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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 157936"><p>Has England reaching the final of the World Cup put British rugby back a number of years? </p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong, this is not a anti-english post, far from it! I congratulate England on getting to the final against all odds, but........</p><p></p><p>The fact that Wales and Ireland went out in the group stages, and Scotland out in the quarters. If England had gone out at that point too, there would have had to be serious discussions about how rugby could be improved throughout Britain.</p><p></p><p>I believe a British League could have been on the cards, and imo this would improve the standard throughout.</p><p></p><p>Wales, Ireland and Scotland have the Magners, which struggles due to the lack of importance put on it by the Irish teams, the lack of intensity up front, the lack of teams participating and lack of support.</p><p></p><p>England have the GP, which is of much better standard, but still has a number of faults imo. The amount of foreign players is hurting the development of younger talent, with this set on getting worse with the introduction of numerous NZ players coming over to boost their bank balance. I also think that not enough emphasis is put on running rugby (the complete opposite to the Magners).</p><p></p><p>The faults in both competitions is clearly showing through at international level. Wales and Irelend don't have a platform up front to unleash their backs, Scotland lacking enough players and England struggling to create anything behind the scrum and having to rely on 30-36 yr olds to produce the goods.</p><p></p><p>Surely combining the two, learning from each other would be best for everyone?</p><p></p><p>What do people think about the issues I've tried to highlight? How would a British League work if it was implemented? Do the English supporters even think it would be a good idea? Would it help?</p><p></p><p>Discuss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 157936"] Has England reaching the final of the World Cup put British rugby back a number of years? Don't get me wrong, this is not a anti-english post, far from it! I congratulate England on getting to the final against all odds, but........ The fact that Wales and Ireland went out in the group stages, and Scotland out in the quarters. If England had gone out at that point too, there would have had to be serious discussions about how rugby could be improved throughout Britain. I believe a British League could have been on the cards, and imo this would improve the standard throughout. Wales, Ireland and Scotland have the Magners, which struggles due to the lack of importance put on it by the Irish teams, the lack of intensity up front, the lack of teams participating and lack of support. England have the GP, which is of much better standard, but still has a number of faults imo. The amount of foreign players is hurting the development of younger talent, with this set on getting worse with the introduction of numerous NZ players coming over to boost their bank balance. I also think that not enough emphasis is put on running rugby (the complete opposite to the Magners). The faults in both competitions is clearly showing through at international level. Wales and Irelend don't have a platform up front to unleash their backs, Scotland lacking enough players and England struggling to create anything behind the scrum and having to rely on 30-36 yr olds to produce the goods. Surely combining the two, learning from each other would be best for everyone? What do people think about the issues I've tried to highlight? How would a British League work if it was implemented? Do the English supporters even think it would be a good idea? Would it help? Discuss. [/QUOTE]
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