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<blockquote data-quote="psychic duck" data-source="post: 617106" data-attributes="member: 48703"><p>Such as the Rabo being unpopular and particularly in the Ospreys case, full of Cai Griffiths XV reserve games. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No it didn't. Look at the Real Madrid Galacticos, now look at how many of those are homegrown and made their name at the Ospreys. Names like Paul James, Hibbard, Mitchell, Biggar, Walker and Parker are not Galacticos. And they didn't sign a single World XV player either.</p><p></p><p>People look back at this team with hindsight, ignoring how these players were rated at the time. A prime example being Hibbard, he was pretty awful and indisciplined back then. It's only since 2012 he's turned it around to an international standard. Paul James was a 1 cap wonder and regarded as a club player back then as well, Biggar was still a kid. Bowe and Byrne were signed after failing in their first international chances and missing out on a RWC, Phillips was signed when he was fighting with Cooper to be Peel's understudy. I could go on, but it was not such an expensive and star filled squad as made out by looking at all the players' career peaks that happened at different times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="psychic duck, post: 617106, member: 48703"] Such as the Rabo being unpopular and particularly in the Ospreys case, full of Cai Griffiths XV reserve games. No it didn't. Look at the Real Madrid Galacticos, now look at how many of those are homegrown and made their name at the Ospreys. Names like Paul James, Hibbard, Mitchell, Biggar, Walker and Parker are not Galacticos. And they didn't sign a single World XV player either. People look back at this team with hindsight, ignoring how these players were rated at the time. A prime example being Hibbard, he was pretty awful and indisciplined back then. It's only since 2012 he's turned it around to an international standard. Paul James was a 1 cap wonder and regarded as a club player back then as well, Biggar was still a kid. Bowe and Byrne were signed after failing in their first international chances and missing out on a RWC, Phillips was signed when he was fighting with Cooper to be Peel's understudy. I could go on, but it was not such an expensive and star filled squad as made out by looking at all the players' career peaks that happened at different times. [/QUOTE]
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