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<blockquote data-quote="TRF C A Iversen" data-source="post: 392811" data-attributes="member: 12312"><p>In this particular instance it just means that a talented young Irish player will not have that huge amount of time and money spent on developing him, it'll be given to a New Zealand player. If less opportunities are given in the UK and Ireland to young players from that part of the world, then the local talent in that part of the world will just have one less chance to come through.</p><p></p><p>I suppose the answer back is that having players from the better Southern Hemipshere unions will help toughen up the local players they are playing against, but I don't buy that. When your in a team that has spent all it's major money on talent from New Zealand, Australia or South Africa, it doesn't leave much for the local players, less incentive for them. It also would be a little psychologically damaging as the symbolism of the cash paid out to Southern Hemisphere players automatically makes them feel like second class citizens and defer on-field decisions, runs and passes to them. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I personally haven't seen it do any good for the Northern Hemisphere unions, it's a little like what happens to the England in the Premier League in one respect. Who knows how good England would be for example if they pretty much only had English players in it. The style of their national game would take up a character of it's own, not just a worldwide melting pot of already developed talent where local juniors become fewer and harder to invest confidence in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF C A Iversen, post: 392811, member: 12312"] In this particular instance it just means that a talented young Irish player will not have that huge amount of time and money spent on developing him, it'll be given to a New Zealand player. If less opportunities are given in the UK and Ireland to young players from that part of the world, then the local talent in that part of the world will just have one less chance to come through. I suppose the answer back is that having players from the better Southern Hemipshere unions will help toughen up the local players they are playing against, but I don't buy that. When your in a team that has spent all it's major money on talent from New Zealand, Australia or South Africa, it doesn't leave much for the local players, less incentive for them. It also would be a little psychologically damaging as the symbolism of the cash paid out to Southern Hemisphere players automatically makes them feel like second class citizens and defer on-field decisions, runs and passes to them. I personally haven't seen it do any good for the Northern Hemisphere unions, it's a little like what happens to the England in the Premier League in one respect. Who knows how good England would be for example if they pretty much only had English players in it. The style of their national game would take up a character of it's own, not just a worldwide melting pot of already developed talent where local juniors become fewer and harder to invest confidence in. [/QUOTE]
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