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raindog_ t1_iw4sh5i wrote

Reply to comment by RichBitchRichBitch in Italy make history with first ever win against Australia by paloaltissimo

I don’t get the comment. Are they not allowed to make the final of a World Cup after beating England to make it there?

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anth9845 t1_iw4ubue wrote

Clearly Italy winning is legitimate but Samoa? That's where we draw the line.

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WickedSlice_ t1_iw4vg6i wrote

Right? Borderline racist!

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stogie_t t1_iw50z8r wrote

Don’t think it’s about race but how tiny the population of Samoa is.

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RichBitchRichBitch t1_iwkudbl wrote

Nothing to do with racism you test - when your sport’s world cup has less depth than the average domestic league in pretty much any other sport (rugby league) - you don’t have much ground to stand in criticising another (union)

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itsalonghotsummer t1_iw52f72 wrote

I suspect the dig is because the Samoa team is mainly Australians.

So the final is Australia v Australia C, or something along those lines.

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Aussiechimp t1_iw63mgc wrote

Of the squad 2 were born in Samoa, 9 in Australia, 13 in NZ

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raindog_ t1_iw52za4 wrote

Ah yeah - I didn't think of it like that. Probably fair enough.

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