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- Chad: ⁓ Byron: wanted to talk about New Zealand and their eligibility. Chad: I did. Good one. I was not going to talk about it because I forgot. But I was reading this morning. ⁓ Mawanga cannot, is not eligible until when was it? October. Byron: October 2026 I think it is. Yeah. Chad: Yeah, so he's coming back. He's playing for Canterbury and for the Crusaders forward. But because of the eligibility rules here in the Long White Cloud, he cannot join the squad and play in the... that's what they call it, apparently. Byron: Long white cloud. Is that that's making for New Zealand? Learn something new. Chad: There we go. The worst bit of that is you learned it from me. Byron: Which is why I don't trust it, I'm gonna Google it off the show ends. Chad: I would. That, yeah, so he won't be joining the squad that comes over to South Africa. For the greatest rivalry. And I know it's tough to say, but obviously he will be in the picture for the Rugby World Cup in 2027. He'll be, he'll be picked and play a couple of games before that. And it'll be tough to say that he won't be in the picture. Byron: the greatest robbery. Chad: because he's incredible. But... Byron: Yeah, but I do want to see him play against other top lads because Ruben Love at the moment, I didn't think anyone would get better than ⁓ Damien McKenzie, but Ruben Love. Chad: Yeah. Unreal. That play, yeah. It's such a tacking rugby. It's great to see. But yeah, it's just wild. There's a couple of their players that aren't going to be eligible. Byron: I think you sent over Richie Mawanga, Shannon Frizzell and Lester Feigenhucke. Chad: Mm-hmm. really important place. Byron: Yeah. ⁓ I think that I understand the reasoning behind eligibility restrictions. I think they're stupid because at the end of the day, a professional sports player has X number of years to play rugby and an even shorter number of years where they're at their best. ⁓ And they also retire at such a young age from professional sport. Chad: It is dumb. Byron: let them make as much fucking money as they possibly can and then they can live a good life after the fact. They're not making the same money as like professional footballers. So if you have the opportunity where your contract in Japan is paying substantially more than any contract you could get in New Zealand, people can argue the loyalty thing or like the national pride or whatever you want to do. Chad: No, not even close. Byron: none of those people are going to pay his rent or his mortgage or whatever it is when he retires. So I say go get your money and New Zealand or the long white cloud needs to be a little more open to players enjoying and making as much out of their career as they can but then still getting to play for their national country because they are good enough. Chad: 100 bit Byron: to exposed to all these different types of games exactly. Especially for a World Cup. Chad: Yeah, like, yeah, I mean, there's been a couple of the the Kiwi guys got over play one season and then come back and they still eligible because of the weird rules and stuff, but. Byron: or Barrett and... Chad: playing for LensDir. Byron: Lens Star at that center. What is his name? Chad: Yeah, just need to... it's such a stupid rule. Like, there's such opportunity out there. And even the guys that going over to Japan, they are such high quality rugby players from all over the world playing in Japan at the moment. Byron: Yes. I mean, you see a lot of balk on balk action when you get to watch some of the spring balk, the Japanese league. Chad: Yeah. Yeah, the Japanese A-League's... Yeah, it's so fun to watch. ⁓ Byron: And you have to defend against Cheslin Colby. So, you know, you're learning lessons every week. Chad: Yeah. And you want, you want to get as much of that as you can. Rather him sidestep you in a league one game than in a rugby world cup final. Yeah. Byron: Then the World Cup final. ⁓ Man, ⁓ Every now and then that run pops up on like someone's Instagram, like rugby pass will post it. And I watch it from start to finish and the rerun of the highlights. I can watch it from every angle and it's still fucking exciting. Chad: It's so good. Yeah, no it's... I love it. Yeah, I know a whole bunch of other shit yeah but I don't want to go too long. We'll keep it at an hour and we can... Next week will be... we'll have more time to talk. A little bit more cuck. Byron: Okay. about the news. The news. The rugby news. Rugby is exciting at the moment. It's so good to watch. Chad: Yeah, I'm so excited for the internationals. I'm honestly counting down 46 days.