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Welsh sides for B&I 2015/16
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<blockquote data-quote="Bluemoon" data-source="post: 728504" data-attributes="member: 38204"><p>The B and I cup isn't really about the money anymore. The decision on the professional teams in Wales were made a long time ago and there isn't the resources to change that. These new A teams are about player development. </p><p></p><p>As for the B and I cup, well I'm not completely familiar with who runs the comp, but if I remember rightly, it's run by the member unions and mainly chaired by the RFU. I think that the Irish A's are strong enough to really challenge the teams involved from England, and this is probably reflected by the fact they have won it a number of times. The Irish A's will help develop those English teams and further increase the English player base, so I can only see it as a benefit to England. Once the selected A teams are put into place I am sure you will see a group of strong Welsh A sides in the competition. Just speaking from a Blues perspective there have been a number of Wales U20 players that will be selected in that team who have a lot of potential. There would also be some other's who would have played in the LV cup, such as Miles Normandale, Dillion Lewis and Garyn Thomas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluemoon, post: 728504, member: 38204"] The B and I cup isn't really about the money anymore. The decision on the professional teams in Wales were made a long time ago and there isn't the resources to change that. These new A teams are about player development. As for the B and I cup, well I'm not completely familiar with who runs the comp, but if I remember rightly, it's run by the member unions and mainly chaired by the RFU. I think that the Irish A's are strong enough to really challenge the teams involved from England, and this is probably reflected by the fact they have won it a number of times. The Irish A's will help develop those English teams and further increase the English player base, so I can only see it as a benefit to England. Once the selected A teams are put into place I am sure you will see a group of strong Welsh A sides in the competition. Just speaking from a Blues perspective there have been a number of Wales U20 players that will be selected in that team who have a lot of potential. There would also be some other's who would have played in the LV cup, such as Miles Normandale, Dillion Lewis and Garyn Thomas. [/QUOTE]
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