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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 645305" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>It is already a feeder for Europe! The thing is they feed on only 2 categories of players from the SH:</p><p></p><p>1. Out top-class world cup winning players that will put bums in the stands.</p><p></p><p>2. Youngsters who could possibly end up representing one of the NH teams due to a long lost grandma that suddenly found her british passport somewhere between her knitting equipment.</p><p></p><p>It leaves us down here with the guys in between. The international fringe players.</p><p></p><p>The thing that we in SA are now focused on is development. And by adding more teams, we have the chance to maybe stem the flow of losing too many players to those money grabbing whores up north...</p><p></p><p>By adding additional team(s), we have a chance to see more guys play, and that will only beneficial to our main goal if it's in place.</p><p></p><p>While I do understand what you are getting at, you have to agree that SA was very hard done by in the past. Remember the whole debacle with the introduction of the ELV's? The changes in the laws that we struggled to adapt with which came so easy for the NZ and Aussie teams as it fitted with their natural playing style...</p><p></p><p>These are all things that counted against us.</p><p></p><p>While you might think that the ERC or Heineken cup is the most superior league in the world, and many people might agree with you, I still see the Super Rugby as the best, and many might agree with me too.</p><p></p><p>It's all a matter of opinion. All I'm saying is that there is way too much pessimism regarding the expansion, yet how can we judge it if it hasn't happened yet or have given us a more evidential statistic for comparison?</p><p></p><p>I say, SA has now been given the chance they have been begging for, it's now up to them to come to the party. If it fails, then the onus will be on SA.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 645305, member: 40658"] It is already a feeder for Europe! The thing is they feed on only 2 categories of players from the SH: 1. Out top-class world cup winning players that will put bums in the stands. 2. Youngsters who could possibly end up representing one of the NH teams due to a long lost grandma that suddenly found her british passport somewhere between her knitting equipment. It leaves us down here with the guys in between. The international fringe players. The thing that we in SA are now focused on is development. And by adding more teams, we have the chance to maybe stem the flow of losing too many players to those money grabbing whores up north... By adding additional team(s), we have a chance to see more guys play, and that will only beneficial to our main goal if it's in place. While I do understand what you are getting at, you have to agree that SA was very hard done by in the past. Remember the whole debacle with the introduction of the ELV's? The changes in the laws that we struggled to adapt with which came so easy for the NZ and Aussie teams as it fitted with their natural playing style... These are all things that counted against us. While you might think that the ERC or Heineken cup is the most superior league in the world, and many people might agree with you, I still see the Super Rugby as the best, and many might agree with me too. It's all a matter of opinion. All I'm saying is that there is way too much pessimism regarding the expansion, yet how can we judge it if it hasn't happened yet or have given us a more evidential statistic for comparison? I say, SA has now been given the chance they have been begging for, it's now up to them to come to the party. If it fails, then the onus will be on SA. [/QUOTE]
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