If the Heinekin Cup ends should the English/French club players be ineligable for International rugby?

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Here's the deal. French and English clubs have a new television deal, with lots of cash. It allows them to separate from the existing tournament when it ends early next year. However, multinational rugby tournaments are governed by the IRB and the nations involved are less than supportive of the clubs moves. If the English/French clubs thumb their collective noses at the IRB one option is to remove the rights of players, playing for those clubs, to be involved in 6 nations and world cup.

mystiroakey wrote:surely the only success we should ever attribute to a sport is more players playing - the better!

Nothing else matters really (And  it certainly doesn't matter what nation they are from)

sadly your love for rugby is confined to you love for your teams and only your teams!

Please stop categorising me based on what you imagine me to believe. You have no clue what I love or not.

I do not agree that playing numbers equates to sucess. Why should it? Thats a very corporate philosophy. I think it is much more important to maintain a philosophy that sport should be all inclusive and invite anyone to play.

"I do not agree that playing numbers equates to sucess. Why should it? Thats a very corporate philosophy"

You really surprised me with that comment. I am shocked as to how back to front you have got this tbh!

"I think it is much more important to maintain a philosophy that sport should be all inclusive and invite anyone to play."


which is 100% footballs philosophy and 100% not rugby's

Ok. Lunch time. Dont take things so personally Mystiroakey. Its just a forum. Will cross paths again.

I think i have o give this place a break , It's too heated at the moment.


Yes they will cross again no doubts.