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Jamie Roberts' ironic and malinchista attack on Welsh rugby (and to an extent Wales in general)
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<blockquote data-quote="LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)" data-source="post: 1062002" data-attributes="member: 70842"><p>Thread ******** on Welsh system</p><p></p><p> I'm in heaven</p><p></p><p> The current Welsh selection system has done nothing for Welsh rugby bar taking much needed funds from Coaching and grassroots.</p><p> I get the idea in keeping the players at the regions but if you are happy enough with the way someone is playing at say a Prem club like WillGriff Johns or Rowlands was, why make them move at your expense to a team that might not even suit them? I could understand if Wales had the grassroots systems of Ireland but from what I gather then schools/academy setup is pretty poor.</p><p></p><p> Ross Moriarty is IMO a good example of this missed 3 seasons playing in the champions cup at Gloucester and has he or Dragons really benefitted from him being there?</p><p> Would the Dragons have been better off spending the rumoured £400,000 - £500,000 on getting 2/3 really good solid foreign players and created a good core for players who are available all season like Kalamafoni is what a 100K player prob at most and played 16 games for Scarlets last season, you could prob get 3 players like him and still have money spare to put into grassroots.</p><p></p><p> </p><p> But why would the fans take the clubs/regions seriously when really they know a good chunk of the squad are only here to play for Wales and not the team?</p><p> Tigers had similar issues with some of the England players we've looked a more balanced squad without the likes of May and Manu than with.</p><p></p><p></p><p> also England has a massive population and Rugby is out and out New Zealand's biggest sport, and both countries have a very good academy/school system the RFU invested a lot into those academies in the last 10 or so years.</p><p></p><p> when you look at the pro 14 and champions cup tables etc what success has Gatland's law actually brought to the regions since it got introduced 5 years ago</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan), post: 1062002, member: 70842"] Thread ******** on Welsh system I'm in heaven The current Welsh selection system has done nothing for Welsh rugby bar taking much needed funds from Coaching and grassroots. I get the idea in keeping the players at the regions but if you are happy enough with the way someone is playing at say a Prem club like WillGriff Johns or Rowlands was, why make them move at your expense to a team that might not even suit them? I could understand if Wales had the grassroots systems of Ireland but from what I gather then schools/academy setup is pretty poor. Ross Moriarty is IMO a good example of this missed 3 seasons playing in the champions cup at Gloucester and has he or Dragons really benefitted from him being there? Would the Dragons have been better off spending the rumoured £400,000 - £500,000 on getting 2/3 really good solid foreign players and created a good core for players who are available all season like Kalamafoni is what a 100K player prob at most and played 16 games for Scarlets last season, you could prob get 3 players like him and still have money spare to put into grassroots. But why would the fans take the clubs/regions seriously when really they know a good chunk of the squad are only here to play for Wales and not the team? Tigers had similar issues with some of the England players we've looked a more balanced squad without the likes of May and Manu than with. also England has a massive population and Rugby is out and out New Zealand's biggest sport, and both countries have a very good academy/school system the RFU invested a lot into those academies in the last 10 or so years. when you look at the pro 14 and champions cup tables etc what success has Gatland's law actually brought to the regions since it got introduced 5 years ago [/QUOTE]
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