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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 951385" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>The post about academy funding from an Exeter supporter who seemed well informed is going back a few years (maybe as many as 10). IIRC, the RFU paid £250k towards an academy and Exeter were putting in an additional £250k to run it as they wished. I can't see Doncaster being in a position to dip their hands in their pockets on that scale, although if the RFU are funding 100% at the moment, I guess anything would be better than nothing. On reflection, it's a raw deal for any long term Championship club running an academy - academy credits are worthless to them and your chances of keeping any of the top talent you develop are slim.</p><p></p><p>Re: the players' medical bills, I would have no problem with the RFU not putting their hands in their pockets unless they have defaulted on any responsibility to ensure that insurance was being paid, but as things stand, they will shortly be chucking half a million quid or so to an organisation who have shown themselves to be financially (and morally) irresponsible. Any outstanding payments to players should come out of this sum first IMO. My question on the whole player mess would be where are the RPA in all of this? I don't think I've heard them mentioned once in all the articles and forum posts I've read on this subject.</p><p></p><p>[USER=34990]@TRF_Olyy[/USER] good to hear about the approach being taken with Sale FC. It will win more friends than Hartpury's approach and yield greater long term benefits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 951385, member: 58362"] The post about academy funding from an Exeter supporter who seemed well informed is going back a few years (maybe as many as 10). IIRC, the RFU paid £250k towards an academy and Exeter were putting in an additional £250k to run it as they wished. I can't see Doncaster being in a position to dip their hands in their pockets on that scale, although if the RFU are funding 100% at the moment, I guess anything would be better than nothing. On reflection, it's a raw deal for any long term Championship club running an academy - academy credits are worthless to them and your chances of keeping any of the top talent you develop are slim. Re: the players' medical bills, I would have no problem with the RFU not putting their hands in their pockets unless they have defaulted on any responsibility to ensure that insurance was being paid, but as things stand, they will shortly be chucking half a million quid or so to an organisation who have shown themselves to be financially (and morally) irresponsible. Any outstanding payments to players should come out of this sum first IMO. My question on the whole player mess would be where are the RPA in all of this? I don't think I've heard them mentioned once in all the articles and forum posts I've read on this subject. [USER=34990]@TRF_Olyy[/USER] good to hear about the approach being taken with Sale FC. It will win more friends than Hartpury's approach and yield greater long term benefits. [/QUOTE]
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