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25 May 2007

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perfectly said...of course one could add that the Canadians have helped themselves by going out and getting the funding rather than complaining about it.....also, the IRB HP grants have gone to USARFU not directly to the players.

Comparing the Eagles team vs. professional nations and the old US Olympic athletes vs the Soviet atheletes doesn't quite work in my mind. As it is like comparing apples and oranges.... Single athletes can pratice their sport by themselves, while a rugby team has to practice together to get any sort of continuity, timing, communication, and team identity. So while they have the same issue of having to support themselves while they train, like the Olympians, they have a much bigger stumbling block. Getting the team together is the main issue. The Eagles get assemblies that are much shorter and much less frequent than the Tier 1 nations..... So unless you were refering to Olympic team sports you aren't looking at a similar issue. And from what I remember about the US Olympic teams sports didn't fare all that well against the Soviets except the "Miracle" hockey win. (But, that was immediately following a super long and intensive assembly)(Dream Team excluded because of their pro status and the decline of the USSR by the time the US pro started playing) The US doesn't have inferior athletes, they have an inferior team because of a lack time working together and establishing a true team...

Ouch, you're harsh but I don't have a riposte!

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