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2024 Guinness Six Nations
England need a limit to playing time
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 895051" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>LESS = MORE</p><p></p><p>1. Increase the number of teams to 15.</p><p></p><p>2. Change the Regular season competition from Home + Away to Home or Away (each team has seven home games and seven away games).</p><p></p><p>3. The odd number of teams means each week one team have a bye.</p><p></p><p>4. Run the 6N over 5 consecutive weekends.</p><p></p><p>5. Halt the Prem during the 6N plus no matches the weekend before R1 (for prep) and after R5 (for rest and recovery).</p><p></p><p>6. Increase the post season from Top 4 to Top 6 with a six-team MacIntyre playoff system.</p><p></p><p>Result: The current Prem has a <em>running time</em>* of 22 weeks regular season + 2 weeks post season (24 week). Under the reduced plan, it runs 14 weeks regular season + 3 weeks post season + 7 week break (also 24 weeks but with far fewer matches (each team 14 to 17 matches instead of 22 to 24).</p><p></p><p>*Note: By <em>running time</em> I don't mean calendar dates from start to finish, I mean the number of rounds required. I fully understand Champions Cup matches need to be interspersed between some Prem rounds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 895051, member: 20605"] LESS = MORE 1. Increase the number of teams to 15. 2. Change the Regular season competition from Home + Away to Home or Away (each team has seven home games and seven away games). 3. The odd number of teams means each week one team have a bye. 4. Run the 6N over 5 consecutive weekends. 5. Halt the Prem during the 6N plus no matches the weekend before R1 (for prep) and after R5 (for rest and recovery). 6. Increase the post season from Top 4 to Top 6 with a six-team MacIntyre playoff system. Result: The current Prem has a [I]running time[/I]* of 22 weeks regular season + 2 weeks post season (24 week). Under the reduced plan, it runs 14 weeks regular season + 3 weeks post season + 7 week break (also 24 weeks but with far fewer matches (each team 14 to 17 matches instead of 22 to 24). *Note: By [I]running time[/I] I don't mean calendar dates from start to finish, I mean the number of rounds required. I fully understand Champions Cup matches need to be interspersed between some Prem rounds. [/QUOTE]
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