i must admit that i used to miss the festive games when we 1st went to summer rugby but not anymore, the craven park friendly a few years ago made me wonder how we did it for all those years, i still get my winter rugby by watching my son play and they often provide better entertainment than the pro's
. i have never really been too bothered about friendlies ( glorified training sessions). i think if your going to play rugby there may aswell be something riding on it, i would get rid of the friendlies and replace them with the county cups.