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OldNick
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My memory of it is that well prior to the Ealing/Doncaster application debacle 22/23 had been called frozen between the Championship and Premiership, in both directions. I do not remember that ,being changed when neither team was accepted..
Of course if Wasps, or rather their parent companies, continue to have problems renewing their bond there could be a further gap in the Premiership, and at that point I suspect a team would be found to fit the (reduced) requirements.
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All the Way
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I sincerely hope it doesn't come to that, if you are suggesting the demise of a Premiership team could be a good thing for a Championship team.
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Kimbo
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I can't see where Nick's suggesting that would be a good thing. He's just alluding to a highly unlikely possibility.
Based on the fact that Arena Coventry Ltd, and another of the Wasps group companies, IEC Experience Ltd, have now both been issued with Companies House 'Strike Off' orders, the scenario is one that definitely will be at the forefront of that club's mind while they attempt to re-finance and pay back the overdue bond to its investors.
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Camquin
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if Wasps did become insolvent, I think the Premiership would simply continue with 12 teams.
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Sweeney Delenda Est
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Kimbo
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I tend to agree.
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No 7
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I read some where recently that the Premiership teams are having to readdress their player budgets and that accounts for the mass exodus of demanding players from one team to another and the that Premiership squads will be considerably smaller.
The article also stated that younger ( cheaper, lower paid ) Academy players will have more opportunity for game time.
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Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
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Kimbo
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Which is as it should be. No doubt many of the older heads will be heading south and east in search of the Euro.
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islander
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You're right ON: there was no formal announcement of the 'freeze' being changed. But neither was there any announcement that it would remain in place while the Prem was 'stuck' at 13 teams. Instead we have the rather frustrating middle ground where the parties involve express vague hopes [in contributions to articles like THIS ONE] that things might turn out differently at the end of next season, while at the same time giving themselves enough wriggle room that they might not. All rather predictably unsatisfactory...
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gerg_861
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100% agree with this. Ensuring that 2022/23 had promotion/relegation should have been one of the conditions of Ealing dropping their appeal. However the more I have poked about, the .ore concerned I am that they got nothing but vague statements.
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kempstonblue
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So the RFU have apparently found £222m to fund Premier 15s Rugby over 10 years
£20m a season £2m a team They seem hell bent on the Womens clubs being the same clubs as in the Pr3miership, if I get the right end of the stick. Looks like Championship is just an annoying thorn in the RFU sides. 🤬
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Looking forward to new beginnings.
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Kimbo
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It's an utter nonsense. So, business as usual for the farts.
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Halliford
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Women’s rugby at every level is the “coming” thing. There is more attention on that, mainly because the numbers are growing while male participation shrinks.
I do think the Championship needs to get its act together, find a strong leader and start banging heads together to demonstrate the importance of Level 2. Its all too quiet!
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Kimbo
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I wonder why male participation is shrinking?
Hmmm.
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Halliford
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Lots of research on that - growth of other sports, pandemic identified “better” things to do on a Saturday, preference for individual sports over team sports, etc. Women’s rugby is going through the sort of growth spurt that men’s rugby had 50 years ago.
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Sid James
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Totally support the growth of Women's Rugby but it still has a long way to go when you consider that the Senior England Male team are responsible for 90% of the RFU's annual income.
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All Knwoing All Seeing
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WEvans
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Alternately the RFU is an annoying thorn in the side of the Championship.
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Robb
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Given they kicked out Richmond, the most historically successful women's club in England, in order to let Exeter in, it's pretty clear that's exactly what they want. (though I believe Wasps Ladies are affiliated to Wasps FC and not Coventry Wasps but minor technicalities). Edited by Robb - 03 Jul 2022 at 20:38 |
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Thatbloke
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Ditto Lichfield who had around 6 or 7 internationals in their team before those players were forced to move on to maintain their status. Scandalous in my view but nothing surprises me any more with this ragbag governing body of ours
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Rabbie Burns
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Harlequins didn’t have a team and bought out Aylesford women
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So many Christians not enough Lions
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castleparknight
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Just about the RFU ensuring that the closed shop remains a closed shop - and let the cartel get stronger. Likely that to gain promotion to the premiership you will also need to have a women's rugby team eligible for promotion to the premiership at the same time......just about to send an amazon sewing kit to RFU HQ to help them out with their stitching requirements.
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Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny!
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