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Peter Jackson: Long march of players from distant lands

The All Blacks are heading this way via Chicago reinforced by another bountiful raft of converts from their treasured trawl of the South Sea Islands.
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The All Blacks are heading this way via Chicago reinforced by another bountiful raft of converts from their treasured trawl of the South Sea Islands.

New Zealand’s squad for their ‘Grand Slam tour’ includes six Fijians, Samoans and Tongans as reward for impressive initiations over the last two months.
The list would have been longer had injury not eliminated a pair of fliers found in Fiji, Emoni Narawa and Timoci Tavatavanawai Tabelka.
Far from being a new phenomenon, importing players from distant lands has become all the rage.
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