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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 917126" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>Something needs to be down but I'm not sure the GP should be the target.</p><p></p><p>Potential workload for an international at a top club: </p><p></p><p>- 24 GP games if getting to the play off final. Of those a few will clash with internationals so he'll maybe be available for 19 absolute max.</p><p></p><p>- Europe. Minimum of 6 games, maximum of 9 if reach the final.</p><p></p><p>- Internationals. Take this year - 5 6N + 3 summer tour + 4 AI = 12</p><p></p><p>So even if a player plays in all available club games that's 19 + 9 = 28 (and most won't get near that) against 12 internationals. Effectively meaning that at least one in three games played is an international - that's what's badly out of kilter. That's just in game time, then there's the added time in camp for internationals and all the associated pressures. And that's before the extra demands of RWC and Lions years.</p><p></p><p>Even if you don't like that logic, the pattern's clear. Farrell's played 65 internationals vs 157 times for Sarries. Hartley has 93 caps against 256 club games. And if you want a really daft example, McCaw played more for the ABs than he did for the Crusaders.</p><p></p><p>No idea what the answer is but scrapping summer tours and reducing AIs wouldn't be a bad start. Wouldn't mind Europe being a straight knock out either - there are way too many meaningless games. But the money men really wouldn't like it........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 917126, member: 73144"] Something needs to be down but I'm not sure the GP should be the target. Potential workload for an international at a top club: - 24 GP games if getting to the play off final. Of those a few will clash with internationals so he'll maybe be available for 19 absolute max. - Europe. Minimum of 6 games, maximum of 9 if reach the final. - Internationals. Take this year - 5 6N + 3 summer tour + 4 AI = 12 So even if a player plays in all available club games that's 19 + 9 = 28 (and most won't get near that) against 12 internationals. Effectively meaning that at least one in three games played is an international - that's what's badly out of kilter. That's just in game time, then there's the added time in camp for internationals and all the associated pressures. And that's before the extra demands of RWC and Lions years. Even if you don't like that logic, the pattern's clear. Farrell's played 65 internationals vs 157 times for Sarries. Hartley has 93 caps against 256 club games. And if you want a really daft example, McCaw played more for the ABs than he did for the Crusaders. No idea what the answer is but scrapping summer tours and reducing AIs wouldn't be a bad start. Wouldn't mind Europe being a straight knock out either - there are way too many meaningless games. But the money men really wouldn't like it........ [/QUOTE]
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