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Fresh player poll results show over half of New Zealand's Super Rugby stars think NZR isn't doing enough to keep Kiwi talent
By Online Editors
More than half of New Zealand's Super Rugby stars believe New Zealand Rugby isn't doing enough to keep Kiwi talent from heading overseas.
That's according to a fresh slew of results released from an anonymous poll conducted among “over 100 players” from New Zealand's five Super Rugby franchises by NZME's Sam Casey.
The results from the poll have offered some insight into the real opinions held by a raft of players nationwide about the state of the professional game in New Zealand.
Since Monday, results of 10 questions per day from the 40-question survey have been released by The Country Sport Breakfast, with the biggest revelation thus far being almost half of the players disagreed with Ian Foster's appointment as head coach of the All Blacks.
That was followed by Tuesday's discovery that showed a hefty 44 percent of players viewed All Blacks and Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles as the "biggest grub" in the New Zealand game.
Other interesting findings included Beauden Barrett was regarded as both the best player and first-five in the country, Forsyth Barr Stadium was by far the most popular ground to play at in New Zealand, and Cullen Grace was tipped to be the All Blacks' next breakout star.
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You're not wrong but 3 kicks in those conditions may not have been a nailed on 9 PTS.
I thought 27-15 was harsh on the Reds but the right team won.
Go to commentsIt used to apply to only senior test rugby from what I remember. I don’t think that's changed, it’s only the 3 years to 5 years now for the residency period.
CJ stander captained the boks U19s but was eligible for Ireland seniors though still had to wait out the residency rules.
It would be different if the player had a claim on other grounds (parentage) but in Lemoto’s case he probably wouldn't chose Tonga over Australia or France. I don't mean that disrespectfully to Tonga.
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