WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
That’s a good point. I guess I was purely looking at it from a U20s RWC downwards view but they definitely benefit from playing open age more than purely in their bracket.
There is a small recruitment aspect it can benefit as you can put a young kid from QLD straight into a Reds uniform instead of saying go play club and we’ll see how you go. There was a lot of appeal of the NRL 20s was these boys getting the gear and into the facilities
Why not go with U23s? It's actually similar to the system used by the likes of American Football which is College Football were the vast majority of the talent are U23. NSW and QLD could run two teams with the Brumbies, Melbourne and the Force one a piece. Get Fiji involved run it alongside Super Rugby home and away for 14 games.
Once the age out they can go play Club Rugby where a hybrid NRC featuring the Top 3 from Sydney and Brisbane qualify plus a rep squad from each alongside the winner of the JiD and a rep squad from Canberra, Melbourne and Perth will be held in the Sept-December window.