A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

JEFF PROBYN

Development tool: Tier Two sides such as Samoa need games against the best in order to improve
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As an ex-international player, some people may think I have a vested interest in saying the international game is still the pinnacle of the sport.
But whatever anyone says, playing for your country in any sport is the absolute peak of your career – even if the games sometimes aren’t very good. The opportunity to pull on your nation’s colours is something that very few people have, or will, experience, and the thr...