The venerable Peter Higgins is incredulous

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.

Edited by corporalcarrot - 06 Apr 2023 at 17:39

Wasps are a franchise, not a club...

Camquin wrote: 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

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.  

Edited by Whistle watcher - 09 Apr 2023 at 09:25

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 

Edited by Big Eddie - 10 Apr 2023 at 17:01

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.