Re: Qualification

"Groundhog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> "Ernest the Sheep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Au contraire, mon amie!
> >
> >  These are not merely the off hand comments of a man who is not very
>  bright.
> > In fact these are deliberate and well chosen  remarks from a man who is
>  well
> > advised.
> 
> Well, my ovine chum...
> 
> They certainly look like they were the offhand comments of someone who is
> not very bright.  Whoever was advising him may have...er...changed their
> advice...
> 
> http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,8041887-23217,00.html
> 
> What was that I said about crawling back to Fiji with his tail between his
> legs ?
> 
> Still, I guess he'll have a new coach now, so not too many hatchets to
> bury...

GH,
what you have to realise is that Ernest the Australian has a rather
large chip on his shoulder about how AB rugby comprises almost
exclusively of ring-ins from the Pacific Islands (and somtimes further
afield). Anyone with a trace of PI blood in them is 'not a proper NZer
and thus ineligible', according to him, no matter how long they or
their ancestors have spent in NZ.

And the flip side to this is his view that Australia is a wonderfully
multi-cultural society which, whilst it generally relies solely on
true-blue born-and-bred Australians for its sporting successes,
occasionaly permits unfortunates from other nations who have come to
Australia to escape persecution in their homelands or have been
attracted by the marvellous society that is Australia, to represent
them.
Once they have passed stringent residency requirements, of course.

I think Tiaan Strauss was one of his prime examples.

And his agenda for the Caucaunibuca case is that NZRFU have actively
worked to get him to abandon Fiji and adopt NZ and that, whilst it may
currently be against the rules, the NZRFU is vigorously working to
have these rules circumvented. But only in the case of players wanting
to play for NZ.

The 'well advised' part, he maintains, is advice from the NZRFU.

And, no, he wont be providing any proof.

HTH

Higgsy