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<blockquote data-quote="munstermuffin" data-source="post: 280684"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (snoopy snoopy dog dog @ Sep 29 2009, 08:38 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=414173" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>It's a very good read if you're a rugby geek like me! Thornley did a <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0912/1224254383184.html" target="_blank">similar piece on the Munster academy</a>. It was interesting to note the difference between the two provinces approaches. Leinster aim to get all the best players in regardless of position whereas Munster target problem areas and recruit depending on their needs. I'd like to see a similar study done on Ulster's approach.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p>Exactly Munster go for Quality over Quantity which isn't great as there is room for more in academy but also as you don't know if a guy who is average coming in might respond brilliantly to better coaching and develope into a world-class player like Leinster in fairness have a development-model to be proud of.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="munstermuffin, post: 280684"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (snoopy snoopy dog dog @ Sep 29 2009, 08:38 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=414173']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> It's a very good read if you're a rugby geek like me! Thornley did a [url="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0912/1224254383184.html"]similar piece on the Munster academy[/url]. It was interesting to note the difference between the two provinces approaches. Leinster aim to get all the best players in regardless of position whereas Munster target problem areas and recruit depending on their needs. I'd like to see a similar study done on Ulster's approach. [/b][/quote] Exactly Munster go for Quality over Quantity which isn't great as there is room for more in academy but also as you don't know if a guy who is average coming in might respond brilliantly to better coaching and develope into a world-class player like Leinster in fairness have a development-model to be proud of. [/QUOTE]
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