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<blockquote data-quote="DonBilly" data-source="post: 103545">Well its not really the &quot;traditional break time&quot; when in June? Thats when the Summer Tests are held!They still have to play a solid season of rugby and then a lot more rugby down in Argentina anyway entertaining a touring northern or southern hemisphere side. Sooo, it doesn&#039;t make a bit of difference.[/b]</blockquote>Well this is the issue actually and that&#039;s why I said that Arentina joining the 3N is meaningful if together with this two new Super Rugby franchises are created in Argentina. Let&#039;s look to the Calendar, many of the Pumas play in France where the regular club Rugby season ends mid-June. After that there are the June tests, after that there would be the quadri-nations which would end early September. These players will need some rest before starting again with their clubs. The French Rugby Player Union has obtained 8 weeks interruption so these players would be back for early November just in time for the Autumn tours... This means that these players could play again for their club late November or early December. I doubt these Pumas will be able to pursue very long their career in European clubs.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="DonBilly, post: 103545"] Well its not really the "traditional break time" when in June? Thats when the Summer Tests are held! They still have to play a solid season of rugby and then a lot more rugby down in Argentina anyway entertaining a touring northern or southern hemisphere side. Sooo, it doesn't make a bit of difference. [/b][/quote] Well this is the issue actually and that's why I said that Arentina joining the 3N is meaningful if together with this two new Super Rugby franchises are created in Argentina. Let's look to the Calendar, many of the Pumas play in France where the regular club Rugby season ends mid-June. After that there are the June tests, after that there would be the quadri-nations which would end early September. These players will need some rest before starting again with their clubs. The French Rugby Player Union has obtained 8 weeks interruption so these players would be back for early November just in time for the Autumn tours... This means that these players could play again for their club late November or early December. I doubt these Pumas will be able to pursue very long their career in European clubs. [/QUOTE]

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