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Tier two nations preparing players for Origin

Posted by Brett Allen on June 18, 2019 at 10:20am

Interesting article on NRL.com regarding the increasing number of Origin debutants who have played for the Pacific islands nations first and the preparation it gives when stepping into the Origin arena.

Just interested in people’s thoughts on the subject.

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SuperEel 22 June 18, 2019 at 11:14am

Gonna post the link to the article?
Brett Allen June 18, 2019 at 5:13pm

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/06/17/how-pacific-nations-are-prepari...

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Daz Sul June 19, 2019 at 12:47pm

We're going to need a tri-series soon. NSW / QLD / PAC ISLANDS.

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