Going abroad won’t make players better

JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

I really am getting fed up with the constant call from players wanting to have their cake and eat it by calling for a change in the overseas players selection policy, as if that will suddenly make everything that’s wrong in the game right.
Yes, for those lucky enough to get offered a contract in France or Japan it will almost certainly guarantee a level of job security that unfortunately the Premiership no longer appears to be able to offer. However, the idea that playing abroad and earning more money will automatically make players better and imp...

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