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The snub fuelling First Nations and Pasifika team in battle with Lions
@Source: smh.com.au
Two weeks after starring for the Waratahs against the Lions in Sydney, breakaway Charlie Gamble will not be short of motivation when he faces the tourists again for the First Nations and Pasifika XV in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Gamble was looking forward to packing down alongside his new NSW teammate Pete Samu, but the Lions have blocked the Wallaby from representing the invitational side on the grounds that he did not play Super Rugby this season. Samu signed for the Waratahs in May after starring for Bordeaux in France for the past two seasons.
Samu, who has been in camp with the First Nations and Pasifika XV squad, was given the option of returning to his family, but instead stayed to help the team prepare for the Lions clash.
“Obviously, I’m pretty disappointed that he’s not been allowed to play with us, and I know he’s very disappointed,” Gamble said. “We all want to be able to represent our families and our culture, and that’s definitely something he would have wanted to do.
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