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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 929119" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>Yeah, I think the perception at the moment is a bit different between SA and NZ regarding a player exodus. The way I see it is that for SA we have the problem that very best of our players, the guys who are must-have's for the Springboks, are all going abroad in order to get a bigger paycheck while they are in prime condition and form. While in NZ it seems more like the fringe players are moving abroad, looking for more game time while being snubbed for the AB shirt, or it's guys that are a bit older and might not feature too often for the AB's.</p><p></p><p>But the big problem for SA, as it has always been, is that our young up-and-coming guys are moving straight after school/varsity to other countries and perhaps even get a chance to play for another country internationally. Latest example is Paul Willemse who has now qualified to play for France, who left SA shores when he was 21 and was mostly a benchwarmer for the Bulls while Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha were on the field.</p><p></p><p>But I think most recently, the development in Japan has aided the mass exodus a little bit for SA. As many guys now take up short-term contracts in Japan, in order to still play Super Rugby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 929119, member: 40658"] Yeah, I think the perception at the moment is a bit different between SA and NZ regarding a player exodus. The way I see it is that for SA we have the problem that very best of our players, the guys who are must-have's for the Springboks, are all going abroad in order to get a bigger paycheck while they are in prime condition and form. While in NZ it seems more like the fringe players are moving abroad, looking for more game time while being snubbed for the AB shirt, or it's guys that are a bit older and might not feature too often for the AB's. But the big problem for SA, as it has always been, is that our young up-and-coming guys are moving straight after school/varsity to other countries and perhaps even get a chance to play for another country internationally. Latest example is Paul Willemse who has now qualified to play for France, who left SA shores when he was 21 and was mostly a benchwarmer for the Bulls while Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha were on the field. But I think most recently, the development in Japan has aided the mass exodus a little bit for SA. As many guys now take up short-term contracts in Japan, in order to still play Super Rugby. [/QUOTE]
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