Comments on: Our leadership fails [Titus 1].

By: Hearthrose

Wed, 18 Feb 2015 21:20:41 +0000

Samoans go to the NFL from my HS too… I gather the king of Samoa joined the Marines during WWII.

As for elders. Well. We DO have a disabled elder. Who gets his motorized wheelchair and does stuff for the church and has a big fat smile on his face while serving. Disabilities don’t disqualify you. 😀

I finally finally FINALLY got my mentee, so I get to do the Titus 2 thing. I’m quite squee.

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By: pukeko

Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:38:06 +0000

Well, the NZ team is primarily Samoans and Tongans in the backs, Maori and Euros in the forwards and inner backs. Maori are smaller than Tongans.

The problem we have at schoolboy level is the Tongans hit 100 kg at about 14 and literally break bones when they hit the average 60 kg 14 yo european. We used weight based grades for a reason.

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By: bike bubba

Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:19:29 +0000

I would have thought those big Maori would stack up well with the descendants of Dutchmen, but I guess not, eh? I remember living in LA two summers, and the proverb among fans of high school & college football was that you wanted the Samoans (polynesian descent) on your team–and that in a city blessed with a lot of all-world athletes of a lot of backgrounds.

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