Just what exactly motivates our schoolboys, colts and junior players who are the future of our professional game? Is it for fun, trophies or just all about getting that all important professional contract? We have an exclusive chat with Jonny McMurtry, a lifelong rugby devotee in Queensland who now does research to ask these questions of our youth and has just completed a study of participants from Super Rugby academies.We examine the implications around his findings and look at the broader challenges the code faces in preparing our juniors for higher honours. Is the winning at all costs attitude in schools hurting player development and enjoyment? Are juniors too prescribed and losing their ability to be creative at senior level?