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<blockquote data-quote="FrenchFan" data-source="post: 767249" data-attributes="member: 70871"><p>Yes absolutely. And the club system isn't just 'a system'. <em>It is part of our culture</em>. There's nothing in this country outside of the clubs. Like I said in another post, they tried regional teams back in the 80s and 90s and it failed. Nobody wanted them. </p><p></p><p>There wouldn't be a national team with pro players if it wasn't for the clubs acceptance to loan their players to the union. If that stopped, and it could very well do, the union would not be able to field a proper test team. Mind you, in the last 4 years, they haven't really...</p><p></p><p>The more fans who become disenchanted with the national team, and there's a lot of them at the moment, the more are turning to club rugby in droves. A mid table team like Bordeaux in a footy town had the highest league attendance in Europe last season. </p><p></p><p>The average fan over here doesn't give a rat's arse about SH rugby. 90% of fans i talk to don't watch SR. They go to games and support their club because it's part of what they are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrenchFan, post: 767249, member: 70871"] Yes absolutely. And the club system isn't just 'a system'. [I]It is part of our culture[/I]. There's nothing in this country outside of the clubs. Like I said in another post, they tried regional teams back in the 80s and 90s and it failed. Nobody wanted them. There wouldn't be a national team with pro players if it wasn't for the clubs acceptance to loan their players to the union. If that stopped, and it could very well do, the union would not be able to field a proper test team. Mind you, in the last 4 years, they haven't really... The more fans who become disenchanted with the national team, and there's a lot of them at the moment, the more are turning to club rugby in droves. A mid table team like Bordeaux in a footy town had the highest league attendance in Europe last season. The average fan over here doesn't give a rat's arse about SH rugby. 90% of fans i talk to don't watch SR. They go to games and support their club because it's part of what they are. [/QUOTE]
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