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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 1064638" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>Yeah there's definitely cases of the RFU letting players know they'd be in contention if they were playing in England (or playing union in the case of Sam Burgess). </p><p></p><p>Even Shields had this to say "I had a couple of conversations with a couple of different people, managed to get a bit of an idea how it might go down, and the rest was up to me to play good rugby and get into the mix." He was aware of his chances in England before moving.</p><p></p><p>Don't know why this is so contentious, under the current regulations it'd be poor management not to keep an eye on eligible players. The way rugby is set up in England limits the extent of it as a bargaining tool unlike Ireland, for example, who can offer a contract as incentive as well as dangling international rugby in front of your face, but it still goes on in England for sure. </p><p></p><p>It was never worth England's while to chase players who'd eventually qualify through eligibility, fortunately that's not an option for anyone anymore with the 5 year requirement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 1064638, member: 45598"] Yeah there's definitely cases of the RFU letting players know they'd be in contention if they were playing in England (or playing union in the case of Sam Burgess). Even Shields had this to say "I had a couple of conversations with a couple of different people, managed to get a bit of an idea how it might go down, and the rest was up to me to play good rugby and get into the mix." He was aware of his chances in England before moving. Don't know why this is so contentious, under the current regulations it'd be poor management not to keep an eye on eligible players. The way rugby is set up in England limits the extent of it as a bargaining tool unlike Ireland, for example, who can offer a contract as incentive as well as dangling international rugby in front of your face, but it still goes on in England for sure. It was never worth England's while to chase players who'd eventually qualify through eligibility, fortunately that's not an option for anyone anymore with the 5 year requirement. [/QUOTE]
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