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General Category => Wasps Rugby Discussion => Topic started by: Neils on July 18, 2023, 01:25:53 PM

Title: PRL Break for 6N
Post by: Neils on July 18, 2023, 01:25:53 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/18/premiership-to-take-eight-week-break-to-avoid-six-nations-clash
Title: Re: PRL Break for 6N
Post by: Brandnewtorugby on July 18, 2023, 01:41:06 PM
Because it is so hard for teams with lots of national players...
Title: Re: PRL Break for 6N
Post by: Trevs Big Tackle on July 18, 2023, 02:08:53 PM
No need for the playoffs then if international players are available all season.
Title: Re: PRL Break for 6N
Post by: NellyWellyWaspy on July 18, 2023, 02:36:55 PM
With only 10 teams anyway, playoffs are utterly pointless. It is nearly half the league!
Title: Re: PRL Break for 6N
Post by: Bloke in North Dorset on July 18, 2023, 03:04:13 PM
It means they don?t need bigger squads which might be good for the money men but it does mean the the 2nd and 3rd replacements won?t get starts and academy players will get even fewer opportunities.

Can anyone in the PRL and RFU see past their naval?s?
Title: Re: PRL Break for 6N
Post by: Neils on July 18, 2023, 03:05:15 PM
It means they don?t need bigger squads which might be good for the money men but it does mean the the 2nd and 3rd replacements won?t get starts and academy players will get even fewer opportunities.

Can anyone in the PRL and RFU see past their naval?s?

Most of them probably can't see their naval!!
Title: Re: PRL Break for 6N
Post by: Brandnewtorugby on July 18, 2023, 03:44:17 PM
No need for the playoffs then if international players are available all season.

Interesting point, was that the justification for play offs originally?
Title: Re: PRL Break for 6N
Post by: DGP Wasp on July 18, 2023, 05:28:07 PM
No need for the playoffs then if international players are available all season.

Interesting point, was that the justification for play offs originally?

Not the justification, but as rational an argument as anyone could put forward other than the glaringly obvious commercial reasons for it.