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<blockquote data-quote="An Tarbh" data-source="post: 251659"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bernard @ Mar 16 2009, 06:00 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=384986" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Fair enough mate <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" /> </p><p></p><p>And french championship players are better paid than british players , to be fair ! But definitly i think there is a problem in France that stops the french team to be more relax and to be able to prepare a world campaign in a more comfortable way . British have less problems about that . Does not mean that it is heaven here in UK <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>You are right. I don't think the "player burnout" problem is as bad in the UK as it is in France. Clubs in both the Guiness Premiership and Magners Leagues have for better or for worse made arrangements with their Unions on player release and resting. I have honestly no idea how bad it is in France but I do know that you guys play much more games.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>will reply to you more deeply this evening but you have to know , for example , that all french championship players have played the weekend before the France-wales match (for some guys they played the sunday before the friday evening ...toulouse players for example that are quite a lot in the french team <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ). i know that british players have not played this weekend . French championship continue as normal during the 6th nations . it is just one example but it is not the only one .</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>well this is only the first year that English players have been rested during the 6 Nations, time for the French to follow suit if they can get an agreement with the clubs</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="An Tarbh, post: 251659"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bernard @ Mar 16 2009, 06:00 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=384986']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Fair enough mate :P And french championship players are better paid than british players , to be fair ! But definitly i think there is a problem in France that stops the french team to be more relax and to be able to prepare a world campaign in a more comfortable way . British have less problems about that . Does not mean that it is heaven here in UK ;) [/b][/quote] You are right. I don't think the "player burnout" problem is as bad in the UK as it is in France. Clubs in both the Guiness Premiership and Magners Leagues have for better or for worse made arrangements with their Unions on player release and resting. I have honestly no idea how bad it is in France but I do know that you guys play much more games. [/b][/quote] will reply to you more deeply this evening but you have to know , for example , that all french championship players have played the weekend before the France-wales match (for some guys they played the sunday before the friday evening ...toulouse players for example that are quite a lot in the french team ;) ). i know that british players have not played this weekend . French championship continue as normal during the 6th nations . it is just one example but it is not the only one . [/b][/quote] well this is only the first year that English players have been rested during the 6 Nations, time for the French to follow suit if they can get an agreement with the clubs [/QUOTE]
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