I thought it was quite encouraging that four out of five had managed to keep hold of their coconut.
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I thought it was quite encouraging that four out of five had managed to keep hold of their coconut.
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Darby Loudon (17)
Good points but still, I don't think this is a great look for a team that has been such under performers this year.
This is the point. I'm sure they will some community stuff while there and obviously not training 24/7 but they don't need to show all/play up the whole holiday aspect to fans.
This stuff is akin to the plain clothes fiasco in 2007, except at least that was after the season.
Perhaps they could operate like the ATO and the players pay up the proportion of costs for time not spent actively preparing. Take that money and reimburse the members as a token gesture.
ha! I was going to suggest their strategy for the weekend must be to pretend the ball is a cocktail and they surely won't drop it.
It seems surprising to me that some of the staff and senior players don't talk through this sort of stuff with the team and suggest that maybe they don't post that sort of stuff when the team is so under the pump.
Even if it is posted after a whole bunch of hard work/community involvement posts which portray a positive attitude, it's always going to be viewed in isolation as we're doing now.
For all I know, there may be IG posts about them building an orphanage, completing the hardest training session of the season and solving climate change in the Pacific but I don't. All I've seen is the IG post of them lounging in the pool drinking out of a coconut.
Even if it is posted after a whole bunch of hard work/community involvement posts which portray a positive attitude, it's always going to be viewed in isolation as we're doing now.
For all I know, there may be IG posts about them building an orphanage, completing the hardest training session of the season and solving climate change in the Pacific but I don't. All I've seen is the IG post of them lounging in the pool drinking out of a coconut.
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Simon Poidevin (60)
Surely some of the reason these guys are over there is to promote Apia as a tourism destination/encourage others in the rugby community to visit.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Probably not the best look but fair chance they're just coconuts rather than cocktails. I went & ran a marathon in Samoa on this weekend 3 years ago & the recovery "electrolyte" drink was coconuts with straws in them. Actually works pretty well.
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Yeah, definitely just look like coconuts. The hole needs to be bigger if you're going to make a cocktail in there.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
the juice can also be used fro emergency blood transfers, it makes you sick but can save lives. This was used in Pacific conflicts during the war.
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Fred Wood (13)
That is an interesting one. Ben was two years behind me at school and I was a big fan of his efforts for the Reds. Matt has copped a pretty rough deal at the Tahs but as you say, would be a better option at the Reds. I didn't know it at the time but Isaac played Prems against my team on the week-end. Don't get along as often these days. Did anyone watch? I've only seen Tom playing sevens, but he was captaining the team. Not a bad idea Scrub
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Mark Ella (57)
Watched Isaac on weekend, hence my post.
He went pretty well
He went pretty well
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
Agree they have been playing terrible... But what are supposed to do in the downtime for 6 days??? Watch constant replays of them being shit, or should they do a bootcamp in between skills sessions?
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Larry Dwyer (12)
Clearly, they should be forced to subsist on nothing but bread and water, and walk on their knees until their penance is served.
do what they like. Just don't post pics of them living the resort life on their social media feed.
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
I imagine the Samoan tourism bosses are happy for Quade to throw up a selfie to his 10k followers. The season is done and more so, we all whinge about PI nations being raped and pillaged for talent, resources. Sanzaar organises games there for which everyone congratulates for being charitable but now we can't promote the island???
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I am happy for them to play games there to support the development of the game (which the Reds are obviously doing, local clinics etc). It was never a tourism promotion for mine. It is still a Super Rugby game is it not?
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
Did you watch their last game?? Might be churchie 13 D's possibles v probables
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Larry Dwyer (12)
The Samoan government tipped in some cash, though they don't seem to be saying how much.
This is from a Stuff.co.nz article:
So I'm assuming that the travel/accomodation costs were probably covered by the government, and the social media posts are probably payment in kind.
This is from a Stuff.co.nz article:
So I'm assuming that the travel/accomodation costs were probably covered by the government, and the social media posts are probably payment in kind.
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