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Maybe this is why I don't get the NH club rugby
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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 615787" data-attributes="member: 13611"><p>This is largely due to the self interests of the 6 Nations in not looking to help anyone beyond their borders in my opinion. A Romanian team took part in the first European Cup before being cut adrift. The sport has developed too much in the intervening years for a strong Romanian league to develop and compete with the Pro 12, Top 14 or Premiership. I think the sport should be nurtured in that country (Georgia is the other Eastern European country which should get the same if not more help) with the 6 Nations taking turns to play tests there every summer. As it stands a Romanian stand alone team would likely fail in a single European competition due to lack of interest.</p><p></p><p>Spain's best shot at getting a team is via a Basque or Catalonia team (I'm fully aware that they hate being called Spanish!). A Basque team seems likely to be formed via a meger between Biarritz and Bayonne. A Catalonian team could spring up out of Perpignan who have played in Barcelona in the past. I wouldn't expect a team playing in a city other than Barcelona or San Sebastián/Donostia for a long time but it could open up a new market for rugby with approximately 10 million people living between those regions.</p><p></p><p>This is obviously something to be considered down the line when they can be supported financially and not immediately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 615787, member: 13611"] This is largely due to the self interests of the 6 Nations in not looking to help anyone beyond their borders in my opinion. A Romanian team took part in the first European Cup before being cut adrift. The sport has developed too much in the intervening years for a strong Romanian league to develop and compete with the Pro 12, Top 14 or Premiership. I think the sport should be nurtured in that country (Georgia is the other Eastern European country which should get the same if not more help) with the 6 Nations taking turns to play tests there every summer. As it stands a Romanian stand alone team would likely fail in a single European competition due to lack of interest. Spain's best shot at getting a team is via a Basque or Catalonia team (I'm fully aware that they hate being called Spanish!). A Basque team seems likely to be formed via a meger between Biarritz and Bayonne. A Catalonian team could spring up out of Perpignan who have played in Barcelona in the past. I wouldn't expect a team playing in a city other than Barcelona or San Sebastián/Donostia for a long time but it could open up a new market for rugby with approximately 10 million people living between those regions. This is obviously something to be considered down the line when they can be supported financially and not immediately. [/QUOTE]
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