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Premiership Rugby 23/24 - Round 10
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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 1168941" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>Please play the ball, not the man</p><p></p><p>You can, but you'll get a better season-long performance by not doing so. Attrition is a big thing in rugby; physical and mental.</p><p></p><p>Agreed on blocks - but it's really tough to do, especially if we start late due to the RWC.</p><p>We need blocks, but apparently, blocks of 2 matches for Europe (blocks of 3 would be better IMO, but then, there's A LOT I'd change about that tournament!)</p><p>We don't want to play club rugby during the AIs and 6N - but we don't want to go a full month, let alone 2 without a home gate.</p><p>We want an A-league / Academy league, but we don't want enough players to make one viable.</p><p></p><p>We all have our favoured solutions, and all of them are compromised, and most of us dislike other peoples' favoured solutions.</p><p>[spoiler] FTR: My favoured solution is Europe having 3 tiers of 16 teams, each with 4 pools of 4 - pool stages played in 2 blocks of 3 matches</p><p>Prem Rugby Cup to be 5 pools of 4 (assuming a 10 team Prem2), 3 matches during the AIs, 3 matches during the 6N, then KO matches during the 6N)</p><p>I'd have a week off for English rugby 1st week of December and 1st 6N rest weekend.</p><p></p><p>Starting September 1st:</p><p>Sept 03: Prem 1</p><p>Sept 10: Prem 2</p><p>Sept 17: Prem 3</p><p>Sept 24: Prem 4</p><p>Oct 01: Prem 5</p><p>Oct 08: Europe 1</p><p>Oct 15: Europe 2</p><p>Oct 22: Europe 3</p><p>REST WEEK</p><p>Nov 05: AI1 & PRC 1</p><p>Nov 12: AI2 & PRC 2</p><p>Nov 19: AI3 & PRC 3</p><p>Nov 26: Prem 6</p><p>Dec 03: Prem 7</p><p>Dec 10: Prem 8</p><p>Dec 17: Prem 9</p><p>Dec 24: Prem 10</p><p>Dec 31: Europe 4</p><p>Jan 07: Europe 5</p><p>Jan 14: Europe 6</p><p>Jan 21: 6N training & PRC 4</p><p>Jan 28: 6N1 & PRC 5</p><p>Feb 04: 6N2 & PRC 6</p><p>REST WEEK</p><p>Feb 18: 6N3 & PRC 1/4</p><p>Feb 25: 6N rest & Prem 11</p><p>Mar 04: 6N4 & PRC 1/2</p><p>Mar 11: 6N5 & PRC Final</p><p>Mar 18: Prem 12</p><p>Mar 25: Prem 13</p><p>April 01: Prem 14</p><p>April 08: Prem 15</p><p>April 15: Europe 1/4</p><p>REST WEEK</p><p>April 29: Prem 16</p><p>May 06: Prem 17</p><p>May 13: Prem 18</p><p>May 20: Prem 1/2</p><p>May 27: Europe 1/2</p><p>June 03: Prem Final</p><p>June 10: Europe Final[/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 1168941, member: 73592"] Please play the ball, not the man You can, but you'll get a better season-long performance by not doing so. Attrition is a big thing in rugby; physical and mental. Agreed on blocks - but it's really tough to do, especially if we start late due to the RWC. We need blocks, but apparently, blocks of 2 matches for Europe (blocks of 3 would be better IMO, but then, there's A LOT I'd change about that tournament!) We don't want to play club rugby during the AIs and 6N - but we don't want to go a full month, let alone 2 without a home gate. We want an A-league / Academy league, but we don't want enough players to make one viable. We all have our favoured solutions, and all of them are compromised, and most of us dislike other peoples' favoured solutions. [spoiler] FTR: My favoured solution is Europe having 3 tiers of 16 teams, each with 4 pools of 4 - pool stages played in 2 blocks of 3 matches Prem Rugby Cup to be 5 pools of 4 (assuming a 10 team Prem2), 3 matches during the AIs, 3 matches during the 6N, then KO matches during the 6N) I'd have a week off for English rugby 1st week of December and 1st 6N rest weekend. Starting September 1st: Sept 03: Prem 1 Sept 10: Prem 2 Sept 17: Prem 3 Sept 24: Prem 4 Oct 01: Prem 5 Oct 08: Europe 1 Oct 15: Europe 2 Oct 22: Europe 3 REST WEEK Nov 05: AI1 & PRC 1 Nov 12: AI2 & PRC 2 Nov 19: AI3 & PRC 3 Nov 26: Prem 6 Dec 03: Prem 7 Dec 10: Prem 8 Dec 17: Prem 9 Dec 24: Prem 10 Dec 31: Europe 4 Jan 07: Europe 5 Jan 14: Europe 6 Jan 21: 6N training & PRC 4 Jan 28: 6N1 & PRC 5 Feb 04: 6N2 & PRC 6 REST WEEK Feb 18: 6N3 & PRC 1/4 Feb 25: 6N rest & Prem 11 Mar 04: 6N4 & PRC 1/2 Mar 11: 6N5 & PRC Final Mar 18: Prem 12 Mar 25: Prem 13 April 01: Prem 14 April 08: Prem 15 April 15: Europe 1/4 REST WEEK April 29: Prem 16 May 06: Prem 17 May 13: Prem 18 May 20: Prem 1/2 May 27: Europe 1/2 June 03: Prem Final June 10: Europe Final[/spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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