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Northern Hemisphere Clubs to Destroy Southern Test Teams

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sharkbokCaptain23,261 posts
30 Jan 2017, 21:40
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30 Jan 2017, 21:40#1
SA players have always been easy-game for these poachers because of the weak rand currency. Throw in quotas and poor coaches, leaving SA can be attractive.
Now with the vast increases in salaries, many New All Blacks are interested in trading in the jersey. Everyone has a price. Even Mccaw is apparently rumoured to be close to signing with Toulon.
Our "Super" 18 is a shambles, a quota tournament. Firstly caused by the Kings expanding the tournament, then by SA player drain, and now more Aussies and New Zealanders looking for big money.

This could push the best coaches and players to the Northern Hemisphere pushing up the standard while dropping in the Southern Hemisphere. 
This could drop the test standard of all our teams. (The Boks with a decent coach could still be a useful team)

BR
BrycyPro4,671 posts
30 Jan 2017, 22:39
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30 Jan 2017, 22:39#2

 ...Sharkbok the NZ players heading north are superfluous to requirement...only the players no longer wanted or needed by the ABs are moving north...as opposed to the Saffa players heading north who are still desperately needed by SA and who the success of the Springboks is hugely dependent upon... there's a big difference there...


Also protecting the ABs is NZ 's policy on players moving there being no longer eligible to wear the AB jersey - a major disincentive to leaving...


...But NZ players have already flooded Europe anyway,..There's already Kiwis in all the European teams....NZ is a rugby factory - we're pumping out players like a machine and bursting at the seams with talent so the NH works quite well as a relief valve for us.


It's also our national game and we're very strong at grass roots level so while the quality and strength of NH rugby is improving thanks to us, they won't destroy us the same way South African rugby is being adversely affected.


Not so sure about the drunken Aussies though. They seem to have a laissez faire approach about players coming and going and only time will tell how that affects the hapless Wabblies...


 

WA
WardadPro6,663 posts
30 Jan 2017, 23:07
#3
30 Jan 2017, 23:07#3
 I am sick of those NH arseholes poaching SH talent ,talent thats been nurtured at our expense mind you .Make the bastards pay a transfer fee at the very least.
TH
TheTraditionalistPro4,003 posts
31 Jan 2017, 08:48
#4
31 Jan 2017, 08:48#4
 Wonders who had the idea to force professionalism on rugby.
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