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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 816878" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>I suppose one positive from this kind of information being leaked, is that it suggests the US and Canada have told Pro12 to buzz off (which hopefully means they are more focussed on PRO rugby).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't see that sort of collapse really. Football shows how the sport is corrupted by money, with European competitions becoming a joke (e.g. former European champs Celtic beaten 7-0 by Barcelona) and a club for a small number of countries with large TV money. However, even then, there are football leagues like the Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Belgian that used to have success on the European stage but no longer do (due to money). But these countries are able to have a domestic product that attracts fans and international teams that compete as well as ever in big tournaments. There is no sign that the big leagues of Italy and England have contributed to their international side dominating (similarly with France at rugby).</p><p></p><p>If the likes of the Celtic clubs lost their best players to big TV money leagues, then their top players would be playing at a high level and the Pro12 would see a lot of development. I really don't want that to happen, but in some ways I could see it improving the international sides of the Celtic countries.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 816878, member: 74121"] I suppose one positive from this kind of information being leaked, is that it suggests the US and Canada have told Pro12 to buzz off (which hopefully means they are more focussed on PRO rugby). I don't see that sort of collapse really. Football shows how the sport is corrupted by money, with European competitions becoming a joke (e.g. former European champs Celtic beaten 7-0 by Barcelona) and a club for a small number of countries with large TV money. However, even then, there are football leagues like the Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Belgian that used to have success on the European stage but no longer do (due to money). But these countries are able to have a domestic product that attracts fans and international teams that compete as well as ever in big tournaments. There is no sign that the big leagues of Italy and England have contributed to their international side dominating (similarly with France at rugby). If the likes of the Celtic clubs lost their best players to big TV money leagues, then their top players would be playing at a high level and the Pro12 would see a lot of development. I really don't want that to happen, but in some ways I could see it improving the international sides of the Celtic countries. [/QUOTE]
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