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In an ideal world maybe...

OK its a bit of fun bur Alex Shaw really knows his stuff about junior rugby and has an eye for promising up and coming talent.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/the-2019 ... demy-draft

If anything makes me thankful that we don't have academy drafts.

In a league with no promotion/relegation it would make sense as a tool to keep teams balanced and add a bit of excitment...

Another good reason to keep promotion and relegation then

I should bookmark this article and keep it for four years down the line as I think the main thing this would show is that you're really guessing when it comes to assessing player talent at this age. If there was an actual draft, I don't think anyone would take tighthead props in the first round, as its a lottery as to which ones develop and which ones don't. People would focus on half-backs and wings imo.

Still, fun look at the up and coming academy players.

Tigersman wrote:If anything makes me thankful that we don't have academy drafts.

After the Giants performance last night I’m glad there is no draft. Goodness knows what Bedford would do - probably a combo comprising of Charlie Mathews, PDJ and Hugo Ellis.