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[The Guardian] Premiership Rugby final could be staged away from Twickenham after 2024
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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 1091830" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>Would the RFU get a say?</p><p>It's entirely down to PRL, surely.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I'd be torn, on the one hand Twickenham is home, and it's still rugby, and taking it on the road means either a quarter of the crowd, or renting from football.</p><p>On the other hand, taking these things on the road is a great idea in principal.</p><p>On the third hand, the play-offs are still a money-spinning PR exercise that doesn't really interest me* - though that's mostly the semi-finals, and I probably will watch the final despite myself.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>* Basically, too much is down on "on the day" rather than rewarding form over the season; the bounce of a rugby ball, a ref missing something, an early injury - these things have always been important in rugby, but shouldn't determine who the best team is in a league structure.</p><p>I don't have a problem with a play-off per se, or money-making for that matter; but it should just be the top 2 teams in the league, and there should be some advantage for finishing first, or having a decent gap back to 2nd place over the course of the season - my preferred option is to translate league table points difference to a head start on the score-board. So this year, I wouldn't have had semi-finals, but just a big day out at Twickenham between Leicester and Saracens, Leicester start the match 7-0 up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 1091830, member: 73592"] Would the RFU get a say? It's entirely down to PRL, surely. Personally, I'd be torn, on the one hand Twickenham is home, and it's still rugby, and taking it on the road means either a quarter of the crowd, or renting from football. On the other hand, taking these things on the road is a great idea in principal. On the third hand, the play-offs are still a money-spinning PR exercise that doesn't really interest me* - though that's mostly the semi-finals, and I probably will watch the final despite myself. * Basically, too much is down on "on the day" rather than rewarding form over the season; the bounce of a rugby ball, a ref missing something, an early injury - these things have always been important in rugby, but shouldn't determine who the best team is in a league structure. I don't have a problem with a play-off per se, or money-making for that matter; but it should just be the top 2 teams in the league, and there should be some advantage for finishing first, or having a decent gap back to 2nd place over the course of the season - my preferred option is to translate league table points difference to a head start on the score-board. So this year, I wouldn't have had semi-finals, but just a big day out at Twickenham between Leicester and Saracens, Leicester start the match 7-0 up. [/QUOTE]
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