Scottish Off

That was why I used the Harald link.

From the bit you can see of the TRP story without paying, it came from the same press release.

I will say that last week Andretti racing were buying into Sauber/Alpha Romeo - but this week the deal is off.

I'm intrigued that the TRP piece states their concern about playing possibly at Level 4/5. Two relegations expected?

It does not say will drop at the end of this season.

Just that they face relegation soon and without central funding would not compete at level 3.

I do not know how much it costs to run the RAG, or how that is split between the two clubs.

Gates seem to be dropping at both LS and Richmond - and if costs are high that could be an issue.

Losing two sets of central funding will have hurt.

London Scottish have a better 'ole - the rest of us just need to wait until the bombardment stops

They are looking to hold games versus the likes of Oxford,Cambridge, Army etc

I'd guess looking at a season of 20 games or so a year.

Isn't the calendar set-up of the Super 6 a little different also? - maybe that is an USP for some players?

Except, the Scotland team is drawn from the two fully professional sides.

I have done some more digging.

It appears that the clubs hosting Super 6 sides are now represented in the league by their former amateur 2nd XVs. There is no movement between the Super 6 and amateur squads.

However, while the Super 6 teams were originally the nominal club's 1st XV - which had been in the Premiership. But now draw on players from nearby Premiership clubs and some players form the franchises. So, for example,  the Ayr team in the final had 3 Hawks players.

But I do not know if all the Super 6 players have found places in Premiership sides. Or how the relationship between Ayr and Hawks would change by introducing a Glasgow side into Super 8 - or more importantly, which clubs LS would draw on.

The other week BBC3CR mentioned a online stream of a Bedford game. Initially I tuned to BBC Sounds, and found an English Local Radio EFL goals service.

The Rugby was via the BBC Sports App. Interesting on Sports App, often commentary of Cornish Pirates,Jersey, Coventry yet 3CR fail to guide listeners to the otter stations if Ampthill or Bedford are away. Maybe joined up thinking between at the BBC, those clubs that don’t get commentary on local station, go into a pool, and a match of the round is promoted on the BBC App? More so next year if we get a 14 team league.