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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2023 Six Nations] England Squad
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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 1125799" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>I think the RFU and England as a whole need to re-look at the overseas player rule. I'm not convinced it is working as intended. It may actually be better for the health of the premiership and national side if some of our top players are being exposed to a different league and the financial burden also rests with that league. Ok we may have a little less coordination with the national side, but the RFU already has **** all control over the clubs as it is anyway. Until there are central contracts and the RFU really starts to control the players throughout the year, I fail to see why it matters which clubs they are with. Having players overseas hasn't really hurt other teams and the premiership is creaking under the burden of trying to keep up with higher player wages but with much worse revenues than French clubs get.</p><p></p><p>Do we really benefit from keeping players here if the financial burden is destroying clubs and the national side is suffering from potentially sub-par club games? The top players going to France could also potentially open up more games to younger players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 1125799, member: 56232"] I think the RFU and England as a whole need to re-look at the overseas player rule. I'm not convinced it is working as intended. It may actually be better for the health of the premiership and national side if some of our top players are being exposed to a different league and the financial burden also rests with that league. Ok we may have a little less coordination with the national side, but the RFU already has **** all control over the clubs as it is anyway. Until there are central contracts and the RFU really starts to control the players throughout the year, I fail to see why it matters which clubs they are with. Having players overseas hasn't really hurt other teams and the premiership is creaking under the burden of trying to keep up with higher player wages but with much worse revenues than French clubs get. Do we really benefit from keeping players here if the financial burden is destroying clubs and the national side is suffering from potentially sub-par club games? The top players going to France could also potentially open up more games to younger players. [/QUOTE]
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