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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 923564" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>The solution for me is a radical overhaul in rugby to remove the divide between the "haves" and "have nots". We don't get this sort of nonsense to the same extent in football or athletics - because those sports globally are a more even playing field. So I think you are right to identify that in the current set-up there isn't much scope for change. What might help is:</p><p></p><p>- aggressive support of professionalism in new countries so players can have careers without leaving home (rather than shutting down German professionalism on spurious grounds as happened recently)</p><p></p><p>- open access for other nations to NH & SH competitions based on merit, so that players from a wider range of nations have access to putting themselves in the shop window to earn lucrative club contracts. etc, etc</p><p></p><p>The above will not remove exploitation of grandparent rule, but it would further impact on residency. I'm no legal expert but I don't see why the grandparent rule should be legally binding in sports. It isn't in terms of citizenship. Post-Brexit I can't rock up in Italy and demand they let me in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 923564, member: 74121"] The solution for me is a radical overhaul in rugby to remove the divide between the "haves" and "have nots". We don't get this sort of nonsense to the same extent in football or athletics - because those sports globally are a more even playing field. So I think you are right to identify that in the current set-up there isn't much scope for change. What might help is: - aggressive support of professionalism in new countries so players can have careers without leaving home (rather than shutting down German professionalism on spurious grounds as happened recently) - open access for other nations to NH & SH competitions based on merit, so that players from a wider range of nations have access to putting themselves in the shop window to earn lucrative club contracts. etc, etc The above will not remove exploitation of grandparent rule, but it would further impact on residency. I'm no legal expert but I don't see why the grandparent rule should be legally binding in sports. It isn't in terms of citizenship. Post-Brexit I can't rock up in Italy and demand they let me in. [/QUOTE]
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