Gerrymandering

[backrowbandit]

Who has been poaching already?

A local N2 club currently without a 2nd team but who said they want 2nd teams allowed in the leagues.
The club is at serious risk of ending up in the relegation play offs

Is it poaching or recruiting though?
Surely it's good thing that your players go up the league to play a higher level?

We all know that since covid there isn't near enough players to go around

But they are playing for a higher placed clubs 2nd team at a lower level, they are not progressing.

It's pointless and will lead to the loss of some clubs unless it is very carefully monitored.

[Differ Lid]

If a club is changing how it's approaching players based on its 2s playing in Yorkshire 1 or 2 then it's not right, targeting first team squad players in the normal way would be expected.

Would be very hard to monitor though. Can't imagine many players are leaving a club with the view of playing 2nd XV rugby for a Nat 2 side

[avinastella]

Money to play 2's - insanity!

They openly admitted to it on the zoom meeting 18 months ago

[bobtheguilder]

Players have always moved clubs, either to challenge themselves at a higher level, because a club has more attractive facilities (gyms, physios better coaching) or Money. The money trail for clubs lasts as long as the 'sugar daddy' is around. The leagues are littered with once mighty clubs where the cash ran out.

Well run clubs that have medium and long-term plans will survive.