I've copied this post by TP17 on Shedweb:- Does anyone know how the bye weeks are decided? Bristol have 11 fixtures between their byes, whereas Wasps have 21!
Glaws on the other hand have their breaks in November (round eight) and February (round seventeen) which seems fair to me.
This is actually scandalous. Somebody should have on to this before the dates were released.
This is actually incorrect. We have 18 Rounds between byes, however all clubs have two weeks off in November so we actually have a 7 game block, two weeks off, 14 game block, week off, one match, week off and then we move into the run in with potentials for two blocks of two weeks off depending on how badly we do in Europe.
What is really unfair is that if London Irish don't make the playoffs or the Challenge Cup final, their season will end the weekend of 21/22 May. Every other club will have at least two weeks of the season to go. This will give Irish a massive advantage next season.