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<blockquote data-quote="dragos03" data-source="post: 639175" data-attributes="member: 44724"><p>I would hate to see the end of the game in Scotland, it's a rugby nation with a long and proud history. I also feel that the Western media often bashes them in an unfair way.</p><p></p><p>But is it a good idea to continue to kill the game and stop it from growing in the rest of Europe just to barely keep Scottish rugby alive? Removing the ringfence that's currently strangling European rugby could actually help the Scots and provide them with the motivation they need to stop their long decline. At RWC 2011 Romania was ten minutes away from beating them. That near upset actually motivated the Scots, who went on to beat Georgia and be very competitive against Argentina and England in their remaining pool games. Perhaps they need more of that instead of the current system where they basically play one balanced match against the Italians and are usually no more than sparring partners to the rest of the 6N teams. </p><p></p><p>Romanian rugby also went through a long decline after the fall of communism. It continued until 2009 when the unthinkable almost happened: it looked like the Oaks would fail to qualify for the RWC. That finally caused an earthquake at the top of the union: the old guard was replaced by young and competent people who implemented wide reforms. As a result, our rugby has been growing ever since. That's exactly what Scotland needs at the moment: a major shock to rock their system.</p><p></p><p>But if they are scared of a relegation playoff against Romania or Georgia and hide behind the current closed structure of the 6N to avoid it, I'm afraid Scottish rugby is dead already.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dragos03, post: 639175, member: 44724"] I would hate to see the end of the game in Scotland, it's a rugby nation with a long and proud history. I also feel that the Western media often bashes them in an unfair way. But is it a good idea to continue to kill the game and stop it from growing in the rest of Europe just to barely keep Scottish rugby alive? Removing the ringfence that's currently strangling European rugby could actually help the Scots and provide them with the motivation they need to stop their long decline. At RWC 2011 Romania was ten minutes away from beating them. That near upset actually motivated the Scots, who went on to beat Georgia and be very competitive against Argentina and England in their remaining pool games. Perhaps they need more of that instead of the current system where they basically play one balanced match against the Italians and are usually no more than sparring partners to the rest of the 6N teams. Romanian rugby also went through a long decline after the fall of communism. It continued until 2009 when the unthinkable almost happened: it looked like the Oaks would fail to qualify for the RWC. That finally caused an earthquake at the top of the union: the old guard was replaced by young and competent people who implemented wide reforms. As a result, our rugby has been growing ever since. That's exactly what Scotland needs at the moment: a major shock to rock their system. But if they are scared of a relegation playoff against Romania or Georgia and hide behind the current closed structure of the 6N to avoid it, I'm afraid Scottish rugby is dead already. [/QUOTE]
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