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<blockquote data-quote="danny" data-source="post: 161930"><p>I think the top few leagues should be professional and the lower leagues amature. When I was playing and things first went pro lots of smaller teams from the lower ranks with wealthy benifactors would pile money into attracting ageing former internationals and discard players from local first teams.Although it was good to play against these guys the benifactors soon realised there was only so far these little clubs could go andwithdrew their funding.When the money went so did the former pros and these clubs hadnt even thought of youth development so they slid down the system. </p><p> I love professional rugby but it is so important that it is run properly or we are in danger of ruining the spirit of our great game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="danny, post: 161930"] I think the top few leagues should be professional and the lower leagues amature. When I was playing and things first went pro lots of smaller teams from the lower ranks with wealthy benifactors would pile money into attracting ageing former internationals and discard players from local first teams.Although it was good to play against these guys the benifactors soon realised there was only so far these little clubs could go andwithdrew their funding.When the money went so did the former pros and these clubs hadnt even thought of youth development so they slid down the system. I love professional rugby but it is so important that it is run properly or we are in danger of ruining the spirit of our great game. [/QUOTE]
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