2021/22 Champ Cup

Careful. Sounds like common sense talk. We won’t have such talk upsetting our chums at HQ.

Your frustration comes through loud and clear Cherub, and I share it, as almost everyone on RM does I'd guess.

It depends who you mean by 'we' - if you mean the Championship section of the RM congregation, then no - we can't put this topic to bed as we aren't the decision-making body. If you mean the Championship Clubs, then yes I would like to think that the matter could be resolved eventually, however frustratingly it appears that we aren't at that stage yet, with it seeming highly likely that the '12-teams + Cup' format will remain for 22/23, with Nat 1 clubs having been told clearly pre-Xmas that a maximum of two will be promoted this summer. Again, the slow pace is frustrating for many of us.

I would say that what we (the Champ RM people) can/must do is lobby the decision-makers at our clubs to ensure that the proposed restructuring is finalised across the last couple of months of this season and over the summer so that a better format for 23/24 season onwards is 100% agreed and in place by 1/9/22, so that all concerned know where they stand before a ball is kicked for 22/23.

And to those who think this should be discussed elsewhere, it relates to the future of the Champ and Champ Cup, so this seems as good a place as any to discuss it.