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B&I Cup Final Newcastle Falcons vs Leinster
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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 570080" data-attributes="member: 13611"><p>While it would be nice to see Leinster win the tournament, it's pretty insignificant when compares to player development. Hopefully four or five of this line up can push on and become regular players in the top XXIII squads next season.</p><p></p><p>I really think the B&I Cup is becoming a waste of time. There's still no sponsor, poor attendances, no TV coverage and judging from Newcastle's selection for the final, the Championship clubs don't care about it either. From an Irish perspective, if the A provincial teams are only facing second string English Championship sides, now does that help development? </p><p></p><p>I'd propose two alternative proposals (probably unrealistic) for the Irish provinces:</p><p>1. A home and away league with the Scottish regions and games to be played on the same weekend as corresponding Pro 12 fixtures. On Heineken Cup weekends they play challenge matches against teams from developing nations (such as Enisey-STM from Russia).</p><p>2. Try gain entry to the Aviva A League.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 570080, member: 13611"] While it would be nice to see Leinster win the tournament, it's pretty insignificant when compares to player development. Hopefully four or five of this line up can push on and become regular players in the top XXIII squads next season. I really think the B&I Cup is becoming a waste of time. There's still no sponsor, poor attendances, no TV coverage and judging from Newcastle's selection for the final, the Championship clubs don't care about it either. From an Irish perspective, if the A provincial teams are only facing second string English Championship sides, now does that help development? I'd propose two alternative proposals (probably unrealistic) for the Irish provinces: 1. A home and away league with the Scottish regions and games to be played on the same weekend as corresponding Pro 12 fixtures. On Heineken Cup weekends they play challenge matches against teams from developing nations (such as Enisey-STM from Russia). 2. Try gain entry to the Aviva A League. [/QUOTE]
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