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    The eels and knights players, local Samoa teams or nrl?

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    Quote Originally Posted by GIGS20 View Post
    The eels and knights players, local Samoa teams or nrl?
    Was thinking the same question.

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    I would have gone the latter, but there are several props,

    I'm no mungo, but I don't reckon an NRL prop would make the transition easily, more likely to be a rugby winger (particularly for Samoa)

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    Quote Originally Posted by GIGS20 View Post
    The eels and knights players, local Samoa teams or nrl?
    Provincial sides from their Super 9 competition it would seem.

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    Can’t wait for the Shanghai team vs sth china tigers
    Might have to be played at a neutral venue

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    More info on the Samoan team

    Manumā the “missing link” to get locals to Manu Samoa

    Manumā Samoa is hoped to be the “missing link” for local rugby players to make the step-up to international level.

    Run by the Samoa Rugby Union (S.R.U.), the team will compete in the inaugural home-and-away season of Global Rapid Rugby in 2020 along with five other franchises across Oceania and Asia.

    The Manumā will play their home games at Apia Park, and feature a squad of Samoa’s best on-island talent.

    “Hopefully this is another step up for our players to compete,” Samoa Rugby Union Chief Executive Officer, Faleomavaega Vincent Fepulea’i said.

    “It’s a great opportunity for our local players who are playing in the Super 9.

    “This is a great step forward in closing that gap [between domestic rugby and the Manu Samoa].”

    He said the Union are really excited about that pathway, and how it will help players become professional sportsmen off the field as well.

    Those selected to the final Manumā squad will receive full-time six month contracts.

    Between those payments and the logistical requirements, running the team will be an expensive endeavour.

    Faleomavaega said it will be a jointly funded by S.R.U. and Global Rapid Rugby:

    “It’s an additional ask on the Union but it’s something we have to do, it’s an opportunity we can’t afford to let go.”

    They are also seeking commercial help from a major sponsor from overseas, the kind S.R.U. have been unable to attract in recent years.

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    “This kind of competition will bring those in,” Faleomavaega said.

    He said the exposure of a 32 game competition across Oceania and a growing rugby market in Asia is valuable.

    “That’s what they want, that’s what the expectation is internationally.”

    Another thing that could draw in sponsorships is star signings.

    “SRU is obligated under the agreement to provide a couple of marquee players, so we’re looking at that at the moment,” Faleomavaega said, noting those will be players who play or have the intention of playing for Samoa internationally.

    Muliagatele Brian Lima is the team’s head coach, with the remainder of the management staff to be determined in due course.

    In 2019 it was Kagifa Samoa that represented the country in Global Rapid Rugby, with the side basing itself in Auckland due to the closure of Apia Park and S.R.U. focussing on the Rugby World Cup.

    But Faleomavaega said the competitions intention was always to provide a professional outlet for Samoa’s best local players to play in Samoa.

    He said it’s the next best thing to having a Pacific Islands Super Rugby team, and is something everyone has been crying out for:

    “It’s a good pathway for the local players to step up to the next level.”

    The Manu Samoa 2019 Rugby World Cup squad included just three homegrown (based in Samoa until age 15 or 16) players, an all-time low in tournament history.

    Faleomavaega said hopefully having the Manumā pays off both in the short term and at the Rugby World Cup in 2023.

    He also said S.R.U. wanted the word ‘Manu’ in the team’s name to match the Manu Samoa and Manusina:

    “As soon as you say the word Manu it identifies with Samoa, Samoan rugby.”

    The Global Rapid Rugby season (February-June) means the start of 2020 Super 9 has been pushed back to June, while the regional club seasons will run alongside the new tournament.
    https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/sport/53583

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    This is exactly why I love what GRR is doing. Growing the game locally across our region, and providing a pathway to the professional game without players having to leave their home countries.

    I would much rather WA stayed in this comp than re-joined SuperRugby.

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    32 game competition? 10 rounds of 3 games each, plus a play-off between the top two sides, makes 31. Where's the extra game?

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    3rd v 4th

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    Quote Originally Posted by The InnFORCEr View Post
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    Could be, but I've not seen that mentioned in anything I've read about GRR (not that I'd claim to have read everything, but I can't recall it being mentioned in anything!)

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    Final as a composite home and away?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alison View Post

    I would much rather WA stayed in this comp than re-joined SuperRugby.
    I think we all would, Ali. And that's one of the BIG problems I see with Clyne hanging in there. He's quoted as being determined to oversee the next broadcast deal. Which probably means more SAZAAR clusterf@cks and cementing Melbourne in those. Probably explains why so many credible people are trying very hard to stop him in his tracks, given the comments re GRR being integral to the way forward. I don't include the coaching appoinment, which I'm hopeful about - I rate Scott Johnstone as well. After reading Geoff Stooke's positive comments about Ms Castle, I have a feeling they might be a result of her work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndyS View Post
    Final as a composite home and away?
    A two-legged final? That might be pretty cool.

    Other one I was thinking was the old Mercantile Mutual Cup finals system: No.1 straight into hosting a home grand final, No.2 hosts No.3 in a play-off for who goes to the grand final.

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    maybe there will be like a Asia vs Islander rep game or something

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    Quote Originally Posted by chibi View Post
    A two-legged final? That might be pretty cool.
    It was a bit of a throwaway line, but the more I think about it the more I think it could be interesting. Second game starts with the scoreline from the first game, maybe away scores worth some multiple of home scores...lots of possibilities, and both first and second get a payday even without the prize pool.

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