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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 762486" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>I fully agree with everyone who says coaching/culture are the most important bits (although this win/not lose stuff is hideously inaccurate cliched language) but at some point you'd introduce a stronger level of competition for our players. You can do a lot with a fairly relaxed competition if the culture is right but it shouldn't be either or, it should be both.</p><p></p><p>European Super Rugby is, tbh, the obvious end goal for everyone who doesn't value the traditions and grandeur of their club above everything else. Those who wish to see the game expand would consider a European Super Rugby League the easiest way to introduce the rest of Europe into the big guys by giving them a franchise. Those who desire international success most would see a useful stepping stone to improving the quality of play. Those who simply want to see the best possible game of rugby will benefit from distilling the talent of Europe down to the very best.</p><p></p><p>And those who want money will see the benefit of trying to sell to all of Europe. Europe's rugby market is a fledgeling one, but the potential is there. People don't make money off rugby in fairness. But there'll be an awful lot more money to not make if they do crack it. A European wide salary cap to stop players taking it all would be obvious and probably unenforceable.</p><p></p><p>Might be a long way down the line but it seems the obvious final destination of European rugby to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 762486, member: 42330"] I fully agree with everyone who says coaching/culture are the most important bits (although this win/not lose stuff is hideously inaccurate cliched language) but at some point you'd introduce a stronger level of competition for our players. You can do a lot with a fairly relaxed competition if the culture is right but it shouldn't be either or, it should be both. European Super Rugby is, tbh, the obvious end goal for everyone who doesn't value the traditions and grandeur of their club above everything else. Those who wish to see the game expand would consider a European Super Rugby League the easiest way to introduce the rest of Europe into the big guys by giving them a franchise. Those who desire international success most would see a useful stepping stone to improving the quality of play. Those who simply want to see the best possible game of rugby will benefit from distilling the talent of Europe down to the very best. And those who want money will see the benefit of trying to sell to all of Europe. Europe's rugby market is a fledgeling one, but the potential is there. People don't make money off rugby in fairness. But there'll be an awful lot more money to not make if they do crack it. A European wide salary cap to stop players taking it all would be obvious and probably unenforceable. Might be a long way down the line but it seems the obvious final destination of European rugby to me. [/QUOTE]
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