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corporalcarrot
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In the interest of balance I would also record that imo this has been a brilliant rugby season in Championship and the quality of rugby has been as good as I have seen in the last decade or so. The league has remained competitive at the top and bottom and with a few rounds to go it is still all to play for. There have been just shy of 8 tries scored in every game and there is only one hooker in the top ten individual try scorers. Scottish have done what they could with limited finances to compete and but for a couple of missed conversions nearly beat Jersey at St Peter and I for one will welcome them and Wasps next season in the same way I would any visiting team. The teams in the Championship next season will be determined by the RFU whom I have limited respect for but the clubs that we play should always be welcome.
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Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD.
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Camquin
World Cup Winner Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 11406 |
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Or not, depending on who ends up in the division.
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Sweeney Delenda Est
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Moseley Mauler
World Cup Winner Moseley Joined: 22 May 2007 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 646 |
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Wasps are a franchise, not a club...
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Camquin
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Wasps FC is a perfectly fine club. With great rivalries with Saracens, Ealing and London Scottish. Herts II is a great league. Wasps RFC is a mere phantom
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Sweeney Delenda Est
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Kimbo
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Kimbo
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TheMK Dons of rugby. At least they had the decency to move just once.
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Whistle watcher
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I was advised last weekend that there are pans for 12, 13 and 14 sides in the Championship, 14 being LS relegated, Wasps parachuted in, Rams and Sale FC promoted and ....wait for it.. Newcastle relegated having taken a £10m bung from the RFU to take relegation and no promotion, thus achieving the so long awaited ring fenced prem.
I know what Mark says, but it's just another twisted tale in a long convoluted series fo them. Edited by Whistle watcher - 09 Apr 2023 at 09:25 |
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All the Way
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Great community club, just up the road from me!
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Big Eddie
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I would like someone to explain to me what or how logic or fairness is involved in allowing a new rugby club called Wasps to enter the pyramid at level 2. I cannot see any justification for it and it once again smacks of chicanery
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''The future isn't what it used to be''
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Brizzer
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Trust me Big Eddie, we are all asking ourselves exactly the same thing. |
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Tackle Low!!!!!
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Big Eddie
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I cannot even see what the possible financial benefit is. Does the RFU believe that this new club will be awash with thousands of supporters that will benefit the Championship. Personally I very much doubt it.
It is just a decision with seemingly absolutely no merit that reflects very badly on the integrity, ability and common sense of the RFU. I hope someone can provide me with some potential justification because if there is none the RFU are in danger of being considered to be less than competent
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''The future isn't what it used to be''
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workerbee
World Cup Winner Joined: 20 May 2009 Location: Wirral Status: Offline Points: 917 |
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I believe that the RFU are seriously considering having no relegation from the championship , saving either Richmond or London Scottish and having a 14 team league plus a cup competition with the first six weeks being for the cup , whilst the World cup is on. The league will then start in Mod October and carry on into May. Championship clubs will be required to play 32 matches. What happened to player safety and reducing the number of games. This will only happen for one season so what is the point.
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