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<blockquote data-quote="welshglory" data-source="post: 684705" data-attributes="member: 38673"><p>You're kind of overstating Eddie Jones' role within the JRFU bud... we're talking about the JRFU here they are a mess and the whole organisation of the sport there is a disaster.</p><p></p><p>Then you haven't listened or heard what Nigel Melville the USAR CEO has said in his big interviews and articles quite recently. He's specifically said that they have targeted getting more young people in the game at youth level as well as high school level. College will organically take care of itself, the Olympics have helped a lot in that regard. However it isn't a NCAA varsity sport for men and that holds back a lot of funding and prestige. </p><p></p><p>The main problem for the national side, probably more so for them even than any other t2 side, including the PI nations is preparation time and access to professional contracts. Their players have huge issues getting contracts overseas because of foreign player restrictions and Visa issues. </p><p></p><p>So a professional league and more money and status within the college game are pretty big deals for USA rugby over the next few years. These and every thing else will only come with more money being put into the sport, not just by USAR though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="welshglory, post: 684705, member: 38673"] You're kind of overstating Eddie Jones' role within the JRFU bud... we're talking about the JRFU here they are a mess and the whole organisation of the sport there is a disaster. Then you haven't listened or heard what Nigel Melville the USAR CEO has said in his big interviews and articles quite recently. He's specifically said that they have targeted getting more young people in the game at youth level as well as high school level. College will organically take care of itself, the Olympics have helped a lot in that regard. However it isn't a NCAA varsity sport for men and that holds back a lot of funding and prestige. The main problem for the national side, probably more so for them even than any other t2 side, including the PI nations is preparation time and access to professional contracts. Their players have huge issues getting contracts overseas because of foreign player restrictions and Visa issues. So a professional league and more money and status within the college game are pretty big deals for USA rugby over the next few years. These and every thing else will only come with more money being put into the sport, not just by USAR though. [/QUOTE]
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