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Changes Needed: Remove and Italian side and enter a Russian
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<blockquote data-quote="Jayatron" data-source="post: 493225" data-attributes="member: 37607"><p>I use to train with Ryan. He was with Ballynahinch in the AIB in Ireland when I was there. Very interesting. I always wondered what happened to him. Our club paid for him to be full time and he did help steer us to a clean sweep that season, including the All-Ireland Cup (which I played no real part in as mostly a 2nds player, injury and then leaving in March to play in New Zealand)</p><p>However that was in Ulster. I know he played with Otago, the Highlanders (including coming on against the B&I Lions) and an Italian team in the Super 10 but there is an obvious decrease in standard here. From New Zealand to Italy to the amateur league of Ireland? So is Russia lower considering someone like me has played with him? Or is the Russian league a step back up?</p><p></p><p>Either way the Russians still have a long way to go. And ERC not expanding the Amlin is another hurdle that needs to be overcome. I think in terms of international progression we should be looking towards Georgia, USA, Canada and Japan, even more so now with more continued talk of a professional league in North America.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps until the ERC let the Georgian and Russian teams in there should be some sort of East Europe Cup? All three countries have pro-leagues so it is a logical step to make them compete.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jayatron, post: 493225, member: 37607"] I use to train with Ryan. He was with Ballynahinch in the AIB in Ireland when I was there. Very interesting. I always wondered what happened to him. Our club paid for him to be full time and he did help steer us to a clean sweep that season, including the All-Ireland Cup (which I played no real part in as mostly a 2nds player, injury and then leaving in March to play in New Zealand) However that was in Ulster. I know he played with Otago, the Highlanders (including coming on against the B&I Lions) and an Italian team in the Super 10 but there is an obvious decrease in standard here. From New Zealand to Italy to the amateur league of Ireland? So is Russia lower considering someone like me has played with him? Or is the Russian league a step back up? Either way the Russians still have a long way to go. And ERC not expanding the Amlin is another hurdle that needs to be overcome. I think in terms of international progression we should be looking towards Georgia, USA, Canada and Japan, even more so now with more continued talk of a professional league in North America. Perhaps until the ERC let the Georgian and Russian teams in there should be some sort of East Europe Cup? All three countries have pro-leagues so it is a logical step to make them compete. [/QUOTE]
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