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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 594068" data-attributes="member: 20605">Wrong, wrong, wrong. Question: What is the difference between the IRFU (as an umbrella organisation) owning its four rugby teams, and 12 private individuals (under the umbrella organisation of the PRL)&nbsp; owning the&nbsp; 12 Aviva Premiership teams, and 14 private individuals (under the umbrella organisation of the LNR) owning the the 14 Top 14 teams?Answer: Absolutely, categorically, NOTHING!!!You have clubs/team, owners and boards of directors for all three. You have player payments for all three. The AP and Top 14 owners put in money to keep their competition and their teams afloat, the WRU, IRFU, SRU and the owners of Zebre and Treviso put money in too. The internal structures might be different in the minor details, but they are essentially organised the same may, and the result is the same. NONE of the Rugby competitions are self sustaining, otherwise the club owners and the RFU/FFR would not have to keep handing out Â£Â£Â£Â£ and €€€€</blockquote>

[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 594068, member: 20605"] Wrong, wrong, wrong. Question: What is the difference between the IRFU (as an umbrella organisation) owning its four rugby teams, and 12 private individuals (under the umbrella organisation of the PRL) owning the 12 Aviva Premiership teams, and 14 private individuals (under the umbrella organisation of the LNR) owning the the 14 Top 14 teams? Answer: Absolutely, categorically, NOTHING!!! You have clubs/team, owners and boards of directors for all three. You have player payments for all three. The AP and Top 14 owners put in money to keep their competition and their teams afloat, the WRU, IRFU, SRU and the owners of Zebre and Treviso put money in too. The internal structures might be different in the minor details, but they are essentially organised the same may, and the result is the same. NONE of the Rugby competitions are self sustaining, otherwise the club owners and the RFU/FFR would not have to keep handing out Â£Â£Â£Â£ and €€€€ [/QUOTE]

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