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<blockquote data-quote="TrueSlawter" data-source="post: 400338" data-attributes="member: 44519"><p>I would love the WRU North Wales Academy XV (RGC) to be in the new prem as the youth guys up here would have something to aim for past their club games. I know they have started developing Erias park for the region (if you can call them that tbh) what's needed is a place in the prem and then the other regions to give a helping hand by loaning their youth players to the region to build it up with the youth from up here.</p><p> But 1 major issue with RGC is the player base, the first team has lots of canadians within it right now (at least from what I can remember) which really it should be lots of younger players from north/mid wales with a few canadians for experiance etc. But below the senior sides one issue i've uncovered recently talking to a few team mates is recruitment for the u16 and u18 rgc squads. For example I play for Rhyl youth, won the NW youth cup 3 years in a row, in the semi's for this years, won the league 2 years in a row (not this year though) and only 1 player is in the RGC youth setup. From what i'm told is that since a ex-mold coach took over all the players have been selected from Mold, wrexham, llandudno, pwlhelli etc. (2 of which are in the league 2 up here).</p><p></p><p>Anyway slightly more on topic <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> The new system should help build stronger regions as their youth should have more oppertunities to get constant gametime with a stronger league it could still do with improvement of the quality so the step up to magners isnt as big as it is now. A summer prem league would also be pretty nice promoting running rugby within Wales it could also help the national team in future develop a attacking side but a downside to it I see is as soon as players (if they do) step up to the celtic league playing in Winter it would make the running rugby they developed in the prem pointless untill the ground dries up again.</p><p></p><p> But It could be something to be tried in the future as if it did work like a ITM styled thing then it would help the younger players make the step up to regions, but only if as you said some established regional players compete in the prem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TrueSlawter, post: 400338, member: 44519"] I would love the WRU North Wales Academy XV (RGC) to be in the new prem as the youth guys up here would have something to aim for past their club games. I know they have started developing Erias park for the region (if you can call them that tbh) what's needed is a place in the prem and then the other regions to give a helping hand by loaning their youth players to the region to build it up with the youth from up here. But 1 major issue with RGC is the player base, the first team has lots of canadians within it right now (at least from what I can remember) which really it should be lots of younger players from north/mid wales with a few canadians for experiance etc. But below the senior sides one issue i've uncovered recently talking to a few team mates is recruitment for the u16 and u18 rgc squads. For example I play for Rhyl youth, won the NW youth cup 3 years in a row, in the semi's for this years, won the league 2 years in a row (not this year though) and only 1 player is in the RGC youth setup. From what i'm told is that since a ex-mold coach took over all the players have been selected from Mold, wrexham, llandudno, pwlhelli etc. (2 of which are in the league 2 up here). Anyway slightly more on topic :P The new system should help build stronger regions as their youth should have more oppertunities to get constant gametime with a stronger league it could still do with improvement of the quality so the step up to magners isnt as big as it is now. A summer prem league would also be pretty nice promoting running rugby within Wales it could also help the national team in future develop a attacking side but a downside to it I see is as soon as players (if they do) step up to the celtic league playing in Winter it would make the running rugby they developed in the prem pointless untill the ground dries up again. But It could be something to be tried in the future as if it did work like a ITM styled thing then it would help the younger players make the step up to regions, but only if as you said some established regional players compete in the prem. [/QUOTE]
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