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<blockquote data-quote="rusty_lock" data-source="post: 691726" data-attributes="member: 43030">As much as people like to put this on Rugby Canada this really is a union/subunion problem.&nbsp; Participation levels are falling, especially here in BC.&nbsp; BC used to be the Mecca of Canadian rugby and the BC premier league used to be the absolute best, most competitive rugby going.&nbsp; Now it is only slightly from a elevated rec league.We have been living in the &quot;pay to play&quot; model for to long now and that simply has to change. However, the only way that that is going to change is if individuals at the grass roots level take the initiative and do the fund raising, find the sponsors and initiate programs necessary to fund higher level age grade opportunities.$2500 is ridiculous and until we find a way to minimize or eliminate the cost for exceptional athletes to gain greater opportunity we can continue to expect 17-13 wins over countries like Namibia and be a country that just makes up the numbers for the big boys at world cup time</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rusty_lock, post: 691726, member: 43030"] As much as people like to put this on Rugby Canada this really is a union/subunion problem. Participation levels are falling, especially here in BC. BC used to be the Mecca of Canadian rugby and the BC premier league used to be the absolute best, most competitive rugby going. Now it is only slightly from a elevated rec league. We have been living in the "pay to play" model for to long now and that simply has to change. However, the only way that that is going to change is if individuals at the grass roots level take the initiative and do the fund raising, find the sponsors and initiate programs necessary to fund higher level age grade opportunities. $2500 is ridiculous and until we find a way to minimize or eliminate the cost for exceptional athletes to gain greater opportunity we can continue to expect 17-13 wins over countries like Namibia and be a country that just makes up the numbers for the big boys at world cup time [/QUOTE]

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