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<blockquote data-quote="Brigantine" data-source="post: 819756" data-attributes="member: 73940"><p>Hmm... Is that just inherent, or is that something that kind of got nudged into being that way by the politics? An accidental feedback loop divvying up positions for aspiring pro players to choose.</p><p>IF a team started out at say U16 level (not sure who they'd vs), would you still only find half the positions?</p><p></p><p>Is there a particular culture that's more significant or over-represented in rugby relative to the others? I.e. could you form a team around one distinct community. You would need to tap into a sense of group pride somehow to get a team like this to work. And yeah, a catch-all group of 'quota players' would be a bad start.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps it quite a meta-level difference in the requirements in each country. In NZ, there was something that needed to be built up. In SA, there's just a vague negative space that needs to be broken down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brigantine, post: 819756, member: 73940"] Hmm... Is that just inherent, or is that something that kind of got nudged into being that way by the politics? An accidental feedback loop divvying up positions for aspiring pro players to choose. IF a team started out at say U16 level (not sure who they'd vs), would you still only find half the positions? Is there a particular culture that's more significant or over-represented in rugby relative to the others? I.e. could you form a team around one distinct community. You would need to tap into a sense of group pride somehow to get a team like this to work. And yeah, a catch-all group of 'quota players' would be a bad start. Perhaps it quite a meta-level difference in the requirements in each country. In NZ, there was something that needed to be built up. In SA, there's just a vague negative space that needs to be broken down. [/QUOTE]
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