Scott Robertson reveals plans to join British and Irish Lions

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JM2K6
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Well, that would work great for England and NZ at any rate. I'd pity the rest.
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Then John Mitchell... and Robbie Deans... both used NZ to improve their CVs, so they could coach England and Australia. Mercenaries everywhere...
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Certain Navigator wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:15 am
JM2K6 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:25 pm Yes yes he's amazing, you're missing the point. I'm not underestimating anyone by claiming he's looking to impress the NZ management, though - he literally said he wanted it on his international CV.
To be fair to Robertson, he's been pushed into this sort of thing by nutty NZR policies. So I can see why he wants to do it, but I agree it's misplaced and threatens to make a mockery of the whole Lions ethos.

(Then again, it's only a tour to SA, so go for it Razor!)
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handyman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:01 pm
Certain Navigator wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:15 am
JM2K6 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:25 pm Yes yes he's amazing, you're missing the point. I'm not underestimating anyone by claiming he's looking to impress the NZ management, though - he literally said he wanted it on his international CV.
To be fair to Robertson, he's been pushed into this sort of thing by nutty NZR policies. So I can see why he wants to do it, but I agree it's misplaced and threatens to make a mockery of the whole Lions ethos.

(Then again, it's only a tour to SA, so go for it Razor!)
Only to SA, current world number 1, TRC Champion and RWC Champion.
I thought NZ were RC Champions? You're so last year... :grin:
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frodder wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:28 am
JM2K6 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:29 am
Jimmy Smallsteps wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:23 am

The best of four international sides versus one? Add in all your resident Aussies, Kiwis and South Africans and who really cares about one extra?
The Aussies, Kiwis, and Saffers who are qualified for and actually represent one of the constituent countries of the Lions. Hiring people who have nothing to do with B&I rugby simply because they're quite good and it'll help their career development sounds great... for them. If you bin off the last vestiges of the Lions traditions then the whole tour becomes a waste of time. What's even the point after that? May as well just have better Barbarians tours.

Fuck it, England got to the final of the world cup and Wales pushed SA close in the semifinal. Why bother taking any Scots or Irish? Let's just keep it to those two countries. It's the "winning" approach, surely.
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