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Montpellier unveil signings for 2015/2016
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<blockquote data-quote="gaston le gaff" data-source="post: 728128" data-attributes="member: 61265"><p>Its not a question of feeling!!!! Montpellier have to average 12.1 players for the Jiff, they have no choice, if they do not they are penalties finanicial and relegation to lower divisions a possibility. The Jiff is not created for fun it exists to protect French players and those who have come through the academies as either French or other. I suggest you Google it to find out exactly how complex the Jiff really is!!!</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p>The big problem today with French rugby is there is so much at stake in the TOP 14, everyone wants to win the Bouclier but only one team can so Presidents are prepared to go all out to get their name on the Bouclier, one of the reasons why defence has overtaken attack in the TOP 14, there are more people involved in defence than attack, everything is scrutinised to the very last detail, i know how much time is spent on video at Montpellier and it's buckets full. There is also the finanacial aspect of the game, yes there is loads of money which does bring in foreign players (another discussion) but also tele rights and massive sponsoring and partnerships which gives all teams the opportunity to employ experts in every field possible. Defence and video staff are relivity new to rugby</p><p>Racing are releasing many of their British players and reports saying they did not come out shining, this is always one of the problems, adaptation into the French way of life and it is not for everyone the proof often surfaces. From my experiences (10ys invovlement in the TOP 14) the South Africans seem to be the best adapted, many have passed through Montpellier and more to come, and lots have stayed after their ceasing to play at the top level, buying a business and still playing at a lower level Fed 1 or 2. I can only see this getting more and more complicated as the financial issues will always be there, (but that is good) and in France the Stadiums are mostly playing in front of very close to full houses, which just adds to the finances which certainly is not the case throughout Blighty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gaston le gaff, post: 728128, member: 61265"] Its not a question of feeling!!!! Montpellier have to average 12.1 players for the Jiff, they have no choice, if they do not they are penalties finanicial and relegation to lower divisions a possibility. The Jiff is not created for fun it exists to protect French players and those who have come through the academies as either French or other. I suggest you Google it to find out exactly how complex the Jiff really is!!! [COLOR=silver][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] The big problem today with French rugby is there is so much at stake in the TOP 14, everyone wants to win the Bouclier but only one team can so Presidents are prepared to go all out to get their name on the Bouclier, one of the reasons why defence has overtaken attack in the TOP 14, there are more people involved in defence than attack, everything is scrutinised to the very last detail, i know how much time is spent on video at Montpellier and it's buckets full. There is also the finanacial aspect of the game, yes there is loads of money which does bring in foreign players (another discussion) but also tele rights and massive sponsoring and partnerships which gives all teams the opportunity to employ experts in every field possible. Defence and video staff are relivity new to rugby Racing are releasing many of their British players and reports saying they did not come out shining, this is always one of the problems, adaptation into the French way of life and it is not for everyone the proof often surfaces. From my experiences (10ys invovlement in the TOP 14) the South Africans seem to be the best adapted, many have passed through Montpellier and more to come, and lots have stayed after their ceasing to play at the top level, buying a business and still playing at a lower level Fed 1 or 2. I can only see this getting more and more complicated as the financial issues will always be there, (but that is good) and in France the Stadiums are mostly playing in front of very close to full houses, which just adds to the finances which certainly is not the case throughout Blighty. [/QUOTE]
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