Promotion?

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Yes to all.
Also Sales new ground does too.

Really?

Not according to last year's criteria as posted above (extract from 3.4ii):

The PGB recognises that three Clubs currently playing in the Premiership namely
London Wasps, Saracens and London Irish may not currently meet the
Criteria relating to Primacy of Tenure

 

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I now gather only Bristol and Leeds could gain promotion to the Premiership, well according to John Taylor - http://www.espnscrum.com/premiership-2011-12/rugby/story/162939.html

If you read JT's words carefully, he's not exactly saying that.....he's hopeful that, if LW win the Championship, we can put a case up that the RFU and PRL will agree to:

We therefore need a new home if we win the Championship. In the long term there are two options for completely new stadiums but whilst they are being developed we have no option but to ground-share as do London Irish, Wasps, Saracens and Sale in the Premiership. But it is not that simple - they have longstanding exemptions from the primacy of tenure regulations - we have to convince the RFU and Premiership Rugby that it is in their best interests to allow us to join them.

I wonder if his optimism is well-founded?