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Tony Clifton
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Llandovery look a very well drilled team this year. Think the academy boys will benefit being in that environment.
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GPR - Rochester
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Good point Reesy.
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Tov
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The way I see this is that the Premiership is not of a high enough standard to develop players for the professional game and the plan is to put together a programme for Llanelli to play development sides (e.g. English academies) of a much higher standard. These players won't go to play for Llandovery or Carmarthen as it would defeat the purpose. In fact I can see the side taking players, that have potential, from those 2 clubs.
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Seagultaf
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If Welsh Rugby is serious about promoting a regional identity and broader fan base, then I completely agree. 4 regions each with two Premiership feeder clubs, dual contracted players, shared coaching etc., could really transform the long term prospects if regional rugby.
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Willy
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Guys this is seen outside your world as nothing but politics of the worse kind
As the packing of the Scarlet players against Ponty a while back Llanelli are bottom of a league which they consider lacks a high enough standard Carmarthen and Llandovery top the table If Llanelli were relegated and no longer a premiership team they are not eligible as a Scarlet choice Hence the obfuscation Not sure what the Dragons or Cardiff do in terms of affiliation with local teams as there is little evidence of previously doing so However As a lifetime supporter of the Whites , now an Osprey supporter my wish would be for Bridgend first then Aberavon or Neath if they get promoted to be chosen Scarlets should revert to Llanelli and choose their feeder club/s from their Region
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Wil Chips
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Carmarthen top of the table?
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RR1972
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Wasp
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You're welcome to your opinion, of course, but I don't think there's anything apart from speculation there.
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We're still still here, but I wish we were in an Anglo-Welsh
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Wasp
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The Scarlets don't pay for Quins or Llandovery, they are self funded through sponsorship, gate money and WRU grant. They do loan them players for free, which is presumably mutually beneficial. The Scarlets do/ did pay for Llanelli RFC.
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We're still still here, but I wish we were in an Anglo-Welsh
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Wasp
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I think it will be a bit of both, if it all comes off
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We're still still here, but I wish we were in an Anglo-Welsh
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RR1972
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Edited by RR1972 - 30 March 2023 at 9:18pm |
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Wasp
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£50k from the WRU doesn’t go far. And it was costing £100k a season from the scarlets, but still wasn’t working
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We're still still here, but I wish we were in an Anglo-Welsh
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Edited by RR1972 - 30 March 2023 at 9:38pm |
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2ndtimeround
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Just a thought, but if the region is to provide 2 teams for an elite league from this area, then why not the Drovers as Scarlets north, plus the Quinn’s as Scarlets south, with Llanelli RFC becoming purely the Academy developing players up to a set age, for all 3 teams, playing against similar academies from other regions, Ireland and England.
We need much stronger development pathways and an academy set up properly could even engage with the other community clubs in the region to help developing Junior rugby. Why do one of the regions Elite clubs need to be based in the same place as the Regional team. If we are to be viewed as a genuine region then surely the 2 elite feeder teams need to be spread around that region.
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hoppy
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If their is one feeder club chosen for this top 8 place should be Llandovery they have been in the Premiership since it started
If the RFC had carried on next season would have cost 250k to run them
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