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Pro12 looking to expand to the East coast of North America (New York)
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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 838113" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>From what I have read Schoninger has been found guilty of precisely nothing other than teething problems around swift payments and probably not being the most agreeable person to work with. His line that everyone who honioured their contract has been paid in full has not been adequately contradicted and he has gone on the record to respond to every allegation that is mysteriously given coverage in the US rugby press. </p><p></p><p>Yes, his contracts may not have the most generous of terms and conditions, but the T&Cs were signed up to voluntarily by players and he paid more professional players and coaching staff a decent wage in one year than had been done by the rest of the US in the history of the sport. </p><p></p><p>I just don't think that people assuming Pro12 is run my superior human specimens are being realistic. If the US and Canada unions want in to Pro12 it will likely be on 12s conditions, which as Italy found in the past, can be pretty brutal. </p><p></p><p>My first impressions of Tony Rindell, one of the gents affiliated to the "Major" project are massively inferior to my impressions of hard nosed businessman Schoninger. Rindell's main argument against PRO is that the exclusivity arrangement was agreed by the previous head of the US Union and therefore should not be honoured by the current head of the US union. I'm not much of one for name calling but that sounds a damn sight more serpentine than anything Schoninger has ever said or done.</p><p></p><p>If there is anything fresh on Schoninger about the treatment of Muliaina or players that breached contracy by playing for other clubs then it'd be good to hear it. But I get the sense Pro12 and the US union are actively trying to undermine PRO through their pals in the press.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 838113, member: 74121"] From what I have read Schoninger has been found guilty of precisely nothing other than teething problems around swift payments and probably not being the most agreeable person to work with. His line that everyone who honioured their contract has been paid in full has not been adequately contradicted and he has gone on the record to respond to every allegation that is mysteriously given coverage in the US rugby press. Yes, his contracts may not have the most generous of terms and conditions, but the T&Cs were signed up to voluntarily by players and he paid more professional players and coaching staff a decent wage in one year than had been done by the rest of the US in the history of the sport. I just don't think that people assuming Pro12 is run my superior human specimens are being realistic. If the US and Canada unions want in to Pro12 it will likely be on 12s conditions, which as Italy found in the past, can be pretty brutal. My first impressions of Tony Rindell, one of the gents affiliated to the "Major" project are massively inferior to my impressions of hard nosed businessman Schoninger. Rindell's main argument against PRO is that the exclusivity arrangement was agreed by the previous head of the US Union and therefore should not be honoured by the current head of the US union. I'm not much of one for name calling but that sounds a damn sight more serpentine than anything Schoninger has ever said or done. If there is anything fresh on Schoninger about the treatment of Muliaina or players that breached contracy by playing for other clubs then it'd be good to hear it. But I get the sense Pro12 and the US union are actively trying to undermine PRO through their pals in the press. [/QUOTE]
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