Premiership II plans announced

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c70nqxjjzryo

Great. Devalued, now dumbed down. Ermm

I see the max number of DR s in a match day squad will be 6, but does that include loans

Edited by KnightsBoy - 16 hours 29 minutes ago at 19:56

"Champ Rugby" - who on earth thought of that?

"My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts."

TAS63 wrote:

Well I like the play off ideas and the potential for 2 up from Nat 1 is an encouraging openness from the current league teams, not all of whom may have personally wanted to agree to that.

The name isn't great, but I think the Championship Podcast has referred to the league as the "Champ" for a while hasn't it, and who cares anyway.

Just pleased some people are trying a few things and trying to make improvements. It has to be better than just moaning about the status quo and doing nothing concrete to alter it.

I like the idea of possibly a second National 1 side getting promoted if they can overcome a Championship side in the play-off.

I don't mind the concept of the promotion play-offs, but feel there should be something like in Australia where the side finishing top after the regular season are awarded the Premiers Shield, and the play-off winners are the Grand Final Champions. However, it is all rather pointless if the play-off winners don't meet the minimum standards. I would prefer automatic promotion, or the very least, promotion if the "Champ" side beats the Premiership side in that play-off.

I am rather cynical at the rebranding, which is full of meaningless statements and buzz words, and very little substance. Just wishful thinking, and hoping that if you say something it will come true ! I have over 40 years of this listening to this type of bullpawpaw from Marketing Depts in my career !

I read in the BBC report that they are looking to live stream matches. That would be a positive too if that happens.

Edited by fatbear - 3 hours 20 minutes ago at 09:05

Or once their beloved WW finally achieve Prem status they shut down the play-offs and stop promotion all together…..

Edited by castleparknight - 2 hours 56 minutes ago at 09:29

Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny!

I did say to my mate last night that I strongly suspect that WW will be the winners next season by foul means or fair and I stick by that….

The play-offs at the bottom, offering the chance for the runners-up in Nat1 to go up, are definitely a positive. Was on an introductory call with the NCA last week, and there could be another play-off involving the three 2nd-place clubs at Nat2 and the 15th placed team in Nat1 in the offing.