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Topic: Cups

Posted By: kempstonblue
Subject: Cups
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2025 at 20:52

With no Championship fixtures I was thinking of cups.

The FA Cup and FA Women’s Cup playing this weekend.

Rugby League Challenge Cup.

Rugby Union European Cup.

This year April 26th a Saturday is 50 years since Bedford beat Rosslyn Park at Twickenham.

20 years ago we won the Powergen Shield.

Whilst the RFU cup morphed into Anglo Welsh the Premiership Cup.

The Shield morphed to the British and Irish Cuo.

Do we need a national knockout competition (Championship, National 1 and 2. Some or all clubs

in Region 1 level)?

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The older I get, the more the RFU leave me confused.

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Posted By: greenpower
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2025 at 21:32

sadly with the league structure there isnt time for a national cup but i do remember when it was called the pilkington cup when minnows faced giants but not too many giant killings though

Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2025 at 22:19

Was the John Player Cup before a ban on advertising for tobacco products.

Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2025 at 22:49

I think you could fit it in, because we used to.

I am assuming the 10 are too precious.

So it would look something like this

Nat 2 clubs in the first round, which you would want in early September. (20 matches - two teams have byes)

Nat 1 clubs would enter the second round in October (18 matches)

Championship Clubs would enter in the third round - the round of 32 in November

The fourth round in December would be mainly - but not exclusively - Championship clubs

The Quarter finals would be in February.

Semi-finals over Easter.

Final in May

What there isn't is a sponsor willing to pay enough to cover travel costs, let alone any match fees or win bonuses.

69 matches, 50 players and coaches per match, £100 match fee, plus travel for the away sides on average

You are looking at needing somewhere between, £500k and £1m a season needed n sponsorship.

Now, of course, the RFU should be able to find that - but we know they won't.

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