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<blockquote data-quote="SaintsFan_Webby" data-source="post: 164705"><p>I still think US sides might struggle against the top amateur sides in the UK to be honest. A lot of them have massive heritage from when rugby was entirely amateur.</p><p></p><p>The likes of Manchester, Otley, Blackheath, Redruth, Preston Grasshoppers, Fylde, London Scottish, Rosslyn Park, Cardiff, Neath, Pontypridd, Currie, Melrose, Heriots...the list is huge. These were the breeding grounds for many of Britain's top players during the amateur era. I'm not if every single one of those is fully amateur (some may be semi-pro), but I imagine they would be able to put out sides that a country which is only just starting to embrace rugby fully could find the going tough against.</p><p></p><p>In 15-20 years of course, once more money has been ploughed into the US game, I would expect things to change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SaintsFan_Webby, post: 164705"] I still think US sides might struggle against the top amateur sides in the UK to be honest. A lot of them have massive heritage from when rugby was entirely amateur. The likes of Manchester, Otley, Blackheath, Redruth, Preston Grasshoppers, Fylde, London Scottish, Rosslyn Park, Cardiff, Neath, Pontypridd, Currie, Melrose, Heriots...the list is huge. These were the breeding grounds for many of Britain's top players during the amateur era. I'm not if every single one of those is fully amateur (some may be semi-pro), but I imagine they would be able to put out sides that a country which is only just starting to embrace rugby fully could find the going tough against. In 15-20 years of course, once more money has been ploughed into the US game, I would expect things to change. [/QUOTE]
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