Quote ="Scanners"How much was paid by the Welsh? There is no mention whatsoever of any money changing hands for the event being taken to Edinburgh, so where do you get the idea of reading between the lines and a decent wedge from?'"
There was talk of £500k over three years but as that is a commercial deal you wouldn't expect it to be online, if Edinburgh won the deal it is fair to deduce they first offered a better deal than Cardiff and then offered a better deal that other interested parties.
Quote ="Scanners"Now what about that upsurge you referred to. Where did it occur and how and what was the logevity of it and the end result?'"
An increase in numbers attending conference games, an increase in numbers wanting to get involved at both playing and administration level and a wider increased recognition of the Scottish national team. The conference have added teams in Ayr and Kirkcaldy and there were close on 3000 kids exposed to the game in their schools.
No links, personal experience combined with speaking to people involved in the game here.
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