<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Frntline @ Oct 12 2009, 06:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

yeah usa already signed 15 players for 7s with I think $55,000 a year with win bonus and health care. Its not much compared to the normal professionals but it gives those players the ability to take rugby as a profession rather then just a hobby. But the thing I'm worried about is are those 15 players also gonna be able to play 15s which is the end goal in my eyes cause if not that's half our backline gone. And id like to know if Chris Wyles, Takudzwa Ngwenya, Todd Clever, and Paul Emerick(who i think is **** btw) who all have played in the 7s series is in that 15 or are those who are already signed not gonna be in the 7s series at all?

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From a New Zealand perspective a number of players have emerged from the sevens circuit to be star players at Provincial, S14, and All Black levels. Dagg from the Bay for example. Our tendency is for sevens to be second in importance to S14 but note that changed when there was medals at stake in the Commonwealth games.

Figure the U.S and others can follow a similar approach to building resources over the next few years, which has to be of benefit to rugby in the region. Olympics meaning higher profile for the sport.

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