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   With no Championship fixtures I was thinking of cups.The FA Cup and FA Women’s Cup playing this weekend.
Rugby League Challenge Cup.
Rugby Union European Cup.

This year April 26th a Saturday is 50 years since Bedford beat Rosslyn Park at Twickenham.
20 years ago we won the Powergen Shield. 
Whilst the RFU cup morphed into Anglo Welsh the Premiership Cup.
The Shield morphed to the British and Irish Cuo.
Do we need a national knockout competition (Championship, National  1 and 2. Some or all clubs 

 in Region 1 level)?

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kempstonblue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List World Cup Winner Joined: 20 Jun 2020 Location: Kempston Status: Offline Points: 546	Post Options Post Reply Quote kempstonblue Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Cups Posted: 2 hours 55 minutes ago at 20:52
	With no Championship fixtures I was thinking of cups. The FA Cup and FA Women’s Cup playing this weekend. Rugby League Challenge Cup. Rugby Union European Cup. This year April 26th a Saturday is 50 years since Bedford beat Rosslyn Park at Twickenham. 20 years ago we won the Powergen Shield. Whilst the RFU cup morphed into Anglo Welsh the Premiership Cup. The Shield morphed to the British and Irish Cuo. Do we need a national knockout competition (Championship, National 1 and 2. Some or all clubs in Region 1 level)?
	The older I get, the more the RFU leave me confused.

greenpower Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List World Cup Winner Joined: 25 Oct 2012 Location: north yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 3408	Post Options Post Reply Quote greenpower Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 hours 15 minutes ago at 21:32
	sadly with the league structure there isnt time for a national cup but i do remember when it was called the pilkington cup when minnows faced giants but not too many giant killings though

tigerburnie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List World Cup Winner Joined: 10 Jun 2012 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 3862	Post Options Post Reply Quote tigerburnie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 1 hour 28 minutes ago at 22:19
	Was the John Player Cup before a ban on advertising for tobacco products.

Camquin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List World Cup Winner Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 11601	Post Options Post Reply Quote Camquin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 58 minutes ago at 22:49
	I think you could fit it in, because we used to. I am assuming the 10 are too precious. So it would look something like this Nat 2 clubs in the first round, which you would want in early September. (20 matches - two teams have byes) Nat 1 clubs would enter the second round in October (18 matches) Championship Clubs would enter in the third round - the round of 32 in November The fourth round in December would be mainly - but not exclusively - Championship clubs The Quarter finals would be in February. Semi-finals over Easter. Final in May What there isn't is a sponsor willing to pay enough to cover travel costs, let alone any match fees or win bonuses. 69 matches, 50 players and coaches per match, £100 match fee, plus travel for the away sides on average You are looking at needing somewhere between, £500k and £1m a season needed n sponsorship. Now, of course, the RFU should be able to find that - but we know they won't.
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