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gerg_861 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Jun 2017 Location: Ealing Status: Offline Points: 2603 |
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Rugby Inside Line reporting that next year will see a combined Prem/Championship cup with 4 pools of 6. Not sure how accurate that will be, but fingers crossed.
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Robb ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Jan 2017 Location: South East Status: Offline Points: 1524 |
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It's about time.
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*Stalwart ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 15 Oct 2022 Location: Penzance Status: Online Points: 328 |
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Sounds good - let's hope it happens.
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kempstonblue ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Jun 2020 Location: Kempston Status: Offline Points: 520 |
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Northampton 3xv v Bedford/Northampton 2xv?
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The older I get, the more the RFU leave me confused.
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billesleyexile ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Jun 2013 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 1855 |
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Quite. Certain Championship clubs would be er, disadvantaged by this potentially. Some fixtures could end up looking like probables v possibles for both clubs - except that for the level 2 clubs some of their usual probables might be in the opposition shirt...* *not knocking it - it's the same at National 1, but I'm not sure the consequences of this proposal have been completely thought through...
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keep the faith
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kempstonblue ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Jun 2020 Location: Kempston Status: Offline Points: 520 |
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In the ideal World we would have retained a knockout cup, like Rugby League Challenge Cup (yes RL which some see as the lesser variant of rugby). |
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The older I get, the more the RFU leave me confused.
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Camquin ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 11249 |
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Knockout cups did attract the biggest crowds, but you get knocked out, so most clubs saw one big crowd. It is fortunate that Worcester have not taken up their place, leaving 24 teams across the top two divisions. It would have been more awkward with 25. Five pools of five anyone. Had that been combined with no relegation, 26 is a really difficult number, its only factors are 13 and 2. The 2nd VX things is an issue, and perhaps it is time to look at both the number of loan players in the Championship and the academies, especially as two are already being run by the RFU, Yorkshire and Midlands. But, it could be worse, Sale FC could get promoted. A FC v Sharks fixture could be quite tasty.
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Sweeney Delenda Est
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kempstonblue ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Jun 2020 Location: Kempston Status: Offline Points: 520 |
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26 clubs…stop giving the RFU daft ideas
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The older I get, the more the RFU leave me confused.
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workerbee ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 May 2009 Location: Wirral Status: Offline Points: 906 |
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Add 10 pool fixtures to 26 league fixtures (14 team league) equals chaos totally against the protection of players. unless clubs have BIG squads.
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kempstonblue ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Jun 2020 Location: Kempston Status: Offline Points: 520 |
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/65375927
So five cup matches until mid October. So guessing Championship starting circa 21st October or late as first weekend of November. So with two byes should see season end last weekend of April.
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The older I get, the more the RFU leave me confused.
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islander ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Location: jersey Status: Offline Points: 7463 |
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Pool stages of the new comp concludes by 8 Oct, so would expect Champ fixtures to start w/e 13-15 Oct - can’t see why it would be delayed beyond then…
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gerg_861 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Jun 2017 Location: Ealing Status: Offline Points: 2603 |
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I have to say - well done to Rugby Inside Line for knowing this months in advance.
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