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<blockquote data-quote="BPM" data-source="post: 1135312" data-attributes="member: 59968"><p>I mostly agree with you, but one of the biggest problems in rugby right now is the aggressive poaching of young players. They may be over 18 but in a lot of cases, not by much.</p><p></p><p>Did Wales cap Christ Tshiunza at 19 and about 3 senior appearances under his belt because he was truly deserving of selection or did they do it because he'd signed for Exeter and was also eligible for England? In his specific case, I'm happy he's playing for Wales because he's spent his formative years and rugby education there. My point is that there are more and more examples like this where dual qualified players have a tug of war for their commitment when they've barely played a senior game. That feels very wrong to me and I don't like the idea of a player getting 'captured' and then ignored when they could be playing for another country, particularly if that's a smaller country.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BPM, post: 1135312, member: 59968"] I mostly agree with you, but one of the biggest problems in rugby right now is the aggressive poaching of young players. They may be over 18 but in a lot of cases, not by much. Did Wales cap Christ Tshiunza at 19 and about 3 senior appearances under his belt because he was truly deserving of selection or did they do it because he’d signed for Exeter and was also eligible for England? In his specific case, I’m happy he’s playing for Wales because he’s spent his formative years and rugby education there. My point is that there are more and more examples like this where dual qualified players have a tug of war for their commitment when they’ve barely played a senior game. That feels very wrong to me and I don’t like the idea of a player getting ‘captured’ and then ignored when they could be playing for another country, particularly if that’s a smaller country. [/QUOTE]
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