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IRFU Player Contract Policy Agreed To Aid Development Of Irish-Qualified Players
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<blockquote data-quote="profitius" data-source="post: 472145" data-attributes="member: 41524"><p>The IRFU are getting plenty of criticism but I think they're right and they've a great track record. Remember that Ireland lost every game to Scotland in the 90's. The IRFU decided to take radical action but creating the provinces and bringing home Irish players from England (most top Irish players were playing in England) at great cost. It was a masterstroke by the IRFU.</p><p></p><p>Now they want the national team to be one of the best in the world and not go into another world cup with a shortage in certain positions. So its a fairly radical plan but thats what you need sometimes. </p><p></p><p>The new rules won't make any difference to the provinces. Its 2 years away and theres enough players coming through underage systems now to have 3 all Irish teams that would be competitive in the HEC. Add in 15 foreign players between the 3 provinces (a whole team of players still) to strengthen the squads and you still have strong teams. The IRFU have looked at the numbers before deciding on the new rules.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="profitius, post: 472145, member: 41524"] The IRFU are getting plenty of criticism but I think they're right and they've a great track record. Remember that Ireland lost every game to Scotland in the 90's. The IRFU decided to take radical action but creating the provinces and bringing home Irish players from England (most top Irish players were playing in England) at great cost. It was a masterstroke by the IRFU. Now they want the national team to be one of the best in the world and not go into another world cup with a shortage in certain positions. So its a fairly radical plan but thats what you need sometimes. The new rules won't make any difference to the provinces. Its 2 years away and theres enough players coming through underage systems now to have 3 all Irish teams that would be competitive in the HEC. Add in 15 foreign players between the 3 provinces (a whole team of players still) to strengthen the squads and you still have strong teams. The IRFU have looked at the numbers before deciding on the new rules. [/QUOTE]
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