English Aviva Premiership clubs in new plan to end relegation
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English Aviva Premiership clubs in new plan to end relegation
England’s leading clubs are proposing a radical plan to expand the Premiership for the start of the 2016-17 season and then scrap promotion and relegation – which would be the biggest overhaul of club rugby since the game went professional.
It is understood that the proposal is to increase the top flight from 12 to 14 teams by a meritocratic process before dispensing with promotion and relegation, which have been a bedrock of English rugby since leagues were introduced in 1987.
The fine details of how the new league structure would come into existence and how the new fixture schedules …
It is understood that the proposal is to increase the top flight from 12 to 14 teams by a meritocratic process before dispensing with promotion and relegation, which have been a bedrock of English rugby since leagues were introduced in 1987.
The fine details of how the new league structure would come into existence and how the new fixture schedules …
