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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Ezequiel" data-source="post: 526003" data-attributes="member: 42683"><p>In South Africa, the smaller unions are merely on paper part of a franchise. The best example of that might be Griffons. The small union, playing in the 1st Div. is part of the Cheetahs franchise but was only really part of it due to the purple stripes on the franchise shirt. Since 2011, even that is gone and we only see the white-orange (FS Cheetahs) and green (Griquas) represented in the kit. I feel it's the responsibility of the bigger unions to help their franchise-partners develop. </p><p></p><p>WP, for instance, should send youngsters to Boland to help them develop and get game-time other than the U21 Currie Cup tournament. The same can be said for the Bulls (Valke), Cheetahs (Griffons, Griquas) and Kings (SWD, Border).</p><p></p><p>It won't happen, but that would be an amazing step forward in the development of youngsters. Why doesn't Handre Pollard or Jan Serfontein play for Valke to get serious gametime and match experience? Imagine what effect it will have on the guys who helped us win the JWC...</p><p></p><p>New Zealand has it organized a lot better. Their quality is spread out across the country, making the ITM Cup a 14-team competition in stead of a 6-team competition in South Africa.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Ezequiel, post: 526003, member: 42683"] In South Africa, the smaller unions are merely on paper part of a franchise. The best example of that might be Griffons. The small union, playing in the 1st Div. is part of the Cheetahs franchise but was only really part of it due to the purple stripes on the franchise shirt. Since 2011, even that is gone and we only see the white-orange (FS Cheetahs) and green (Griquas) represented in the kit. I feel it's the responsibility of the bigger unions to help their franchise-partners develop. WP, for instance, should send youngsters to Boland to help them develop and get game-time other than the U21 Currie Cup tournament. The same can be said for the Bulls (Valke), Cheetahs (Griffons, Griquas) and Kings (SWD, Border). It won't happen, but that would be an amazing step forward in the development of youngsters. Why doesn't Handre Pollard or Jan Serfontein play for Valke to get serious gametime and match experience? Imagine what effect it will have on the guys who helped us win the JWC... New Zealand has it organized a lot better. Their quality is spread out across the country, making the ITM Cup a 14-team competition in stead of a 6-team competition in South Africa. [/QUOTE]
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