LV= Cup: Scarlets - Leicester Tigers (15-10-2011, 18:00)

[TRF_Ezequiel]

That is ridiculous...

 

[Me 1]

Why the Hell don't more team's take it seriously then?:huh:

 

[Teh Mite]

Why the Hell don't more team's take it seriously then?:huh:

Because it's a bullshit, ring-fenced tournament which panders to the WRU and robs smaller English clubs the opportunity (e.g. Pertemps Bees knocking out Wasps from the old tournament) to mix it with the big boys. The pay-off for winning is a more then the HEC but it's hardly soccer levels of cash.

The (English) fans turned against it from the get-go (the welsh enjoy it more however as they love any excuse for "England v Wales"), the crowds never turned up for matches, the clubs started using it as a tournament for the kids, EDF realised they were on a route to nothing and pulled the plug, LV= came in and tossed their wallet about but didn't really gey it, then suddenly the finals of the tournament is only attended by 10,000 people* in smaller stadia.


*official figures giver, in reality the number is closer to 6,000

 

[SelimNiai]

the Heineken Cup should rise the prize money then, no wonder the French teams have so often prioritised the Top 14

I think it would be nice for the Championship teams to have a big match each season against a Premiership team, it would be a big day for the smaller teams to get a big crowd, and the Premiership teams can still play their kid teams if they want

but there is no point a National Division 1 team playing a Premiership team unless they've beaten a Championship team

Ahem.

http://www.therugbyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?25076-Return-of-the-knock-out-cup.

My idea