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"England has the quantity, but Wales has the quality". Discuss.
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey12" data-source="post: 1046880" data-attributes="member: 84370"><p>You can't compare Wales to AB, they have almost twice the population. We have 250 odd clubs, 50,000 players all ages and gender against their 600 odd, 150000 players. By comparison to them we are not a rugby nation.</p><p>The reason I bought up Japan is it's size and population along with the fact most live near it's edges. They have over 1500 clubs, 120000 players, we are already seeing the growth of their national team and improved competitiveness. What they lack is enough tier 1 games. I can see them teaching top 5 inside the next 10-20 years. </p><p>Most Pacific Islanders play in NZ and Aus but also Japan. After the group stages of the 2019 World Cup, no pacific island teams were still in, yet 60 players from other nations could have qualified for Tonga, Samoa or Fiji. Those 3 countries have only 17000 senior male players at home, there's approximately 700 players in European clubs, 1/2 the Aussie team and a fair chunk of New Zealand and Japan have pacific Island influence. Their style, their ball skills and their power is known the world over. They are the true over achievers, when it comes to rugby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey12, post: 1046880, member: 84370"] You can’t compare Wales to AB, they have almost twice the population. We have 250 odd clubs, 50,000 players all ages and gender against their 600 odd, 150000 players. By comparison to them we are not a rugby nation. The reason I bought up Japan is it’s size and population along with the fact most live near it’s edges. They have over 1500 clubs, 120000 players, we are already seeing the growth of their national team and improved competitiveness. What they lack is enough tier 1 games. I can see them teaching top 5 inside the next 10-20 years. Most Pacific Islanders play in NZ and Aus but also Japan. After the group stages of the 2019 World Cup, no pacific island teams were still in, yet 60 players from other nations could have qualified for Tonga, Samoa or Fiji. Those 3 countries have only 17000 senior male players at home, there’s approximately 700 players in European clubs, 1/2 the Aussie team and a fair chunk of New Zealand and Japan have pacific Island influence. Their style, their ball skills and their power is known the world over. They are the true over achievers, when it comes to rugby. [/QUOTE]
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