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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Olyy" data-source="post: 1000007" data-attributes="member: 34990"><p>Because the draft system doesn't reward the scouting and training efforts of the local sides.</p><p></p><p>Centralising academies into hubs damages clubs in the same way - Sale, Newcastle, Irish etc. have leaned heavily on their academies when funds were low and produced some fantastic players as a result. Now what do they do? Write a nice letter to Northern Globo Gym Academy Incorporated requesting to borrow a few of their players because there's an injury crisis?</p><p></p><p>These are still rugby clubs with strong links to their local grassroots, they're not soulless NFL franchises.</p><p></p><p>Look at, say, the Curry twins. They grew up supporting Sale, wanting to play for Sale, now they play for Sale. In this new format they show the promise that they showed at age grade and then get drafted to go play for Bath or Saracens because they picked them first. It's just lame.</p><p></p><p>The fact that it's Eddie Griffiths championing this should be setting off alarm bells n all</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Olyy, post: 1000007, member: 34990"] Because the draft system doesn't reward the scouting and training efforts of the local sides. Centralising academies into hubs damages clubs in the same way - Sale, Newcastle, Irish etc. have leaned heavily on their academies when funds were low and produced some fantastic players as a result. Now what do they do? Write a nice letter to Northern Globo Gym Academy Incorporated requesting to borrow a few of their players because there's an injury crisis? These are still rugby clubs with strong links to their local grassroots, they're not soulless NFL franchises. Look at, say, the Curry twins. They grew up supporting Sale, wanting to play for Sale, now they play for Sale. In this new format they show the promise that they showed at age grade and then get drafted to go play for Bath or Saracens because they picked them first. It's just lame. The fact that it's Eddie Griffiths championing this should be setting off alarm bells n all [/QUOTE]
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