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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Olyy" data-source="post: 1135202" data-attributes="member: 34990"><p>Does feel like the floodgates have opened a bit - it used to be very rare for players to go to France, like one or two a season at most (Shaw, Wilko, Sheridan etc)</p><p></p><p>There's definitely a lot more money in France and Japan than the Prem</p><p>I think French clubs are more open to English players these days. All Blacks/Springboks/Wallabies that you'd usually expect to go to France on big bucks are opting for Japan instead meaning the Prem is getting scouted more than before (i.e. if de Jager, Mostert and PSDT were on the market would Ribbans be getting the big money move?)</p><p>Season after a RWC is the best time to go if you still have international ambitions, too</p><p></p><p>Chiefs, I don't think, would've lost as many players if the salary cap wasn't reduced (which is why they're the only non billionaire backed club that's pushing for it to go back up). They ran into an unfortunate situation where a lot of their biggest earners were out of contract at the same time, so they couldn't afford to offer them all competitive deals</p><p></p><p>I wonder if the national side being in such a slump ATM plays a part too. Obviously players will want to be playing for their country regardless but it's easier to walk away if you're being ripped apart by every two bit journo with a twitter account all season long</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Olyy, post: 1135202, member: 34990"] Does feel like the floodgates have opened a bit - it used to be very rare for players to go to France, like one or two a season at most (Shaw, Wilko, Sheridan etc) There's definitely a lot more money in France and Japan than the Prem I think French clubs are more open to English players these days. All Blacks/Springboks/Wallabies that you'd usually expect to go to France on big bucks are opting for Japan instead meaning the Prem is getting scouted more than before (i.e. if de Jager, Mostert and PSDT were on the market would Ribbans be getting the big money move?) Season after a RWC is the best time to go if you still have international ambitions, too Chiefs, I don't think, would've lost as many players if the salary cap wasn't reduced (which is why they're the only non billionaire backed club that's pushing for it to go back up). They ran into an unfortunate situation where a lot of their biggest earners were out of contract at the same time, so they couldn't afford to offer them all competitive deals I wonder if the national side being in such a slump ATM plays a part too. Obviously players will want to be playing for their country regardless but it's easier to walk away if you're being ripped apart by every two bit journo with a twitter account all season long [/QUOTE]
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