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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 763821" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>Expanding in Europe. I was quite clearly talking about expanding Europe. You could add a Romanian franchise to this more or less easy as pie and it would be the single best and easiest step towards bringing them into Tier 1 rugby you could ever conceive - providing such a competition existed. This isn't just all about us.</p><p></p><p>To address the rest of your points</p><p></p><p>- Youth production - the clubs still exist, the academies are still there. Euro Super Rugby franchises top up any shortfall coming from diminished funds.</p><p></p><p>- If depth was an asset worth huge amounts, then we and France would rule the earth. We don't. Time to trade it for something more useful, such as an incredibly high level of competition to reach the top forcing players to work even harder on upskilling themselves.</p><p></p><p>- Our regions could move home games around to ensure all regional members feel part of the family. </p><p></p><p>- We can easily work out a behind the doors deal in which we understand there will only be five NEQPs per franchise. No dramas.</p><p></p><p>- The Champions Cup doesn't provide enough exposure to such a level of competition (not to mention some players won't be involved any given Saturday).</p><p></p><p></p><p>However, this is all wasted breath, as if you haven't noticed the failure of the club system to date, you're not about to change your mind now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 763821, member: 42330"] Expanding in Europe. I was quite clearly talking about expanding Europe. You could add a Romanian franchise to this more or less easy as pie and it would be the single best and easiest step towards bringing them into Tier 1 rugby you could ever conceive - providing such a competition existed. This isn't just all about us. To address the rest of your points - Youth production - the clubs still exist, the academies are still there. Euro Super Rugby franchises top up any shortfall coming from diminished funds. - If depth was an asset worth huge amounts, then we and France would rule the earth. We don't. Time to trade it for something more useful, such as an incredibly high level of competition to reach the top forcing players to work even harder on upskilling themselves. - Our regions could move home games around to ensure all regional members feel part of the family. - We can easily work out a behind the doors deal in which we understand there will only be five NEQPs per franchise. No dramas. - The Champions Cup doesn't provide enough exposure to such a level of competition (not to mention some players won't be involved any given Saturday). However, this is all wasted breath, as if you haven't noticed the failure of the club system to date, you're not about to change your mind now. [/QUOTE]
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