What a load of nonsense. They tried to give him the job in August but Ellis Park and the backing of the senior players made it impossible.

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Here's the thing. We have belt tightening conversations due to financial worries in both England & Wales. Most seem to be going to France which has the most stable domestic game. But France can't support everyone. I know that certain other unions & domestic leagues are worried that living within their means will lose them players. To an extent, they're right. But again, there are only 14 top flight clubs in France and plenty of good French players. At a certain point the market for professional domestic rugby can't support all the players who want to make more, which will ultimately allow for the necessary belt tightening. Who knows maybe a few more can go to Australia, make Super Rugby not so lopsided towards NZ (really just Blues & Crusaders). At the end of the day, if the revenue isn't there, in Wales or in England, it's not there. England can't support 14 clubs at the top, probably not even 12, should be at 10 with a better TV deal spread between fewer clubs. Who knows maybe Wales should be cut back to 2 like Scotland?

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