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IRFU Player Contract Policy Agreed To Aid Development Of Irish-Qualified Players
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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 475397" data-attributes="member: 13611"><p>The Irish Independent has an article today questioning the legality of the new proposal:</p><p><a href="http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/irfu-may-be-forced-into-policy-uturn-2995108.html" target="_blank">http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/irfu-may-be-forced-into-policy-uturn-2995108.html</a></p><p></p><p>In general Hugh Farrelly in the Independent has been the main cheerleader behind this proposal as opposed to the blanket negativity in the Irish Times and Examiner. I found this argument he makes quite curious though:</p><p></p><p>He hasn't <em>had to</em> turn to Ronan Loughney or Stephen Archer. Looking at facts:</p><p> </p><p>1. Archer has a grand total of 5 starts and 4 sub appearances this season. He's totalled 1 Heineken Cup sub appearance this season.</p><p>2. Loughney has split his, admittedly significant, gametime between loosehead and tighthead prop. He's an okay loosehead and poor tighthead in my opinion.</p><p>3. Jamie Hagan who's often criticised for moving to Leinster has 7 starts and 3 sub appearances for Leinster in the Pro 12 and gets his first Heineken Cup start this season.</p><p>4. Tony Buckley and John Andress are starting pretty regularly for Sale and Exeter respectively in the Premiership and Amlin Cup.</p><p>5. 22 year old Adam Macklin has 16 appearances for Ulster this season.</p><p>6. Jerry Cronin, Declan Fitzpatrick and Stewart Maguire are three more Irish tightheads with a fair whack of action this season.</p><p>7. Technically both Rodney Ah You and Nathan White can play for Ireland in the future.</p><p></p><p>Why couldn't Kidney consider Tony Buckley for a return to the international setup? Why are Jamie Hagan's 460 minutes at tighthead less valuable than Archer's 400 minutes?</p><p></p><p>I've no problem with Farrelly's stance and think a lot of the criticism he receives on sites like LF.com is ill founded. What I do have a problem with is him not researching his facts before making incorrect statements. Declan Kidney has plenty of options to play at 3. What we need are better quality coaches who can develop a tightheads skills better. These proposals don't provide for better coaching, merely for more gametime which as I've outlined above isn't really an issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 475397, member: 13611"] The Irish Independent has an article today questioning the legality of the new proposal: [url]http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/irfu-may-be-forced-into-policy-uturn-2995108.html[/url] In general Hugh Farrelly in the Independent has been the main cheerleader behind this proposal as opposed to the blanket negativity in the Irish Times and Examiner. I found this argument he makes quite curious though: He hasn't [I]had to[/I] turn to Ronan Loughney or Stephen Archer. Looking at facts: 1. Archer has a grand total of 5 starts and 4 sub appearances this season. He's totalled 1 Heineken Cup sub appearance this season. 2. Loughney has split his, admittedly significant, gametime between loosehead and tighthead prop. He's an okay loosehead and poor tighthead in my opinion. 3. Jamie Hagan who's often criticised for moving to Leinster has 7 starts and 3 sub appearances for Leinster in the Pro 12 and gets his first Heineken Cup start this season. 4. Tony Buckley and John Andress are starting pretty regularly for Sale and Exeter respectively in the Premiership and Amlin Cup. 5. 22 year old Adam Macklin has 16 appearances for Ulster this season. 6. Jerry Cronin, Declan Fitzpatrick and Stewart Maguire are three more Irish tightheads with a fair whack of action this season. 7. Technically both Rodney Ah You and Nathan White can play for Ireland in the future. Why couldn't Kidney consider Tony Buckley for a return to the international setup? Why are Jamie Hagan's 460 minutes at tighthead less valuable than Archer's 400 minutes? I've no problem with Farrelly's stance and think a lot of the criticism he receives on sites like LF.com is ill founded. What I do have a problem with is him not researching his facts before making incorrect statements. Declan Kidney has plenty of options to play at 3. What we need are better quality coaches who can develop a tightheads skills better. These proposals don't provide for better coaching, merely for more gametime which as I've outlined above isn't really an issue. [/QUOTE]
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