NZ Maori v Fiji

The New Zealand Maori to face Fiji in Suva on the 3rd of June:

Deacon Manu, Scott Linklater, Carl Hayman, Ross Filipo, Paul Tito, Jono Gibbes(captain), Marty Holah, Angus McDonald, Piri Weepu, David Hill, Neil Brew, Luke McAlister, Rua Tipoki, Hayden Pedersen, Shannon Paku

SUBS: C Flynn, G Feek, T Waldrom, D Braid, C McGrath, R Flutey, T Ellison

Once again, a shadow All Blacks team including some who are incumbents or at least have been capped, i.e. Hayman, Gibbes, Holah, Weepu, McAlister - well he was picked to tour Europe last year but got injured.. And with Captain Shrek, they should beat Fiji fairly comfortably..

On another note, Fiji haven't really had a great time of it, with much publicised financial problems, despite winning the Sevens World Cup in Hong Kong in March with the finest Sevens team in recent times.. Coach Wayne Pivac on the verge of quitting if they can't get their money problems sorted.. Just an insight into the plight of the smaller yet very passionate rugby nations when compared to the grandeur of this year's British Lions and the riches of the SANZAR and Home Nations.. and i'm also refering to Argentina when i talk abt "plight"..