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Originally Posted by SeoulFire
DALA, Nanyak - Born in Nigeria
EVANS, Matt - England
KYNE, Jeremy - New Zealand
MACKENZIE, Jamie - Scotland
PRITCHARD, James - Australia
AN DER MERWE, DTH - South Africa
So maybe they ate smoked salmon...?
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It's not like they're totally random mercenaries though. Dala has played in Oak Bay for four years. Evans moved here to go to high school at Shawnigan Lake, and now plays for Cowichan. MacKenzie moved to Canada as a young child. DTH played for James Bay for four or five years. Kyne moved here years ago for reasons outside of rugby.
The only real mercenary is Pritchard, who has never lived here or played here as far as I know. His only connection is the fact his grandfather was born in Saskatchewan.
The way I see it, if a guy is going to make the effort to come to Victoria and play here and live here for years, he is okay to be on the national team. Mercenaries like Pritchard...Rugby Canada can do without IMO.