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Date Posted: 22:30:17 11/27/02 Wed
Author: Rhys.
Subject: Read This !!!!
In reply to: 's message, "In reply to the previous message 'Youth'" on 20:17:43 11/26/02 Tue

Let me ask a question, if we scrap the 2nd Team what will the rest of the senior squad members do when they are not in the 1st team squad?

U are obviously below the age of 21 years or your opinion would be a little pointless.

Yes I agree, the level you play is very high. But how many games at U21 level do you play, and will it fill your season�. Is it fair to say your games are played mid-week?

Lack of opportunity� MMmmm, I know the players that went to play at the Academy, and also know these players did not stick around long enough to make an impression. Remember Divison 1 standards are far higher than U21�s, is it the case you wish to become a �Big fish in a small pond� rather than �A small fish in a large Bedwas pond�.?

Standards cannot be that bad, as demonstrated in Bedwas� defeat over Caerphilly last Wednesday. Yes Cearphilly had U21�s playing as well as first team players, but of the Bedwas players only two of the starting line up included Bedwas first team player�s from the previous week�s first team squad that played Whitland. The remainder of the team started for the 2nd�s away at St Julians.

Remember Bedwas will never become a Cardiff / Llanelli, nor would it wish to be and the area would not be able to supply enough quality players to run two U21�s. Quality is hard enough with one U21 team in the area�.

Bedwas Athletic have regular Saturday fixtures, and as most of the U21�s are registered Bedwas RFC players, there is nothing stopping you playing for Bedwas when the U21�s have no Saturday fixture. This will enable such keen rugby players to have the best of both worlds and be looked at by both parties. Remember, how many U21�s will have the talent to play full premiership rugby at Caerphilly? Answer very few.

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