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<blockquote data-quote="St George" data-source="post: 612781" data-attributes="member: 69634"><p>Jeez....is that it? Show me a professional sport where owners or interested parties allow their teams to be "weakened" just for the international game. Most other sports run alongside their international games or have designated windows like football. Rugby administration is still amateur in its approach to both formats.</p><p></p><p>And the case of Fiji is hardly the problem of the owners. The IRB have laws in place which should prohibit any abuse of player release. If they dont enforce them then thats for the IRB and Fiji. And if players sign contracts which allow for prohibitive release for their national side, then that is down to those players and their Unions. It is absurd to blame businessmen for the economical draw that Europe holds around the World. This is seen in all walks of life with the subject of economical migration very much at the forefront of Euro politic at the moment. But hey....you carry on blaming the PRL owners. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="St George, post: 612781, member: 69634"] Jeez....is that it? Show me a professional sport where owners or interested parties allow their teams to be "weakened" just for the international game. Most other sports run alongside their international games or have designated windows like football. Rugby administration is still amateur in its approach to both formats. And the case of Fiji is hardly the problem of the owners. The IRB have laws in place which should prohibit any abuse of player release. If they dont enforce them then thats for the IRB and Fiji. And if players sign contracts which allow for prohibitive release for their national side, then that is down to those players and their Unions. It is absurd to blame businessmen for the economical draw that Europe holds around the World. This is seen in all walks of life with the subject of economical migration very much at the forefront of Euro politic at the moment. But hey....you carry on blaming the PRL owners. :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
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