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<blockquote data-quote="Arcturus" data-source="post: 1130634" data-attributes="member: 85747"><p>The URC is a bit of an odd one due to the closed nature (although the same could be argued of the Prem now), whilst the South African sides have a ridiculously competitive domestic pool that puts England to shame.</p><p></p><p>Playing during the international window is one massive own goal that dilutes the brand and forces teams to mitigate with non-6N players.</p><p></p><p>On a side note, Christie, Taylor, and Tompkins didn't just come through the Sarries academy, they were English-born, but selected for Scotland/Wales on ancestry grounds. Christie and Tompkins were both in the England U18 and U20 setup. Christie (until his injury) has been our joint-best player alongside Earl.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I've always thought that clubs should be rewarded for developing home grown talent and penalised for overseas marquee players. Instead we have a system that acts against clubs building up academy prospects, and of course the international window requires diversification to mitigate gaps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arcturus, post: 1130634, member: 85747"] The URC is a bit of an odd one due to the closed nature (although the same could be argued of the Prem now), whilst the South African sides have a ridiculously competitive domestic pool that puts England to shame. Playing during the international window is one massive own goal that dilutes the brand and forces teams to mitigate with non-6N players. On a side note, Christie, Taylor, and Tompkins didn't just come through the Sarries academy, they were English-born, but selected for Scotland/Wales on ancestry grounds. Christie and Tompkins were both in the England U18 and U20 setup. Christie (until his injury) has been our joint-best player alongside Earl. I've always thought that clubs should be rewarded for developing home grown talent and penalised for overseas marquee players. Instead we have a system that acts against clubs building up academy prospects, and of course the international window requires diversification to mitigate gaps. [/QUOTE]
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