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[LeCheese]

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I thought I saw a chat between LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) and Faessler when they were organising this pic - wonder if it was a bit of "haha, not yet"

 

[PhilClinton]

I thought I saw a chat between LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) and Faessler when they were organising this pic - wonder if it was a bit of "haha, not yet"

The fact he has nominated Randwick and not GPS as the club chosen when they announce the Wallabies teams is interesting. I wonder if that means anything

 

[LeCheese]

The fact he has nominated Randwick and not GPS as the club chosen when they announce the Wallabies teams is interesting. I wonder if that means anything

Randwick was his first senior club wasn't it? To me it seemed consistent with the theme of other players naming their junior or first senior club.

 

[Strewthcobber]

I think the players are being asked to nominate their first or "debut" Australian clubs

 

[Adam84]

 

[KOB1987]

Randwick was his first senior club wasn't it? To me it seemed consistent with the theme of other players naming their junior or first senior club.

but inconsistent with Noah and Len naming Vikings as theirs. I don't think there is anything in it, players clearly nominated whatever club for whatever reason, and the reasons no doubt varied.

 

[dillyboy]

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I hate surprises!

Good way to sell tickets though....

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

I hate surprises!

Good way to sell tickets though....

They did it for the announcement of the Wales game. I like that they are trying to do something different

 

[Reds Rick]

What do we think the attendance numbers will be around? Got my tickets yesterday and most of the bays running lengthwise along the field looked close to sold out. Had to get mine in an area around the posts. Pretty promising with 1.5 weeks to go..

 

[Adam84]

Each side of lower tier is around 7.5k, so would assume they’re aiming for 20k based on tickets sold.

upper tiers won’t open unless they hit a certain threshold on the lower tier

 

[SouthernX]

but inconsistent with Noah and Len naming Vikings as theirs. I don't think there is anything in it, players clearly nominated whatever club for whatever reason, and the reasons no doubt varied.

What junior clubs did Noah and Len play for?

i can’t locate any info in regards to this. Their careers seem to start once they played schoolboy rugby

 

[KOB1987]

What junior clubs did Noah and Len play for?

i can’t locate any info in regards to this. Their careers seem to start once they played schoolboy rugby

If it has to be their first 'club' they link to then that could explain it, but these two clearly had their rugby origins in Qld (TSS & BBC respectively). For the record, I don't mind at all, I had just noticed the inconsistencies so was just wondering what the criteria was. We may well have found the answer.

 

[Strewthcobber]

If it has to be their first 'club' they link to then that could explain it, but these two clearly had their rugby origins in Qld (TSS & BBC respectively). For the record, I don't mind at all, I had just noticed the inconsistencies so was just wondering what the criteria was. We may well have found the answer.

If we want to go back far enough, Ikitau played rugby in NZ before moving back to Brisbane (and playing league for a while)

 

[SouthernX]

If we want to go back far enough, Ikitau played rugby in NZ before moving back to Brisbane (and playing league for a while)

that’s what I found. RL background but no alignment to any Brisbane junior rugby club.

 

[Strewthcobber]

that’s what I found. RL background but no alignment to any Brisbane junior rugby club.

Born in Brisbane, moved back to NZ, played rugby union through primary school, moved back to Brisbane for high school, played rugby league at Marsden HS, recruited by BBC in Grade 10, played rugby union there.

Background in both, like so many of our other players

 

[SouthernX]

Born in Brisbane, moved back to NZ, played rugby union through primary school, moved back to Brisbane for high school, played rugby league at Marsden HS, recruited by BBC in Grade 10, played rugby union there.

Background in both, like so many of our other players

What primary school did he play rugby union for?

the Len Ikitau Wikipedia page isn’t that in depth.

If he did indeed have junior rugby club then the wallabies clubs on team list is a nomination and not a club rugby debut like we’ve all been suspecting

 

[Strewthcobber]

What primary school did he play rugby union for?

the Len Ikitau Wikipedia page isn’t that in depth.

If he did indeed have junior rugby club then the wallabies clubs on team list is a nomination and not a club rugby debut like we’ve all been suspecting

Junior rugby only in New Zealand. Massey RC in Auckland.

The players are just asked who their "first Australian rugby club" was

 

[Ignoto]

Michael Hooper has/had listed Manly as his Debut club and Easts (ACT) as his Australian clubs when we know he's a Wests boy!

 

[Adam84]

The big issues

 

[SouthernX]

Michael Hooper has/had listed Manly as his Debut club and Easts (ACT) as his Australian clubs when we know he's a Wests boy!

Manly is correct. His Wikipedia page says he played for the Manly Roos junior club.

the stint at wests was when his old man relocated to Queensland selling photocopiers and it was a short lived stay as the hoppers relocated back to Sydney