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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 617375" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>However, there is a downside.</p><p></p><p>If we were to add three and divide by two to get two divisions of eight, we will need to have an iron-clad contracts system that keeps potential All Blacks. Wallabies and Springboks in their 2nd Tier 8 teams, otherwise the best players will end up jumping ship to play in a Top-8 team, so they will end up with the big money, and we'll end up havign parachute payments for relegated teams and a whole host of problems along with it.</p><p></p><p>Just looking at last years results (on table points)</p><p></p><p><strong>Upper 8</strong></p><p>Chiefs</p><p>Bulls</p><p>Brumbies</p><p>Crusaders</p><p>Reds</p><p> Cheetah</p><p>Stormers</p><p>Sharks</p><p></p><p><strong>Lower 8</strong></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Waratahs</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Blues</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Hurricanes</span></p><p>Rebels</p><p>Force</p><p>Kings</p><p>PIRA</p><p>Blossoms</p><p>Jaguars</p><p></p><p>Firstly, at least one of those teams I have highlighted in red will play at least three years in the Lower 8, and at least one of the other two will play two years there. That puts a number of All Blacks & Wallabies and a few Springboks out of top level rugby for some time! I can't see Shag, Link or Heyneke Mayer and their mates being too happy with this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 617375, member: 20605"] However, there is a downside. If we were to add three and divide by two to get two divisions of eight, we will need to have an iron-clad contracts system that keeps potential All Blacks. Wallabies and Springboks in their 2nd Tier 8 teams, otherwise the best players will end up jumping ship to play in a Top-8 team, so they will end up with the big money, and we'll end up havign parachute payments for relegated teams and a whole host of problems along with it. Just looking at last years results (on table points) [B]Upper 8[/B] Chiefs Bulls Brumbies Crusaders Reds Cheetah Stormers Sharks [B]Lower 8[/B] [COLOR=#ff0000]Waratahs Blues Hurricanes[/COLOR] Rebels Force Kings PIRA Blossoms Jaguars Firstly, at least one of those teams I have highlighted in red will play at least three years in the Lower 8, and at least one of the other two will play two years there. That puts a number of All Blacks & Wallabies and a few Springboks out of top level rugby for some time! I can't see Shag, Link or Heyneke Mayer and their mates being too happy with this. [/QUOTE]
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