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Which only brings them somewhere close to a level playing field with ireland/Japan/Argentina/Scotland etc! I don't really see that as a significant angle here.
The difference of perspective between Venter and Monye is clear - and pretty much the two extremes from which people will view this. I'm certainly not siding with Venter, and without more transparency it's impossible for anyone to take a clear-minded view, although from the perspective of the other clubs in the league Monye's is by far the more reasonable position...
And there's the relevance the RFU, potentially, willingly taking advantage of what you call.
And what Ugo Monte calls "financial doping". To take advantage of the core of the England team playing and training together week in week out.