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Daily Mail - Worcester Gear up for next season
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<blockquote data-quote="SaintsFan_Webby" data-source="post: 123741"><p>In football mabye, but club rugby breeds a different type of supporter.</p><p></p><p>Ask my younger brother who plays for England and he'd be likely to hesitantly say 'Jonny Wilkinson' and that's it. However, ask him to name Northampton players and he'd name the entire backline and a few of the forwards. And this is from watching them live for one season.</p><p></p><p>Rugby players don't have the same superstar status in the media over here as they do in New Zealand - kids are likely to identify with those players at club level who they can go and see playing live before they recognise that the guy who gave them his autograph last week is now wearing a white shirt and playing on TV.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SaintsFan_Webby, post: 123741"] In football mabye, but club rugby breeds a different type of supporter. Ask my younger brother who plays for England and he'd be likely to hesitantly say 'Jonny Wilkinson' and that's it. However, ask him to name Northampton players and he'd name the entire backline and a few of the forwards. And this is from watching them live for one season. Rugby players don't have the same superstar status in the media over here as they do in New Zealand - kids are likely to identify with those players at club level who they can go and see playing live before they recognise that the guy who gave them his autograph last week is now wearing a white shirt and playing on TV. [/QUOTE]
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