Andy Goode
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But it's more, it used to be more of a pathway to go and play sevens.
And it's very specialised now.
And then they come back into the 15s.
The Kiwis used to do it.
You'd see all the wingers go, oh, he's played New Zealand sevens, now he's playing for the All Blacks.
So it was that pathway.
And now we're seeing, like, because of what De Pont did for...
Hugo Keenan did it, going playing for Ireland, didn't he, as well?
And the Olympics, obviously, a draw.
Who wouldn't want to go to the Olympics?
It's outside of our game.
Look at DuPont now.
He can't walk anywhere.
There we go, Jim.
What else have we got, Andrew?
Well, the Rugby Championship might be expanding in the future.
Might.
Might be.
African Rugby President Mark Alexander has stated that discussions are ongoing around including Japan and Fiji in the Sanzar competitions.
potentially giving them the opportunity of joining the under-20 competitions as well, doing that first to assess logistics and long-term viability.