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No relegation...
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: February 12, 2021, 8:34 am
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... this season. RFU vote. Story breaking on BBC.
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Re: No relegation...
DIR By: Quintron
Date: February 12, 2021, 8:38 am
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HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56044619
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Re: No relegation...
DIR By: tigerburnie
Date: February 12, 2021, 8:46 am
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I do hope that is for this season only.
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Re: No relegation...
DIR By: KentQuin
Date: February 12, 2021, 8:55 am
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Gloucester must be delighted
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Re: No relegation...
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: February 12, 2021, 8:56 am
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So, let's start trying to work out what format we'll be having
next season. Here's the runners & riders:
1. Simple ladder playing every other team home & away with one
team having a rest each round. Means two more weeks added to the
regular season (24 rounds instead of 22). Possibly easiest to
plan, although there'll be teams that want to make sure they're
playing in certain weeks (e.g. Big Game for us). Plus it would
mean that someone's going to be unlucky over the Christmas/New
Year time. With an even number of clubs, every club was
guaranteed one home fixture over the holiday period (generally
their best attended/most financially beneficial apart from
certain derby games). Now it'll take a fair bit of shuffling to
manage that. Adding in the extra two weeks to the season means
there's more chance that the Prem Cup will be de-emphasised to
something akin to the A-League, just to fit in the Premiership
games without impacting on the summer tour etc. This is the most
likely scenario
2. Two pools, one of 7 one of 6. Each club plays the teams in
their own pool Home & Away, & the teams in the other pool either
home OR away. Would mean 17 regular season games, then top two
from each pool go into the knockout phase. It would give more
free weeks to fit in the Prem Cup along with better rest periods
for the players. Again, it will take a little juggling to try to
make sure the clubs get equal numbers of home games (I think it
may be impossible for EVERY club to get the same number of
games, but I need to do some maths to confirm that. It's an
unusual proposition, but it might actually be a good idea from a
player welfare perspective.
There may be other permutations, like a three pool system, but I
doubt the PRL would want to shake things up too much for fear of
alienating BT, the Fans, etc.
#Post#: 58954--------------------------------------------------
Re: No relegation...
DIR By: MadMax
Date: February 12, 2021, 9:02 am
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--- Quote from: tigerburnie link ---
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> I do hope that is for this season only.
>
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I'd imagine it will be until the Cheats get back into the
Premiership.
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Re: No relegation...
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: February 12, 2021, 9:03 am
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--- Quote from: MadMax link ---
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> I'd imagine it will be until the Cheats get back into the
Premiership.
>
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Presumably that's why they're moving to a 13 team league next
season - they expect Sarries to win promotion comfortably.
#Post#: 58956--------------------------------------------------
Re: No relegation...
DIR By: KentQuin
Date: February 12, 2021, 9:05 am
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Or option 3, it stays at 12 teams. Given not a single
Championship game has been played yet, how/why are they
definitively stating there will be promotion?
Promotion should be on merit. Sadly, money talks and looks like
automatic promotion for Sarries regardless.
#Post#: 58957--------------------------------------------------
Re: No relegation...
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: February 12, 2021, 9:08 am
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This is the RFU statement on it:
[quote=RFU]RFU COUNCIL VOTES IN FAVOUR OF NO PREMIERSHIP
RELEGATION
Posted 20 Minutes Ago
RFU
The RFU Council today cast a strong majority vote in favour of
no relegation from the Gallagher Premiership or the Greene King
IPA Championship for the 2020/21 season.
The key points of the vote are:
At the end of season 2020/21 there will be no relegation from
the Premiership into the Championship, and no relegation from
the Championship into National One.
Provided the winner of the 2020/21 Greene King IPA Championship
is eligible for promotion under the current Minimum Standards
Criteria, the 2021/22 season to consist of 13 teams in the
Gallagher Premiership and 11 in the Greene King IPA
Championship.
Holistic new minimum standards on and off the pitch for
promotion to the Gallagher Premiership will be developed between
now and the end of May 2021 with involvement and approval from
Council which will be designed to promote sustainability in the
professional game.
Council members considered the impact Covid-19 has had on all
areas of the game, including the earlier decision to suspend
promotion and relegation in the community game and the Gallagher
Premiership cancelling a significant number of matches in the
2020/21 season.
These cancellations have resulted in a material impact on league
positions which could mean relegation based on cancellation not
on field merit.
Over the next four months the RFU, Premiership Rugby and
Championship representatives will work on recommendations for
changes to the season structures for 2021/22 and beyond for both
the Premiership and Championship.
It is hoped that proposals will include a different approach to
promotion and relegation from the Gallagher Premiership.
The aim will be to retain the ambition of clubs in the Greene
King IPA Championship and below and to continue to allow a route
to promotion to the Gallagher Premiership. New minimum standard
criteria, investment in facilities and club funding will be
discussed.
The domestic calendar will be reviewed, which will also allow
additional preparation time for the England senior men’s team
ahead of Rugby World Cup 2023.
Player welfare will be central to the proposals and the RPA will
be consulted on the development of season structures.
It is likely that any season structures may also include a
further moratorium on promotion and relegation for three or four
seasons, after which the structure will be subject to further
review. Those proposals would be subject to a vote of the RFU
Council before the end of the 2020/21 season.
“The RFU Council has taken time to understand and discuss all
the factors regarding no relegation for this season so that we
act in the best interests of all levels of the game," said RFU
President HH Jeff Blackett.
"We want to ensure a healthy elite game to support successful
winning England teams that generate income to stimulate and
preserve the game across all levels.
"The Council will continue to be closely engaged with the
proposals from the RFU, Premiership Rugby and the Championship
to ensure we maintain the integrity of the future league
structures for England Rugby.”[/quote]
Note the bits I've put in Bold. There's going to be tinkering
with the Minimum requirements not just for next season but going
forward after that. Plus they're not ruling out relegation being
on hold for more than one season.
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Re: No relegation...
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: February 12, 2021, 9:10 am
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--- Quote from: KentQuin link ---
>
> Or option 3, it stays at 12 teams. Given not a single
Championship game has been played yet, how/why are they
definitively stating there will be promotion?
>
> Promotion should be on merit. Sadly, money talks and looks
like automatic promotion for Sarries regardless.
>
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They are definitively stating it will be 13 teams with a side
promoted from the Championship.
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