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Greetings all posters.
I trust you and your Families are all well.

In the light of the possibility of no Rugby at Nat 2 level until the New year may I pose the question of if we did start as normal, who do you think will do well as we now no the compositions of Nat 2s and 2n.

I am delighted personally that Leicester saw enough of us down South to stay with us , and they were a credit to our league last Season. Welcome Hinkley too whom I guess they had no option once Lions stayed South.

So I will start the ball rolling for 2 s top 5 Redruth, Henley, Esher, Lions, Worthing. in no particular order.

Stay well all at least we have golf Yipeeeee

Greetings Halliford you can still move fast enough to dodge missile. I am impressed!!!!!.
I take your point about restructured leagues , Heaven help splitting the 2 South, where will we all the fun go for great weekends away. I appreciate all the cost implication and potential. !!! I assume you have knowledge of Esher being in SW ?
However please stick to the Brief dear boy
Chin Chin

Hey I do not do predictions, I just run the prediction league.

Squeeky wrote: Esher seem intent on getting back to Nat 1 and have made a few decent signings https://www.esherrugby.com/news-blog/winterbottom-stengthens-esher-squad-with-focus-on-top-three-sides.html The Old Elthamians senior academy scholarship at St Mary’s Uni Has fallen through and they’ve have signed Ciaran McGann from that fallout. A very strong centre.  Old Albanians look intent on making a push for honours this season. I believe they’ve signed Andrew Nurse who was outstanding last season at full back for Cardiff Met in the Super BUCS.  Be interesting to see how Rochford Hundred and Guernsey fare as they were both streets ahead of the rest in the L&SE Premier last season and that’s assuming that Guernsey get to play in this league?  The financial fallout from COVID will have a huge influence on league positions for this coming season.

I thought Wimbledon were pushing Guernsey/Rochford very hard with the rest of the league trailing miles behind.

Does this make them strong or was the rest of the league weak or were they just better at winning close games?

Camquin wrote: While SW would include Redruth, Banstaple, Clifton, Dings and Henly - who would join them from L&SE - we need three more. Guernsey could if there were flights to Southampton instead of Gatwick. But then which of Worthing, Esher, Barnes, Old Albanians, Leicester, Hinkley? Only Bury St Edmunds, Westcliff, Rochford and Caterbury are definitively East in my view. An alternative would be a single round robin with everyone playing everyone else either home or away - but not both.  I know that this gives some teams one more home game than others but needs must.

Old Hooker wrote: You bet Sidelined, some great weekends away

Personally, I would rather see a half season based on playing 15 games either home or away with a 16th fixture against your local rivals to balance the home/away.

I would also suggest only 2 be relegated at the end of the season and 1 going up - I.e. Removing play-offs for this season.

starting 1st week in January finishing last week in April - removing the free weeks.

The smoke signals suggest that the reorganisation for 21/22 is still going to happen. 14 teams at National 1 and 42 in 3 Leagues at National 2.

Camquin wrote: So unless there are changes in the Championship that would be 4 down 2 up from Nat 1. And no relegation from Nat 2 and eight promoted from Level 5 (2 per league). The question is what will they do at levels 5-10?

I may be wrong - I hope I am - but the longer the time before we restart PROPER rugby then the higher the chance of some clubs going to the wall.

Mark W-J wrote: Halliford wrote: Golf! I've really been enjoying walking in Home Park at Hampton Court without having to dodge the ill-aimed missiles!! Unnecessary travel!  What's wrong with the American Golf opposite the dump?