by Paul Cook - If there’s one thing this year’s Buildcorp NRC has shown us, it’s that the gap between Super Rugby contracted players and non-contracted players has narrowed to the point where you could even cast an inquisitive glance at the talent identification programs currently in place in Australian rugby. Far be it for me to question professional coaches and/or scouts who have forgotten more about the game than I’ll ever know, but when you see sides chock-full of Rebels, Reds and Brumbies respectively, not just losing but getting towelled up to the tune of 50-60pts, by teams with a mere smattering of Super Rugby experience by comparison, you do wonder if some of those contracts were mailed to the wrong addresses. But the accurate or inaccurate promotion of players from the non-professional ranks to the potential big time is not limited to the NRC. When you watch as much Shute Shield rugby as I try to do every season, there is often a few names on the end of season list