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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 465331" data-attributes="member: 40658">Yeah I agree, There has to be equal amount of teams in a pool/conference.&nbsp; WIth that being said, I feel at the moment 15 teams with only 6 spots available is not enough to justify a good season for a team. If we add 3 more teams, we would have 18 teams, 6 in a pool/Conference and then the top 2 of each pool goes automatically through as well as the next 2 best finishers. that will set it up for Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and then a Final, with every team having to give as much as any other team.One of the main reasons why it expanded was because John O&#039;neill felt that Australia was getting the worst end of the stick and that they were falling behind, and by expansion, the better Aussie teams got a bigger advantage than the SA and NZ teams.If we can add the Kings to SA&#039;s pool, for the first couple of years they&#039;ll definitely be the whipping boys of the tournament, but that will just aid the other SA franchises...With that being said, i think it would be terribly cruel if they were to be allowed to play Super 15 ahead of other top ranked franchises, even if they can&#039;t even qualify to play in the premier local division...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 465331, member: 40658"] Yeah I agree, There has to be equal amount of teams in a pool/conference. WIth that being said, I feel at the moment 15 teams with only 6 spots available is not enough to justify a good season for a team. If we add 3 more teams, we would have 18 teams, 6 in a pool/Conference and then the top 2 of each pool goes automatically through as well as the next 2 best finishers. that will set it up for Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and then a Final, with every team having to give as much as any other team. One of the main reasons why it expanded was because John O'neill felt that Australia was getting the worst end of the stick and that they were falling behind, and by expansion, the better Aussie teams got a bigger advantage than the SA and NZ teams. If we can add the Kings to SA's pool, for the first couple of years they'll definitely be the whipping boys of the tournament, but that will just aid the other SA franchises... With that being said, i think it would be terribly cruel if they were to be allowed to play Super 15 ahead of other top ranked franchises, even if they can't even qualify to play in the premier local division... [/QUOTE]

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