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<blockquote data-quote="Leinster Fan" data-source="post: 979286" data-attributes="member: 76349"><p>The idea of forcing say 16 year olds to remain committed to their employer for almost 20 years seems pretty f***ed up to me in all honesty. Not to mention that in a lot of cases these players are developed by clubs and the national union can hardly claim credit, and said clubs are hardly going to be on board with lumping any aspiring young players with a potential debt down the line. And at what point do you decide which country developed you? AJ McGinty played all his rugby in Ireland (and was never anything even resembling exceptional) and then he went to college in the US and improved massively eventually becoming an international there but also reaching a standard where he was a viable premiership outhalf. Who deserves credit for that? Us or them? Or does this system start the instant a player first touches the a rugby ball for the minis at the age of 5? </p><p></p><p>Anyway, what's to stop the union of whatever country the player does pay for footing the bill? I'd imagine the IRFU would just put in every contract they offer someone a 'we'll pay your fees in the event you play for us clause' and whole thing is pointless. </p><p></p><p>I'd imagine the whole concept is probably not legally enforceable either, but I'll freely admit that there are plenty of other on here more qualified to comment on that side of things than I am.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leinster Fan, post: 979286, member: 76349"] The idea of forcing say 16 year olds to remain committed to their employer for almost 20 years seems pretty f***ed up to me in all honesty. Not to mention that in a lot of cases these players are developed by clubs and the national union can hardly claim credit, and said clubs are hardly going to be on board with lumping any aspiring young players with a potential debt down the line. And at what point do you decide which country developed you? AJ McGinty played all his rugby in Ireland (and was never anything even resembling exceptional) and then he went to college in the US and improved massively eventually becoming an international there but also reaching a standard where he was a viable premiership outhalf. Who deserves credit for that? Us or them? Or does this system start the instant a player first touches the a rugby ball for the minis at the age of 5? Anyway, what's to stop the union of whatever country the player does pay for footing the bill? I'd imagine the IRFU would just put in every contract they offer someone a 'we'll pay your fees in the event you play for us clause' and whole thing is pointless. I'd imagine the whole concept is probably not legally enforceable either, but I'll freely admit that there are plenty of other on here more qualified to comment on that side of things than I am. [/QUOTE]
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