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Article: Scots pro teams need Magners League revamp, says McKie
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- December 4, 2007
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THE Scottish Rugby Union has been culpable in devaluing the
Magners League, but chief executive Gordon McKie insisted yesterday
that he would stop internationalists being withdrawn from league
matches if the format was revised.
McKie has been highly critical of the scheduling of the Celtic
competition over the past few months, and has been pushing his Irish
and Welsh counterparts to introduce play-offs at the end of the
season in a bid to stimulate broadcasting and sponsor interest in
the competition. There remains reluctance to add more games to the
season, however, and even speculation that the Irish provinces would
consider joining the EDF Trophy before expanding the Magners League.
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