Samoa's 'field of dreams' the magnet for players: coach
Samoa coach Ben Gardiner has 明らかにする／漏らすd the real 推論する／理由 players are flocking to play for the proud island nation, and it has nothing to do with poaching or coercion.
Australian 実験（する） 支え（る）s Tino Fa'asuamaleaui and Payne Haas are considering 代表するing Samoa in the 太平洋の Cup at the end of the year.?
イルカs fullback Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow said he wants to play for Samoa again "in the 近づく 未来", although he will 代表する Australia on the Kangaroo 小旅行する this year if selected.
"One of the big things we have 手配中の，お尋ね者 to do since I took over is create a 肯定的な narrative around us, and I feel in the last few weeks some マスコミ has 押し進めるd a 消極的な narrative that we are stealing players from other nations. That is not what we are trying to do," Gardiner told AAP.?
"Part of the Samoan culture is that players will play where their heart is, and we also just want them to play where they want to.
"Our position is that we want to have the best Samoan 遺産 team we can.
"There has been a lot of 憶測 around (individuals). ?明白に the players are 説 they are considering it, but until they come out and say they want to play for Samoa this year and at the World Cup (in 2026) we are not in a position to comment.?
"They are all their own men and will make their 決定／判定勝ち（する） when the time is 権利."
When Gardiner took over as 長，率いる coach in 2022 he told the board he 手配中の，お尋ね者 to put Samoa in 有利な立場（位置） to have the highest-質 team with the best Samoan 遺産 players choosing to play for the 味方する.?
"I work by the theory of the Kevin Costner film Field of Dreams, where if you build it they will come," he said.
"We decided to build a （軍の）野営地，陣営 that separated us from our nations in the four-year period 主要な into the 2026 World Cup where the players would talk, and know our （軍の）野営地，陣営 is something they want to be 伴う／関わるd in.?
"On the 支援する of that they will come and join us because they want to, not because we are 軍隊ing them. It seems like it is creating 利益／興味."
It is the connected Samoan grapevine that is 製図／抽選 players to the 味方する, not the coach making nocturnal phone calls as a recruiter.
"I don't need to do that," Gardiner said.
"We have a 網状組織 of people and that 含むs our players, by the way. That's more where this (influx of players) has come from.?
"We want everyone of Samoan 遺産 to want to play for Samoa. Some of that comes from staff members, ex-players and players 現在／一般に in our 環境."
Gardiner and his staff have created a program based on the four 中心存在s of high 業績／成果, rugby league, cultural experience and spiritual 関係.
He brought into （軍の）野営地，陣営 a 牧師 for the 宗教的な 面, and other qualified people in the cultural space.
Ex-players who have experienced the holistic nature of Samoan （軍の）野営地，陣営s 以前 such as Nigel Vagana, Tony Puletua and 示す Taufua were brought in to 運動 culture.
Gardiner said the かかわり合い of NRL 星／主役にするs such as Stephen Crichton, Brian To'o, Jarome Luai and Junior Paulo was a catalyst for other young Samoan players to follow 控訴.
"Deine 水夫 from the Broncos is a good example of a player who has committed to Samoa from the start," he said.
"We encourage our boys to play for where their heart is, and as a result they bring more passion and competitiveness."
