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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 918212" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>Do the Welsh collectively have some mental block that prevents them understanding a very simple comparison?</p><p></p><p>Velacott - Born in England, raised in England, played for an English club but represented Scotland at age grade = Scottish and England poaching</p><p>Moriarty - Born in England, raised in Wales, played for an English club and represented England at age grade = Welsh and not poaching</p><p></p><p>Can you not see the double standard? How can anyone possibly claim Velacott is a poach but Moriarty isn't? This really isn't complicated... England don't think we are above it but we are fed up of the crass hypocrisy from other nations who will not hesitate to stick the boot in to us whilst doing it just as badly themselves. They then use the trump cards I mentioned above to justify the hypocrisy.</p><p></p><p>The likes of Teo and Hughes are blatant but they aren't "poaches" ie we didn't promise them England caps if they came over and targeted as project players, they were already here and eligible. Same with Shields. However these have all been under Jones, a foreign coach with a clear favoritism for SH players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 918212, member: 56232"] Do the Welsh collectively have some mental block that prevents them understanding a very simple comparison? Velacott - Born in England, raised in England, played for an English club but represented Scotland at age grade = Scottish and England poaching Moriarty - Born in England, raised in Wales, played for an English club and represented England at age grade = Welsh and not poaching Can you not see the double standard? How can anyone possibly claim Velacott is a poach but Moriarty isn't? This really isn't complicated... England don't think we are above it but we are fed up of the crass hypocrisy from other nations who will not hesitate to stick the boot in to us whilst doing it just as badly themselves. They then use the trump cards I mentioned above to justify the hypocrisy. The likes of Teo and Hughes are blatant but they aren't "poaches" ie we didn't promise them England caps if they came over and targeted as project players, they were already here and eligible. Same with Shields. However these have all been under Jones, a foreign coach with a clear favoritism for SH players. [/QUOTE]
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