Re: Did the All blacks Miss Lomu ?

MasteroftheRevels wrote:
> Lo wrote:
>
>
> > > If Lomu had spent a couple of seasons in the English ZP to round out his
> > > skills, where the standard of play is so much higher than the NPC/S12, was
> > > fit and available, then yes NZ would have won RWC03.
> >
> > What a muppet. Firstly to assume the ZP is at a higher level than the
> > NPC/S12 and secondly to assume that NZ would win the RWC03 based on one NZ
> > player training in the ZP.
> >
> > Shows how little you know.
> >
> > Lo.
>
>
> England are the World Champions and all of them play in the English ZP.  NZ
> finished a wretched 3rd and all of them play NPC/S12 with a bunch of Samoans and
> hapless SAs who are even worse.  Can anybody seriously now doubt that the
> English ZP is the premier rugby competition in the world?  Or did RWC03 that
> finished a week ago not happen?

Yeah right. Last time the Blues bothered to tour the north with a third 
string team, they put 50 points on the champions. Plus all our rejects 
who can't get spots seem to be stars over there.

The problem with NZ is getting the right 15 on the park, and putting our 
provincialism behind us at a national level. NZ has a great feeder 
system. Club rugby > NPC > S12 > Test.

How many kiwis are in the ZP?

>

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