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<blockquote data-quote="MikeTheNative" data-source="post: 1058050" data-attributes="member: 74084"><p>Yes they are making the Wales team better. If there were better players based in Wales they would be called up, the Rowlands example is a good one here as the last top international lock Wales has produced was Alun Wyn Jones and he's nearly 50 now. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p>There's been a number that have been good enough at test level and plenty that have got their chance but not been good enough. See 12 as well for Wales, plenty of Welsh born players got a choice but it seems the best options are still just shipping in New Zealanders.</p><p>Yeah I agree there's a problem from the step up from the Welsh regions to test level, that's why they are trying to bring back these sort of players, raising the standard of the regions and making it less of a gap to make the step up.... that's in theory mind.</p><p>Last week was an awful week for the regions, hopefully it's just a one off.</p><p></p><p>If they scrapped the rule of players have to play in Wales a lot would go to England and France, they simply can make more money than in Wales. England only pick England based players as well remember as that also benefits them as a team.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeTheNative, post: 1058050, member: 74084"] Yes they are making the Wales team better. If there were better players based in Wales they would be called up, the Rowlands example is a good one here as the last top international lock Wales has produced was Alun Wyn Jones and he's nearly 50 now. :p There's been a number that have been good enough at test level and plenty that have got their chance but not been good enough. See 12 as well for Wales, plenty of Welsh born players got a choice but it seems the best options are still just shipping in New Zealanders. Yeah I agree there's a problem from the step up from the Welsh regions to test level, that's why they are trying to bring back these sort of players, raising the standard of the regions and making it less of a gap to make the step up.... that's in theory mind. Last week was an awful week for the regions, hopefully it's just a one off. If they scrapped the rule of players have to play in Wales a lot would go to England and France, they simply can make more money than in Wales. England only pick England based players as well remember as that also benefits them as a team. [/QUOTE]
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