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2024 Guinness Six Nations
Should the 6 Nations be an open competition (w/ relegations and promotions)?
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<blockquote data-quote="dragos03" data-source="post: 714735" data-attributes="member: 44724"><p>I don't know why some people are so afraid of a promotion-relegation playoff every year (or every 2 years) between the 6N wooden spoon and the ENC champions. The 6N team would still have a massive advantage over the ENC one (as they play tough matches every year not pointless games vs the likes of Germany in a public park). Funny that some people are concerned it could kill Italian rugby, keep protecting them while killing rugby in the rest of Europe instead. I think the ENC team would have very low chanches to win the playoff in the first years but it would be a huge boost for the sport in many countries by giving them something to aim for. Maybe the ENC champs would even be trashed in the first encounters, so what? </p><p></p><p>For the record, the last time my country has played a Tier 1 test outside the RWC was in 2006! And we will get no strong test to prepare for this World Cup either, it seems we will play Kenya in a warm-up! And despite the complete lack of meaningful games (our only decent opposition is Georgia once per year and the 2-3 tests we have been getting only recently in the autumn against other Tier 2 nations), Romania almost won against Italy at the 2007 RWC and against Scotland at the 2011 RWC. These close results have made them even more afraid to play against us since they know that a defeat would question their status.</p><p></p><p>Of course, Romania and Georgia can't currently produce the same revenues as the Six Nations do. But if the gate is opened, the revenues will increase a lot and interest will go up in other countries with big markets (like Spain or Germany). Eventually rugby would grow all over Europe and the 6N would earn several times more than they currently do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dragos03, post: 714735, member: 44724"] I don't know why some people are so afraid of a promotion-relegation playoff every year (or every 2 years) between the 6N wooden spoon and the ENC champions. The 6N team would still have a massive advantage over the ENC one (as they play tough matches every year not pointless games vs the likes of Germany in a public park). Funny that some people are concerned it could kill Italian rugby, keep protecting them while killing rugby in the rest of Europe instead. I think the ENC team would have very low chanches to win the playoff in the first years but it would be a huge boost for the sport in many countries by giving them something to aim for. Maybe the ENC champs would even be trashed in the first encounters, so what? For the record, the last time my country has played a Tier 1 test outside the RWC was in 2006! And we will get no strong test to prepare for this World Cup either, it seems we will play Kenya in a warm-up! And despite the complete lack of meaningful games (our only decent opposition is Georgia once per year and the 2-3 tests we have been getting only recently in the autumn against other Tier 2 nations), Romania almost won against Italy at the 2007 RWC and against Scotland at the 2011 RWC. These close results have made them even more afraid to play against us since they know that a defeat would question their status. Of course, Romania and Georgia can't currently produce the same revenues as the Six Nations do. But if the gate is opened, the revenues will increase a lot and interest will go up in other countries with big markets (like Spain or Germany). Eventually rugby would grow all over Europe and the 6N would earn several times more than they currently do. [/QUOTE]
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