OT 3 World Cups, 3 Semi finals

[Geoff Parkstone]

You mean "what a fine example of how to naturalise great overseas players quickly and fast track them through process" it is?

Unlike the football team where it probably is more down to multiculturalism as few "imports", but they didn't reach the final

[ramAnag]

You mean "what a fine example of how to naturalise great overseas players quickly and fast track them through process" it is?

Unlike the football team where it probably is more down to multiculturalism as few "imports", but they didn't reach the final

No I didn’t.

[Geoff Parkstone]

No I didn’t.

OK, lets just examine those who have represented england in the last 12 months

Roy (born south africa)
Malan (raised south africa)
Morgan (born Ireland)
Stokes (born New Zealand)
Archer (fast tracked Bajan born)
Jordan (as above)
Curran T (born south africa)
Root, Rashid, Bairstow (independent kingdom of yorkshire)

perhaps also add Keaton Jennings (south africa)

Assimilated, not a product of our multiculturalism

Products of multiculturalism

Moeen Ali
Saqib Mahmood


Thats just cricket, Im not so familiar with the world of rugby, but can point to at least 3 assimilated polynesians, two of which were born in australasia and raised in wales

[ramAnag]

OK, lets just examine those who have represented england in the last 12 months

Roy (born south africa)
Malan (raised south africa)
Morgan (born Ireland)
Stokes (born New Zealand)
Archer (fast tracked Bajan born)
Jordan (as above)
Curran T (born south africa)
Root, Rashid, Bairstow (independent kingdom of yorkshire)

perhaps also add Keaton Jennings (south africa)

Assimilated, not a product of our multiculturalism

Products of multiculturalism

Moeen Ali
Saqib Mahmood


Thats just cricket, Im not so familiar with the world of rugby, but can point to at least 3 assimilated polynesians, two of which were born in australasia and raised in wales

I don’t recall ever describing them as ‘products of multiculturalism’...both teams are though, undeniably, multicultural ‘products’ as indeed are a number of current international RU teams.