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Heineken Cup talks "have now ended"
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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 591786" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>If that's all it was, they'd have probably got it. The demands for financial redistribution are the sticking point.</p><p></p><p>I am personally somewhat sad and slightly angry, although I don't want to overreact before we see how this ends. This is not for the good of European rugby, and without strong European rugby, the best English rugby can achieve is victory in the tallest midget stakes. The SANZAR countries are continually exposing their best players to the best in domestic rugby, and we have cheerfully settled for fighting ourselves and more battles against an increasingly bosh-centric French league, who have a long track record of treating European competitions as not that important. This is not a step forwards for English rugby.</p><p></p><p>That's how it seems right now. Maybe I'm being influenced by my obvious anger as an Ulster fan. But I don't think so. We have jeopardised the most exciting competition in Europe and the highest standard of club competition for a big bag of money. Not a good day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 591786, member: 42330"] If that's all it was, they'd have probably got it. The demands for financial redistribution are the sticking point. I am personally somewhat sad and slightly angry, although I don't want to overreact before we see how this ends. This is not for the good of European rugby, and without strong European rugby, the best English rugby can achieve is victory in the tallest midget stakes. The SANZAR countries are continually exposing their best players to the best in domestic rugby, and we have cheerfully settled for fighting ourselves and more battles against an increasingly bosh-centric French league, who have a long track record of treating European competitions as not that important. This is not a step forwards for English rugby. That's how it seems right now. Maybe I'm being influenced by my obvious anger as an Ulster fan. But I don't think so. We have jeopardised the most exciting competition in Europe and the highest standard of club competition for a big bag of money. Not a good day. [/QUOTE]
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