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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 632095" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>Off the top of my head;</p><p></p><p>Fiji players not making themselves available for test rugby en masse. Top players from SA, NZ and Aus not playing test rugby although SA has made the compromise to be able to play foreign based players they are only 'semi-available'. Sure we cope but it's a case of boxing with one hand tied down. Argentina playing with B sides in June. France's struggles in test rugby because of the disproportionate burden on their player base in the club season. USA not being able to play with a full strength could lead to not being involved with the Rugby World Cup. Wales having to play tests with weakened teams. England will face NZ in June without players from some of their top teams. </p><p></p><p>This viewpoint of course sees test rugby with the RWC as the show piece of world rugby and teams should be allowed to be as good as they can be; negating the stronger is not the same as empowering the weaker. </p><p></p><p>I am not saying that private clubs are making demands (at least in the open) that infringe on current agreements though as much as I am saying that currently agreements is not totally in favour of international rugby and that is a reflection of the pull private clubs have due to money plain and simple and the more pull they get and they are taking what they can every step of the way the more the integrity of test rugby will be impacted. Now if that is a problem or not is a different debate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 632095, member: 39190"] Off the top of my head; Fiji players not making themselves available for test rugby en masse. Top players from SA, NZ and Aus not playing test rugby although SA has made the compromise to be able to play foreign based players they are only 'semi-available'. Sure we cope but it's a case of boxing with one hand tied down. Argentina playing with B sides in June. France's struggles in test rugby because of the disproportionate burden on their player base in the club season. USA not being able to play with a full strength could lead to not being involved with the Rugby World Cup. Wales having to play tests with weakened teams. England will face NZ in June without players from some of their top teams. This viewpoint of course sees test rugby with the RWC as the show piece of world rugby and teams should be allowed to be as good as they can be; negating the stronger is not the same as empowering the weaker. I am not saying that private clubs are making demands (at least in the open) that infringe on current agreements though as much as I am saying that currently agreements is not totally in favour of international rugby and that is a reflection of the pull private clubs have due to money plain and simple and the more pull they get and they are taking what they can every step of the way the more the integrity of test rugby will be impacted. Now if that is a problem or not is a different debate. [/QUOTE]
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