy when this subject comes up. Why is Marcus Smith less English than Sam Underhill? Both were born abroad to an English parent before being raised in England.
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About half of these have English parents. At least do the basics and get the information before you go on these rants
Dave Rogers@DRoj
Feyi-Waboso, Roots, Cunningham-South, Marcus Smith, Dylan Hartley was Captain, Shontayne Hape, Mike Catt, Willie Heinz, Ben Te’o, the Vunipolas, Riki Flutey. That’s off the top of my head. Have I missed any? Oh yeah, Kepu Tuipulotu. Feel free to continue the list…
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@AJ_Journo Entirely fair. I'm just thinking age profile and experience wise. Jimmy Williams is 30 soon! (Also, a classy operator obviously_
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By popular demand, here's the non-Wales based, WQ ones to watch XV (Thread 🧵)
1. Ioan Emanuel
2. Tomos Gwilliam
3. Rhys Litterick
4. Tom Lockett
5. Tahlor Cahill
6. Deian Gwynne
7. Seb Driscoll
8. Carwyn Tuipulotu
9. Dan Hiscocks
10. Will Reed
11. Jack Bates
12. James Williams
13. Joe Jenkins
14. Aidan Boshoff
15. Josh Carrington
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Feyi-Waboso, Roots, Cunningham-South, Marcus Smith, Dylan Hartley was Captain, Shontayne Hape, Mike Catt, Willie Heinz, Ben Te’o, the Vunipolas, Riki Flutey.
That’s off the top of my head. Have I missed any?
Oh yeah, Kepu Tuipulotu. Feel free to continue the list…
Telegraph Rugby@TelegraphRugby
✍️ 'Centre’s first country will always be South Africa – if he is not good enough for the Springboks, then he should not be in Test rugby' I Writes Oliver Brown Read @oliverbrown_tel's full article below 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/20…
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@London__Smoke All of this is subjective. And absolutely
Your right to feel that way.
But the objective fact is, the team has the right to pick him and he has the right to play.
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@DRoj Yeah. I don't like it though. I think it's a bit of an insult to the player, players and the shirt. Leave it for Ireland or Scotland. I think it is black and white.
Like he has no connection to England but his postcode. He's not even the best centre we could pick either.
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@London__Smoke Oh. Totally. The whole is (that I absolutely didn’t explain)
There are shades of grey and world rugby have tried to make it black and white.
So BJVR is in,
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@DRoj I do think there is a bit of a difference between those who qualify on ancestry and those on residency alone. A fair number of those are English by birth not adoption, and that is a different thing to a project player.
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@Sam345665387962 It’s all interesting stuff.
One conversation that’s never had is that a parents’ decision is taken into account on behalf of a child, as opposed to an adult who has been able to use their agency and free will to make a decision.
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@DRoj I don't really like residency but it should accommodate e.g. people who have come over and spent a large chunk of their lives here and committed to the country
Your parent/s being from a country should clearly and obviously qualify you
You're conflating the two
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@10Broderick James. Please.
Shades. Of. Grey. As previously discussed.
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@DRoj I don't agree, there is a massive difference between a 13yr old immigrant growing up to play for his adopted country and being a senior player in your 20s signing with intention to play INT rugby.
I'm not fussed, the rules are the rules play to them or change them
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