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<blockquote data-quote="How bad boy" data-source="post: 7096010" data-attributes="member: 3028"><p>Can anyone else fathom what the fuck the IRFU is playing at with this mini tour of South Africa?</p><p></p><p>The more I think about it, the dumber it seems. It's highly disruptive to the Irish provinces, making them less likely to be in the final running at the end of the season, risking Champions Cup qualification.</p><p></p><p>They're playing against opposition that will be worse than URC standards.</p><p></p><p>None of the frontline players are expected to go.</p><p></p><p>So what will it achieve? At best, it might show that some players cope better with being thrown into a random team at short notice than others. Certainly playing against 3rd rate teams won't tell you a damned thing about how ready those players are for international competition.</p><p></p><p>I'd expect it to heavily impact on Munster and Ulster, probably not so much Leinster because they have so many first choice players. </p><p></p><p>Maybe giving a few of those players a run out against New Zealand or during critical 6 nations games might have been an idea instead?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="How bad boy, post: 7096010, member: 3028"] Can anyone else fathom what the fuck the IRFU is playing at with this mini tour of South Africa? The more I think about it, the dumber it seems. It's highly disruptive to the Irish provinces, making them less likely to be in the final running at the end of the season, risking Champions Cup qualification. They're playing against opposition that will be worse than URC standards. None of the frontline players are expected to go. So what will it achieve? At best, it might show that some players cope better with being thrown into a random team at short notice than others. Certainly playing against 3rd rate teams won't tell you a damned thing about how ready those players are for international competition. I'd expect it to heavily impact on Munster and Ulster, probably not so much Leinster because they have so many first choice players. Maybe giving a few of those players a run out against New Zealand or during critical 6 nations games might have been an idea instead? [/QUOTE]
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