I do not believe the competition is enhanced more by one player than it is by keeping competitive integrity.
Nor do I believe it is well served by potentially reopening a debate with the RFU.
Besides, the choice is not about just him. It is a choice about suddenly abandoning part of the EPS agreement for whatever players the clubs want. They now know the price. 60k. Arguably quite cheap. It should have been a points deduction. And while that does make signing George North rather difficult, its not like we can't attract talent when we have the money, so meh whatevs.
Nor do I believe it is well served by potentially reopening a debate with the RFU.
Besides, the choice is not about just him. It is a choice about suddenly abandoning part of the EPS agreement for whatever players the clubs want. They now know the price. 60k. Arguably quite cheap. It should have been a points deduction. And while that does make signing George North rather difficult, its not like we can't attract talent when we have the money, so meh whatevs.