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Pro 12 snot clap

Started by kingcorn3 REPLIES501 VIEWS· 04 Sept 2017, 21:48
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KI
kingcornPro3,695 posts
04 Sept 2017, 21:48
#1
04 Sept 2017, 21:48#1
Yes, I know that it's the Pro 14, but just going over the Monday rugby columns and can't help notice how any expats had an impact against our fellow country man. The other was that these players decided to earn a pound or two while also being discarded by their union and being left on the side for so called talented players of colour. Especially the Ulster game where Marcel Coetzee and Jean Deysel where praised by their coach for creating space. Where, both the King's and cheetahs struggled to make any space due to fact of selecting a quota back row that could not create any penetration. To think how much stronger our teams would have been by having half these players in our local teams and creating genuine competition. To think that we have more than 300 players playing in Europe and only a handful of players of colour just shows you that the European teams don't rate them and that we are delusional if we think our rugby is going to get any stronger
MO
MozartCaptain49,914 posts
04 Sept 2017, 21:53
#2
04 Sept 2017, 21:53#2
Actually now that we have teams in the Pro 12, there is no basis for excluding South African players playing for other Pro 12 teams
KI
kingcornPro3,695 posts
04 Sept 2017, 22:31
#3
04 Sept 2017, 22:31#3
How did we lose this kid Duhan van der Merwe. He has the size and speed to develop into. Quality wingers to compete against the likes of Savea and Falau. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duhan_van_der_Merwe
sharkbok
sharkbokCaptain23,258 posts
04 Sept 2017, 22:52
#4
04 Sept 2017, 22:52#4
Their may still be a basis of excluding them because they are playing for overseas teams- even if some games are in SA.  However these foreign expats will now be in the spot light - not just SuperRugby players.
Some players that are overseas that were former playing for the bigger unions, may return to play for the Cheetas or Kings . 
The money involved might make these teams richer than the Sharks, Bulls etc.

Maybe even some foreign ownership with pounds or euros could make these unions richer.
Players could have have the bonus of being Boks- and still playing in this tournament- and getting the same salary. 
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