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Do Prem team suffer during WC / Six Nations
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<blockquote data-quote="Bullitt" data-source="post: 154104"><p>Central contracts will be the death knoll for English rugby; Look at what's happened to the Welsh and Irish this year as an example.</p><p></p><p>The club system brings youngsters up through the ranks and develops them as they gain experience (which is obvious). Central contracts would mean the clubs, which are all profesional outfits whom have to look after their own interests, would have to hand controling power of their prize assets over to the union, who in turn could do with them as they please. Considering the nepotism and "punch'n'Judy" politics that runs rampent in the game, that mean the RFU could happily take one clubs star player and move them to another club which happens to be more sympathetic to Francis Barons phelatic needs (e.g. Quins have a row over an issue with the RFU and suddenly Strettle is moved to Bath).</p><p></p><p>Central Contracts = BAD.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullitt, post: 154104"] Central contracts will be the death knoll for English rugby; Look at what's happened to the Welsh and Irish this year as an example. The club system brings youngsters up through the ranks and develops them as they gain experience (which is obvious). Central contracts would mean the clubs, which are all profesional outfits whom have to look after their own interests, would have to hand controling power of their prize assets over to the union, who in turn could do with them as they please. Considering the nepotism and "punch'n'Judy" politics that runs rampent in the game, that mean the RFU could happily take one clubs star player and move them to another club which happens to be more sympathetic to Francis Barons phelatic needs (e.g. Quins have a row over an issue with the RFU and suddenly Strettle is moved to Bath). Central Contracts = BAD. [/QUOTE]
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