Re: England wants Origin : Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:16 am  

potential 2011 Other nationalities team

1. brent webb
2. chris hicks
3. matt king
4. sia soliola
5. amos roberts
6. brett finch
7. thomas leuluai
8. jeff lima
9. danny buderus
10.mark o'meley
11.harrison hansen
12. tony puletua
13. craig fitzgibbon

14. michael monaghan
15. ben cross
16. david fa'alogo
17. josh perry

not a bad side that.......heaps more demanding than any test v's the french

Re: England wants Origin : Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:18 am  

The Mighty White Ace wrote:

I think 2012 is blank in the International Calender to prepare for the 2013 World Cup so there would be a space then. This might defeat the object of a break before the World Cup though.

ENGLAND V NZ in a 3 test series in 2012.....they're in the middle of trying to figure out if it's up here or down there...aside from that it's almost signed,sealed and delivered

Re: England wants Origin : Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:33 am  

How about we get some Aussie base SL players playing for England?That should make things interesting.


They should make a rule that any Australian player playing in SL for over 2 years could represent England.

Re: England wants Origin : Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:44 am  

roughyedspud wrote:

ENGLAND V NZ in a 3 test series in 2012.....they're in the middle of trying to figure out if it's up here or down there...aside from that it's almost signed,sealed and delivered

Cheers for the info, didn't realise that was happening.

Re: England wants Origin : Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:51 am  

manly4ever wrote:

How about we get some Aussie base SL players playing for England?That should make things interesting.


They should make a rule that any Australian player playing in SL for over 2 years could represent England.

Trouble is it would end up as Australia v Australia

Re: England wants Origin : Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:54 am  

roughyedspud wrote:

potential 2011 Other nationalities team

1. brent webb
2. chris hicks
3. matt king
4. sia soliola
5. amos roberts
6. brett finch
7. thomas leuluai
8. jeff lima
9. danny buderus
10.mark o'meley
11.harrison hansen
12. tony puletua
13. craig fitzgibbon

14. michael monaghan
15. ben cross
16. david fa'alogo
17. josh perry

not a bad side that.......heaps more demanding than any test v's the french

In principle I like the idea. The only issue I'd foresee is what motivation the players in this team would have, given that they wouldn't really be representing anyone or anything, and would have been assembled basically as a novelty.

Mind you, it works in RU. If we could get the games to be played with some intensity (which we've never managed with Lancs v Yorks) then the fans would take to it.

Re: England wants Origin : Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:55 am  

Barry_McKenzie wrote:

Trouble is it would end up as Australia v Australia

It worked with the cricket.

Re: England wants Origin : Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:56 am  

manly4ever wrote:

It worked with the cricket.

But thats like Australia v South Africa 'B'

Re: England wants Origin : Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:05 am  

Barry_McKenzie wrote:

But thats like Australia v South Africa 'B'

If that's the case then.What do you call this sunday's game against England?

Re: England wants Origin : Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:07 am  

Dux wrote:

In principle I like the idea. The only issue I'd foresee is what motivation the players in this team would have, given that they wouldn't really be representing anyone or anything, and would have been assembled basically as a novelty.

the motivation is to play rep RL again.....all aussies know that by coming to super league they are'nt going to get picked for australia or origin again...the kiwis don't pick any SL kiwis for the anzac test...and any samoans/tongans/fijians etc would just be greatful for a meaningful test match...


and if all that does'nt motivate them...bloody pay em'...give em' a win bonus or something