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Who would you like to see in the 20 marquee players?
For me, not necessarily in the top 100, but blokes I've enjoyed watching?
Sergio Parise, Richard Kingi, Mamuka Gorgodse, Rene Ranger, Richie Gray, Santiago Cordero, Justin Tipuric
Oh wait.. and Lee Halfpenny
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Bismarck du Plessis
Manu Tuilagi
Alesana Tuilagi
Nemani Nadolo
Ben Volavola
Semi Radradra
Sitiveni Mafi
Tendai Mtawarira
Tim Nanai WIlliams
Greig Laidlaw
Chris Ashton.
Malakai Fekitoa
Fritz Lee
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Dan Carter, James O'Conner, Sean McMahon, Makikia Fekitoa, Jaques Potgeiter, Zack Homes, Jerome Kaino, Bryan Habana, Israel Dagg, Sean O'Brien. a mix of some young guys and some experience is what these new teams will need to compliment what they already have IMHO.
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Apparently Fiji will be the Drua bolstered by several overseas based Fijian. Should be a good team.
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It should. Hopefully it will drive the NSWRU to really look to inject some real professionalism into its teams and help raise the NRC to another level. I know this may be an unpopular opinion here but I hope SR is able to right the ship and GRR grows to include a WS team. And both competitions can run side by side.
Then I hope the mooted Samoan team and the WS join the Force and Drua in the NRC playing against the current SR squads. I think that would make for a particularly interesting structure for the game in this country and region.
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I hoping for Dwayne Van Myulen
Japan and the Pacific Islands for Aussie Super 9's!
Let's have one of these in WA! Click this link: Saitama Super Arena - New Perth Stadium?
Dan Carter, Matt Giteau, Richie McCaw, Yannick Jauzion, James O'Connor, Lima Sopoanga, George Smith, .. could probably name some more
Is David Smith still playing? Could make an appearance for Samoa?
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I don't think nationality comes into it other than where the teams are located Ali. Smith could play with any outfit (even here lol)
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It kind of does for the PI teams. From what I understand Fiji will be represented by the Drua plus overseas based Fijian players and I suspect the same for Samoa. Which quite frankly should be the case as it gives PI players particularly from those nations opportunities to play at home and a clear pathway in order to do that.
That's true.
However, SB is talking about the marquee players contracted by Rapid Rugby, not players recruited by the various teams themselves.
Marketing aspects of these marquee names aside, the mechanism there is to provide for some leveling of player talent across the competition.
I would suggest suggest the bulk of these players will be playing in Asia because Asia is where this comp has to make its mark. The teams from Western Australia and the PIs will already be relatively strong. They might get a marquee player from Rapid Rugby itself. Or they might get none.