LSE1. Week 24 prediction s

Kentish Man wrote: When did they confirm that best two 3rd places teams would be promoted ? I thought they reserved the right to pick last to on geography if need be and only top 2 in each league are confirmed as being promoted.

Kentish Man wrote: When did they confirm that best two 3rd places teams would be promoted ? I thought they reserved the right to pick last to on geography if need be and only top 2 in each league are confirmed as being promoted.

Absolutely no idea, however not to do so opens up all sorts of legal issues.

Not sure the RFU know themselves (or even if they are the right body to decide)

Raider999 wrote: Robb wrote: Thatbloke wrote: Correct Surrey Rugby that's the way it's looking - as regards who goes where a lot might depend on where the RFU (Or NCA?) place Guernsey SW or SE Depends if they treat their home ground geographically or at Gatwick. I'd assume common sense would say SE because I am sure Guernsey themselves would fight tooth and nail to avoid the SW. For the purposes of mileage Guernsey are treated as being based at Gatwick Airport. However this is in a North/South level 4 split. With the advent of SW and SE as 2 of the 3 level 4 divisions, I see no reason why Guernsey could not be treated as being based at Exeter or Bristol airports rather than Gatwick. My reasoning for this - they are not geographically in the SE (or SW) so should be moved to whichever of the 2 logically has less teams.

Why would that be Robb? Easy in and out from Bristol or Southampton I would have thought

Correct Surrey Rugby that's the way it's looking - as regards who goes where a lot might depend on where the RFU (Or NCA?) place Guernsey SW or SE

If my maths are correct the following clubs are guaranteed promotion from Level 5

Erm...... let's get the maths right. Yes they have been promoted but at this stage only on the basis that they have already attained enough points to secure at least one of the two best 3rd placed finishes (More than the potential 3rds in the Midlands and the North are able to achieve)

It was not the cricket score we were expecting  yesterday at the lane. CS turned up and saved our last home game of the season, easily a thousand people packed the lane and CS gave a good account for themselves 

Edited by HAVANT TONY - 05 Apr 2022 at 10:56

Raider999 wrote: Scrumtime wrote: dropout22 wrote: HAVANT TONY wrote: It seems that CS Stags should be now really called CS plus Ealing Trailfinders Academy Players  Stags WTF is going on there ???? From what i can see is 2 ealing academy players in the line up - and have played a number of games for Stags this season.  None of the 6 u20 6 Nations players are in the lineup.  It should be fair to mention, 2 of those said players played a Richmond Vikings side that beat Brunel 42-8 (The saxons beat them 48-0) in a league that is classified as being equivalent to Level 5. So whilst they may be deemed of a higher level amongst their age group, this does not mean the players are too good for level 5 rugby yet.  I thought you could only loan players 2 leagues away from the mother club  So that would be at Nat 2 level not Regional Prem league  Unless the RFU have stepped in to help Stags get a side out  I think it may depend on the age of the DR/Loan player - certainly First year Premiership Academy players are allowed to play in Nat2 which is 3 levels away from the mother club.

A quick search turns up, "Loan Players 14.6.5 An application for registration of a Loan Player will not be accepted where: (a) in respect of Clubs at Level 2 (Championship) and below, the applicant Club is more than two Levels below the level of the loaning/parent Club; and (b) in respect of Clubs at Level 1 (Premiership) the applicant Club is more than one Level below the level of the loaning/parent Club. This does not apply to Loan Players who are being be loaned to a Club in the Levels above the loaning/parent Club, subject to Regulation 14.3.5."

That's in respect of adult male players. I can't, on a quick search, find anything about Academy players and loans.

Restrictions on numbers of loan players, "13.4.4 Loan and England Academy Players A Club may not play or select as a replacement or substitute in a Match more than the number of Players set out below:...

(d) Level 4 and below: four players from another Club of which no more than three shall be Loan Players and the others (up to the maximum of four) must be England Academy Players under the age of 24 as at 1 September 2021. After the Transfer Deadline, only those England Academy Players who have already played or been selected as a replacement or substitute in a League or Cup Match for the Club’s first XV prior to the Transfer Deadline will be permitted to be selected in a League or Cup Match for the Club’s first XV, unless otherwise approved by the RFU Head of Academies."

dropout22 wrote: HAVANT TONY wrote: It seems that CS Stags should be now really called CS plus Ealing Trailfinders Academy Players  Stags WTF is going on there ???? From what i can see is 2 ealing academy players in the line up - and have played a number of games for Stags this season.  None of the 6 u20 6 Nations players are in the lineup.  It should be fair to mention, 2 of those said players played a Richmond Vikings side that beat Brunel 42-8 (The saxons beat them 48-0) in a league that is classified as being equivalent to Level 5. So whilst they may be deemed of a higher level amongst their age group, this does not mean the players are too good for level 5 rugby yet.