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Author Topic: O/t: Life of a journeyman rugby player  (Read 219 times)

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Re: O/t: Life of a journeyman rugby player
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 28-Apr-2020, 09:19* »
It was one of my first lockdown reads, really interesting insight into the edges of professional rugby. A few ex-Quins even pop up from time to time!

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Re: O/t: Life of a journeyman rugby player
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 28-Apr-2020, 09:43* »
“After a player has been at a club for over five or six years, what if a club could then offset a big percentage of his salary off the salary cap? It would discourage the mercenary approach and make those guys an asset to the club, rather than people thinking: ‘I could get five academy players for him.’ Maybe it would encourage a mindset of clubs nurturing players rather than using them up.”

Hmmmm that could go either way I reckon..

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Re: O/t: Life of a journeyman rugby player
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 28-Apr-2020, 10:26* »
“After a player has been at a club for over five or six years, what if a club could then offset a big percentage of his salary off the salary cap? It would discourage the mercenary approach and make those guys an asset to the club, rather than people thinking: ‘I could get five academy players for him.’ Maybe it would encourage a mindset of clubs nurturing players rather than using them up.”

Hmmmm that could go either way I reckon..

I could see a few clubs with wealthy backers abusing that.

 

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