O/T-ish - Bristol Helping Attwood with Law Training

[jamestaylor002]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/47806672

I think, with everything that was brought up with Saracens, we are now starting to see the ways in how clubs attract players.

[NellyWellyWaspy]

Training, education, etc, is specifically allowed to be done by the cap rules. Most (if not all) clubs offer to fund students through university, for example. I believe Itoje is either doing that right now, or did.

In my view, this is a perfectly reasonable thing to allow.

[jamestaylor002]

Training, education, etc, is specifically allowed to be done by the cap rules. Most (if not all) clubs offer to fund students through university, for example. I believe Itoje is either doing that right now, or did.

In my view, this is a perfectly reasonable thing to allow.

I agree and can see how my initial comment appears like I am accusing Bristol of doing something untoward. My point really was that these things are now a bit more well known that previously.

[mike909]

No problems with education at all

Very different from "other commercial partnership arrangements"!

I think that anything that helps prepare players for life post rugby is a good thing - its hard enough being made redundant from an "ordinary" job when you have qualifications etc, but having been potentially in a bit of a cocoon in pro sports, it can be very hard to move on

The lucky ones get media roles - but they are quite rare!