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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2023 Six Nations] Scotland vs Wales - 11 February 2023
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<blockquote data-quote="Bluemoon" data-source="post: 1120209" data-attributes="member: 38204"><p>I don't see what you mean by 'welsh public's apathy'. I don't see apathy towards rugby/club rugby or that it has been the main problem with the clubs, most attendances at club games the steady or up depending on performances. </p><p></p><p>The response to the current situation from the public has been almost refreshing as it shows a lot of people care about rugby here. There's a bit of frustration with the URC for sure, perhaps that's giving the impression that there isn't an interest in club rugby. In fact, the attendances aren't all that bad given the population size of each area covered. Also, last stats posted by WRU were that male and female player participant rates are up in Wales.</p><p></p><p>The clubs as a group haven't been consistently competitive. A large part of that is financial struggles and a lack of investment at all levels. None of them have been consistent, but again they have had some success. Wales have been successful at international level despite that.</p><p></p><p>There are potential players in the welsh player pool at this moment in time and my point was Pivac and his team mismanaged bringing some of that talent through and lost the team its identity. It's a big factor with the current national team performances for me. Not to mention the issues off the field that are obviously on the players mind to a greater extent than I realised when I posted it. I was not suggesting Pivac was the only problem in the whole of welsh rugby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluemoon, post: 1120209, member: 38204"] I don’t see what you mean by ‘welsh public’s apathy’. I don’t see apathy towards rugby/club rugby or that it has been the main problem with the clubs, most attendances at club games the steady or up depending on performances. The response to the current situation from the public has been almost refreshing as it shows a lot of people care about rugby here. There’s a bit of frustration with the URC for sure, perhaps that’s giving the impression that there isn’t an interest in club rugby. In fact, the attendances aren’t all that bad given the population size of each area covered. Also, last stats posted by WRU were that male and female player participant rates are up in Wales. The clubs as a group haven’t been consistently competitive. A large part of that is financial struggles and a lack of investment at all levels. None of them have been consistent, but again they have had some success. Wales have been successful at international level despite that. There are potential players in the welsh player pool at this moment in time and my point was Pivac and his team mismanaged bringing some of that talent through and lost the team its identity. It’s a big factor with the current national team performances for me. Not to mention the issues off the field that are obviously on the players mind to a greater extent than I realised when I posted it. I was not suggesting Pivac was the only problem in the whole of welsh rugby. [/QUOTE]
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