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Merging UK sides in world series
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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1096470" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>Mission finally accomplished by the glorious SRU. Similar sized nations like NZ and Ireland can have 7s, but not the birthplace of the sport. Incredibly dishonest move to hide behind the suggestion World Rugby made them do it, when clearly the sleekit SRU will have proposed this in the first place (as per proposal in 2015/16 by Scott Johnson). </p><p></p><p>The Scottish union have been slowly killing the uptake of XVs in their jurisdiction for years so I guess taking the guillotine to 7s and erasing it overnight can be considered a mercy killing by comparison. <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>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.rugbyworld.com/news/great-britain-join-world-sevens-series-144418[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I imagine the Welsh supported it because they are skint and need to cut costs, (no matter how modest) to try and keep their 4 franchises afloat and the Engish supported it as players will be based and trained in England, effectively leading to little more than a rebranded English team. </p><p></p><p>One day I'd like to wake up to news that indicates the SRU actually give a monkey's about the game in the jurisdiction they are custodiers for rather than increasingly destroying pathways for kids with athletic ability to represent their nation at 7s or XVs. </p><p></p><p>Scottish rugby 7s: 1883 to 2022</p><p>RIP</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1096470, member: 74121"] Mission finally accomplished by the glorious SRU. Similar sized nations like NZ and Ireland can have 7s, but not the birthplace of the sport. Incredibly dishonest move to hide behind the suggestion World Rugby made them do it, when clearly the sleekit SRU will have proposed this in the first place (as per proposal in 2015/16 by Scott Johnson). The Scottish union have been slowly killing the uptake of XVs in their jurisdiction for years so I guess taking the guillotine to 7s and erasing it overnight can be considered a mercy killing by comparison. :p [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.rugbyworld.com/news/great-britain-join-world-sevens-series-144418[/URL] I imagine the Welsh supported it because they are skint and need to cut costs, (no matter how modest) to try and keep their 4 franchises afloat and the Engish supported it as players will be based and trained in England, effectively leading to little more than a rebranded English team. One day I'd like to wake up to news that indicates the SRU actually give a monkey's about the game in the jurisdiction they are custodiers for rather than increasingly destroying pathways for kids with athletic ability to represent their nation at 7s or XVs. Scottish rugby 7s: 1883 to 2022 RIP [/QUOTE]
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