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The Autopsy thread: Which England team members are for the chopping block?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mrs. Peter Quinn" data-source="post: 755139" data-attributes="member: 12190"><p>Haaa you seem to feel more strongly about Armitage than I can say I do! I'll defer to you in terms of his last season at Irish. All I know is that he was largely forgettable in international terms, even club level, for the most of his time at Irish. An option to be seriously considered at his height, no question about that, but at the end of the day just one option amongst a number.</p><p>I don't particularly care Armitage's reasons for staying abroad - whether he's a greedy bugger or otherwise (I imagine there's a bit of both - money has obvious appeal but also he gets to live on the French Riviera with good weather, great food, and gets to play some incredible rugby. It sounds as though he's probably very happy, whether you think he's greedy or not) Either way, I think he's hit new heights whilst out there and for me the point is I think that we shouldn't close our doors to those who do want to improve their game abroad.</p><p></p><p>If we can't respect that, we should at least respect the lessons it shows with regards to our homegrown talent experiencing rugby in different competitions around the world and how it can be transformative.</p><p>I for one would like to see far more English playing Super rugby (if they can get a contract that is!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mrs. Peter Quinn, post: 755139, member: 12190"] Haaa you seem to feel more strongly about Armitage than I can say I do! I'll defer to you in terms of his last season at Irish. All I know is that he was largely forgettable in international terms, even club level, for the most of his time at Irish. An option to be seriously considered at his height, no question about that, but at the end of the day just one option amongst a number. I don't particularly care Armitage's reasons for staying abroad - whether he's a greedy bugger or otherwise (I imagine there's a bit of both - money has obvious appeal but also he gets to live on the French Riviera with good weather, great food, and gets to play some incredible rugby. It sounds as though he's probably very happy, whether you think he's greedy or not) Either way, I think he's hit new heights whilst out there and for me the point is I think that we shouldn't close our doors to those who do want to improve their game abroad. If we can't respect that, we should at least respect the lessons it shows with regards to our homegrown talent experiencing rugby in different competitions around the world and how it can be transformative. I for one would like to see far more English playing Super rugby (if they can get a contract that is!) [/QUOTE]
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