The Whisperer
Darby Loudon (17)
This is more what I meant, at the start of the year.Yeah, I mostly prefer those guys play for their club sides in season, and a lot of them will be off with the under 20s throughout the year.
That said, there is a bit of a window early in the season before club rugby starts up for academy matches amongst the super sides. It's been a bit ad hoc recently, but hopefully it gets formalized into more of a consistent competition.
you look at French academies and how much rugby they play. Then by the time they’re ready to be called up, they’ve played a heap in the system.