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David Wilson (68)
Which was why last year was so sweet. Just like a nice Scotch Fillet after eating Spam for a month.
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Which was why last year was so sweet. Just like a nice Scotch Fillet after eating Spam for a month.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
You called it:
"................ the Waratahs have hit a snag early in the week with news blockbusting Fijian wing Taqele Naiyaravoro is unlikely to travel to Wellington due to a visa issue. Naiyaravoro failed to make the Waratahs' trip to Dunedin last month to play the Highlanders for the same reason"
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...atahs-clash-as-fans-return-to-westpac-stadium
Gotta wonder how he came to be in Australia in the first place,or is he an overstayer & now going through the process of "regularising his immigration status"?
ACT Crusader
Jim Lenehan (48)
Geez it's amateur hour in the Tahs admin that something like this has been allowed to occur.
wamberal
Phil Kearns (64)
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
It would seem that it's nothing to do with the Waratahs though, it has to do with his visa to come to Australia and whether or not he has breached it in some way.
It is unclear what the exact nature of the holdup is, although judging by a statement given by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, it appears Naiyaravoro may have transgressed on a visa condition previously.
A spokesperson for the department said: “Visa holders seeking to stay in Australia must satisfy their visa conditions. Some visas let people stay temporarily in Australia and end when the person departs.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...blow-to-waratahs/story-fni2fxyf-1227302549700
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
As we discovered when looking at different visas in another thread, there are that many different visas to come to Australia, it would depend which one he was on in the first place. IIRC, except for the special visa that Kiwis get, everyone else needs to get permanent residency before being allowed to leave and re-enter the country. For everyone else, once you leave you have to reapply to come back.
wamberal
Phil Kearns (64)
Naiyarovo was already here, playing loig. Do you think we should have just let him go back to Fiji?
Reading between the lines, Naiyaravoro has a Fijian passport and is presumably in Australia on either a work or humanitarian visa.
The worry must be that if he leaves Australia, he won't be allowed back in.
I think regardless of what back office staff do, if the player only holds a passport of a country with questionable diplomatic status they're going to have their travel restricted.
It would be a far greater error by the Waratahs back office staff if they let him travel to New Zealand and then found out he wouldn't be able to return to Australia.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
^^^ Would not want to gift NZ another bruising Wing in a reverse Viliami Ofahengaue, bearing in mind his appearance in Aust was due to a stuff up by NZ administrators.
It is bad enough that Wicks and Manly (and the Tahs) let Ratu Nasiganiyavi slip through their fingers (because he let the ball slip through his fingers too often) to become the menace that Nemani Nadolo has become for the CruSadists.
It is bad enough that Wicks and Manly (and the Tahs) let Ratu Nasiganiyavi slip through their fingers (because he let the ball slip through his fingers too often
) to become the menace that Nemani Nadolo has become for the CruSadists.
A mutterer
Chilla Wilson (44)
any word of why either player is still on the fringe? injuries?
Pass it to Dunning!
Bob Loudon (25)
Tala Gray has been named for Easts this weekend, but Jed Holloway isn't on the team list for Southern Districts. Maybe he's going to get named for the Tahs this week. Unless he's injured.
Dctarget
Tim Horan (67)
Foley resigns for 3 years on a 'flexible contract'. But it says he is available for Wallaby selection in each year.
http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs...ArticleID/15030/Foley-re-signs-with-Tahs.aspx
http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs...ArticleID/15030/Foley-re-signs-with-Tahs.aspx
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
So no off season for 3 years or does he miss super rugby games?
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
Tomikin
David Codey (61)
Wouldn't the player union have something to say about his work load, his going to play week in week out for basically 3 years..
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
I'm going to guess he misses the first 2 months of super rugby each year.
Be interesting to see how Rio fits in, if at all.
matty_k
Peter Johnson (47)
Please remember the hyphen it is very important.
resign and re-sign are two very different words.
Great news though.
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