This shows that the WRU are unsettled by the Crusaders!

the WRU re organised with the idea of strengthening the national side. At one time Wales had many club sides of note (Cardiff / Swansea / Aberavon/Bridgend/Neath/Ebbw Vale/LLanelli/Pontpool /Tredegar etc) who were virtually all welsh players. Now they have 4 sides each with several overseas players. Yet there are 60K players of all ages in Wales. There is a huge rugby talent pool and for every one RL player cherry picked by the WRU ther will be dozens of young welsh players who will give RL a go...and find they like it.

The franchise means the Crusaders are there for at least 3 years and the WRU hate that...tough.

Quote ="Judder Man"According to the sporting media in Wales, Celtic Crusaders won,t be allowed to progress with local rugby talent. There is a threat that any good developing players will be bought up and end up playing Union. Will Lewis take note or just create "spin" that we have a foothold in Wales.'" The WRU must have some money if they're going to 'buy up' any talented youngsters that Crusaders look at. Wales has 28,702 pre-teen male players; 21,371 teen male players; 19,000 senior male players (thanks wiki). That is a lot of players to keep tabs on don't you agree. www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/rug ... -20782237/ This seems to suggest differently.

Quote ="Judder Man"According to the sporting media in Wales, Celtic Crusaders won,t be allowed to progress with local rugby talent. There is a threat that any good developing players will be bought up and end up playing Union. Will Lewis take note or just create "spin" that we have a foothold in Wales.'" The WRU must have some money if they're going to 'buy up' any talented youngsters that Crusaders look at. Wales has 28,702 pre-teen male players; 21,371 teen male players; 19,000 senior male players (thanks wiki). That is a lot of players to keep tabs on don't you agree. www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/rug ... -20782237/ This seems to suggest differently.

I don't think he has thought it through either to be fair.

If I was a youngster contemplating playing RL down here and read that I would think you had less chance of being outcast by RU and be encouraged to play the game more.

Well he is Welsh

Is he?

...

I wonder if Crucru has a welsh accent...

from now on i'm going to imagine all his posts being read in a welsh accent





...sorry

Imagine that, someone sounding like the rest of the people from that area.



I actually sound Spanish but it is a bit forced.

I sound like Manuel off Faulty Towers.

I stand corrected



1 nil to you

The score must be in to treble figures by now between us too.

I'm way ahead though, no doubt about that.

Dont get giddy

I served all the Celtic fans last night on the way back!
The bloke was being a bit aggressive though so I asked them both to leave

I thought it was myself, need to pull the monkey out ya 'arris mayte


I'm certainly not against Celtic so you've got bigger fish to shoot down, off ya go

I type with a smile on my face so don't take the posts as having a pop.

Even the ones having a dig at us make me laugh too.

Why is he a ? He's just saying it as how it is, you just don't want to hear it.

Welsh RU filling there pant's ...slowly.

he's worried




if i was the RFL or welshRL i'd stick another welsh team into championship1* sharpish



* the next welsh team has to be 100% welsh player based....or at least stick to the same quota rules as the rest of us in the championship

[iThere's so much money in the union game that their players may be targeted in the future. [/i

I stopped reading after that! Clearly hasn't got a clue! Nice to see RU cacking it at the thought of RL developing the best players in Wales though!

Not one mention of Union providing a better playing experience should a young Crusaders player switch codes, just money! How sad.
It can't buy you love!

"It has probably taken over rugby league as a professional sport"

Not if yesterday's England v Italy game is anything to go by!



Half of 'em look as if they should be playing for the thirds in a local park.

Don't blame you – so much money in the game that they can't support more than four professional teams: hence Celtic Warriors being disbanded by WRU, and Samuels' desire to form a professinal RL team. rofl

Quote ="Barnacle Bill""It has probably taken over rugby league as a professional sport" Not if yesterday's England v Italy game is anything to go by! Half of 'em look as if they should be playing for the thirds in a local park.'" Tell me about it, have a look at this. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7877034.stm The best bit is when Guscott says 'you don't even see that in schoolboy rugby'.

Quote ="Barnacle Bill""It has probably taken over rugby league as a professional sport" Not if yesterday's England v Italy game is anything to go by! Half of 'em look as if they should be playing for the thirds in a local park.'" Tell me about it, have a look at this. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7877034.stm The best bit is when Guscott says 'you don't even see that in schoolboy rugby'.

Whilst it is a bitter pill to swallow for chip on shoulder rugby league fans, Rugby Union HAS surpassed rugby league as a professional sport.

By the way, the England team at the rugby league world cup, probably wouldnt have made the third team on a local park.

I'm all ears.

Please do explain!

We could be in Titan territory here.

The floor is all yours.