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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 883905" data-attributes="member: 13611"><p>All clubs are to an extent using this. It's about finding value where others don't. Look at the huge number of South Africa forwards dotted around Europe, Fijian wingers and Georgian props in France. Why overpay for indigenous players when you can pick up better, cheaper players elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>If looking for an individual moneyball signing that's worked well this season, John Cooney is a good example. Ulster were resigned to losing Ruan Pienaar, one of the top scrum halves around. They replaced him with Connacht's 27 year old backup scrum half who had 15 starts in the previous 3 seasons. He's gone on to be Ulster's primary goalkicker and arguably only Jacob Stockdale has played better for them this season.</p><p></p><p>As for a team who used it well, Scarlets saw value in Rhys Patchell, Johnny McNicholl, Hadleigh Parkes and Tadhg Beirne when others didn't. It brought them a Pro12 ***le last season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 883905, member: 13611"] All clubs are to an extent using this. It's about finding value where others don't. Look at the huge number of South Africa forwards dotted around Europe, Fijian wingers and Georgian props in France. Why overpay for indigenous players when you can pick up better, cheaper players elsewhere. If looking for an individual moneyball signing that's worked well this season, John Cooney is a good example. Ulster were resigned to losing Ruan Pienaar, one of the top scrum halves around. They replaced him with Connacht's 27 year old backup scrum half who had 15 starts in the previous 3 seasons. He's gone on to be Ulster's primary goalkicker and arguably only Jacob Stockdale has played better for them this season. As for a team who used it well, Scarlets saw value in Rhys Patchell, Johnny McNicholl, Hadleigh Parkes and Tadhg Beirne when others didn't. It brought them a Pro12 ***le last season. [/QUOTE]
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