Springbok Willie le Roux signs with Japanese club sealing Wasps exit

But you’re not wrong when you say the average standard isn’t what it once was, ironically this is driven by the fact that a large number of 2nd and 3rd tier players have already gone abroad (meaning our young players get exposed far earlier than traditionally) and to a lesser extent, we’re not being as exposed to other playing styles (Argentina and SA).

I suspect we’ll end up with a model closer to Aussie’s than South Africa’s but that will still be at the detriment to our domestic game.

Now I warrant there is criticism to be made about Clayton with tactic of going up the guts vs Blues but based on his comments, sounds like that sits with the game drivers rather than gameplan.

Credit to the Blues for weathering the storm in first half and playing very well in the second…Beaudy was frustratingly brilliant. Fact of the matter though is this wasn’t a knockout game for the Chiefs so the Sititi decision is understandable.

You do realise that not all changes work well and some can leave your organisation weakened forever?

Being an AB is different so I appreciate most of us NH folk don't get what they're giving up with a test jersey. They aren't just careers.

I was over there in 2010 during the old Tri-nations. Carter, Conrad Smith, McCaw and Muliaina where coaching school kids in an open session on a day off. It was astonishing how they conducted themselves. Every one of the kids looking up to them.

That's the standard but there is perhaps an argument that their current policy is holding them back?