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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 850553" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>I'd sooner see a proper conference system rather than the half arsed one we have now.</p><p></p><p><strong>1. Keep all 18 teams. </strong></p><p>South Africa Conference - 6 teams</p><p>New Zealand Conference - 5 NZ teams plus the Jaguares</p><p>Australia Coinference - 5 teams plus the Sunwolves</p><p></p><p><strong>2. Regular season format - 11 Weeks - 90 matches</strong></p><p>The teams play round robin home and away within their own Conference only. That is 10 rounds plus a bye week; two teams at a time in the middle of the Round Robin) No bonus points.</p><p></p><p><strong>3. Post season format - 7 weeks - 28 matches</strong></p><p>The top three teams from each conference go to the Super Round. They carry over their table points and match points differences from the matches they played against the other two qualifiers from their own Conference. The Super Round is a round robin but the teams only play the opponents from the other two conferences. That is 6 rounds, one team has a bye each week </p><p></p><p><strong>4. Playoffs - two weeks - three matches</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Top 4 regardless of country, seeding by table points - 1 v 4 and 2 v 3</p><p></p><p>Total 19 weeks and 121 matches<strong>.</strong> (14 less than the current system but with more local derbies)</p><p></p><p>While every team still doesn't play every other team, at least the reason for this would be meaningful... you have to earn the right to play the overseas teams by qualifying for the Super Round</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 850553, member: 20605"] I'd sooner see a proper conference system rather than the half arsed one we have now. [B]1. Keep all 18 teams. [/B] South Africa Conference - 6 teams New Zealand Conference - 5 NZ teams plus the Jaguares Australia Coinference - 5 teams plus the Sunwolves [B]2. Regular season format - 11 Weeks - 90 matches[/B] The teams play round robin home and away within their own Conference only. That is 10 rounds plus a bye week; two teams at a time in the middle of the Round Robin) No bonus points. [B]3. Post season format - 7 weeks - 28 matches[/B] The top three teams from each conference go to the Super Round. They carry over their table points and match points differences from the matches they played against the other two qualifiers from their own Conference. The Super Round is a round robin but the teams only play the opponents from the other two conferences. That is 6 rounds, one team has a bye each week [B]4. Playoffs - two weeks - three matches [/B]Top 4 regardless of country, seeding by table points - 1 v 4 and 2 v 3 Total 19 weeks and 121 matches[B].[/B] (14 less than the current system but with more local derbies) While every team still doesn't play every other team, at least the reason for this would be meaningful... you have to earn the right to play the overseas teams by qualifying for the Super Round [/QUOTE]
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