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[RWC2019][Pool A] Round 2 - Japan vs. Ireland (28/09/2019)
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<blockquote data-quote="Paulo" data-source="post: 962262" data-attributes="member: 78845"><p>The issue is that Rugby is a business. The SR comp is bankrolled by the RC, as the RC teams benefit from development of players through SR. Japan is not in the RC so does not contribute in the same way. They instead got charged a 'fee' to participate in SR, the JRFU decided not to continue paying this post 2020, preferring instead on it's internal competitions to develop players. The fact SA refused to travel to Japan to play them, making them instead play in Singapore shows they were kinda treated like second class participants anyway and may have contributed to them opting out.</p><p></p><p>The answer may have been to introduce them to the RC, but in an already congested international season, I think the preferred option was not to expand the RC, but to develop the Nations Cup - or what ever they were calling it. We have certain scared NH sides, afraid of promotion/relegation to thank for curtailing that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paulo, post: 962262, member: 78845"] The issue is that Rugby is a business. The SR comp is bankrolled by the RC, as the RC teams benefit from development of players through SR. Japan is not in the RC so does not contribute in the same way. They instead got charged a ‘fee’ to participate in SR, the JRFU decided not to continue paying this post 2020, preferring instead on it’s internal competitions to develop players. The fact SA refused to travel to Japan to play them, making them instead play in Singapore shows they were kinda treated like second class participants anyway and may have contributed to them opting out. The answer may have been to introduce them to the RC, but in an already congested international season, I think the preferred option was not to expand the RC, but to develop the Nations Cup - or what ever they were calling it. We have certain scared NH sides, afraid of promotion/relegation to thank for curtailing that. [/QUOTE]
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