Cardiff Blues coach Dai Young tells Simon Thomas of the Western Mail that Europe is no level playing field.
"This is not an excuse, this is a fact,” Young said. “When you look at the teams that are more likely to go through in the Heineken Cup, none of the four Welsh regions get anywhere near their budgets. We are not competing on a level playing field and we are operating with half of their budget.
“How can we compete with the budgets of Toulon and Toulouse? We are just lucky to be on the same field as them.“We have not got the restrictions they have got,” he said. “How many Frenchman are playing for Toulouse at the moment?
“The charter and the participation agreement and the restrictions on foreign players at the regions are done for the good of Welsh rugby. We are broadening the player base in Wales with only having six overseas players. Nobody is suggesting we should have more than six and I think it is the best for Wales."
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