Absolutely agree, it has made the international game far more interesting with the Australian Pacific cohort being able to represent their heritage nations. It’s brought the Australian team back to the field a little and given us some great games and fan experiences. I’ve been to a lot of big games at CommBank Stadium but will never forget the atmosphere I witnessed at the Pacific Cup final last year.
In addition, I’m all for a legitimate return of City vs Country as a selection trial, but for very different reasons… As a Queenslander I saw it as an opportunity for the NSW players to hurt/injure each other in a trial, and our engender bad blood between the two playing groups. This may lead to a weaker team or one with instability/infighting for NSW, both only leading to increasing chances of success for the mighty Maroons! :)
Absolutely agree, it has made the international game far more interesting with the Australian Pacific cohort being able to represent their heritage nations. It’s brought the Australian team back to the field a little and given us some great games and fan experiences. I’ve been to a lot of big games at CommBank Stadium but will never forget the atmosphere I witnessed at the Pacific Cup final last year.
In addition, I’m all for a legitimate return of City vs Country as a selection trial, but for very different reasons… As a Queenslander I saw it as an opportunity for the NSW players to hurt/injure each other in a trial, and our engender bad blood between the two playing groups. This may lead to a weaker team or one with instability/infighting for NSW, both only leading to increasing chances of success for the mighty Maroons! :)