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  1. 30-04-06, 09:49 #1
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    Matt Giteau

    Is the Force's multi-million dollar signing of Giteau good for the Game?

    Further Reading:

    http://thewholeforce.com/showthread.php?t=2453
    http://thewholeforce.com/showthread.php?t=2549

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    I think it is good all round, short term, long term, and also selected good - other, it's good for Gits

    The benefit for Australian rugby is that there will be more kids aspiring to be rugby players, which will mean more star players like gits in the future.

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    I think this will hopefully see the end of great players leaving our shores to go to Europe for the superanuation fund. The loss of Matthew Burke, Chris Whittiker etc is a sad inditement on Australian Rugby to say farewell to such great servants to the game. Hopefully this infusion of money will ensure that "older" players can play out their playing days here rather then padding their life after rugby away from home.

    Ok - i know its a long shot, but I can dream

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    I can't see the ARU spending lots of money on the players on their way out of the Wallabies squad. I'm not saying it's right but the retirement plans will be the same. I'd say they're only going to throw the bucks at the young stars who still have many years of international level skills in them.

    Sad really, it would have been great to have the likes of Burke, Kefu, etc stay in Aus.

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    Insightful article from the usually 'Tahs biased Rugbyheaven.com.au

    http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/ar...335612869.html

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    Have a look in the GitsGate thread for more, and a possible photo of the author of the SMH article ..

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