Quote: LeythIg "The more clubs adopt this attitude, the closer the championship gets to being a feeder / reserve league.
Yes, we need to attract fans. We need to do our bit to get as much of the local population interested in the sport in some capacity as possible.
But the one thing you absolutely need to play a game of rugby? Players. It's not a lack of fans that's causing concern at the moment, it's lack of players. Clubs are finding that they now need a squad of 30+ players to get through a season. Sometimes a club will get through 40+. You can't do this without developing players yourself. Even if it's taking players that are rejected by clubs between 16-19 and running a reserves, then promoting them to the first team.'"
There is no lack of players , every year the 10 SL clubs will ' induct ' a 100 new players into their academies , every season they will then give 20-30 full time 1 st tean contracts , leaving 70 odd players to find a new club at a lower level
There is a lack of junior players playing the game at amateur level , that is where clubs like Leigh should be concentrating their efforts , to get more kids playing the game at school and local community clubs