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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 364180" data-attributes="member: 38640">Would anyone else like to see a system like the H-Cup in the SH? It has been mentioned a few times on this thread, and plenty of times before, but I&#039;d love to see a SH competition which goes something like this -&nbsp;Mid way through a normal season, the top 8 provincial teams of the previous season from New Zealand and South Africa, top 5 from Australia (just the franchises that already exist), 2 from Japan and one from Argentina, play in a H-Cup style tornement. It would keep people interested throughout a season, involve two developing countries, would probably get a lot of commercial backing from Japan and instead of the over complicated format that currently exists would be easy to follow and generate plenty of interest. It would slightly lower the number of games a team could potentially get a season, from last seasons 32 potential games for any player, to 27, which would be great in terms of players getting more rest, while the top players can compete in a meaningful NPC.&nbsp;For the teams that don&#039;t make it into the H-Cup style torne, a second devision tornement like the Amlin Challange Cup, which could host the lower devision NPC sides, and CC First Devision, with the winner perhaps getting automatic promotion to the H-C style tornement next year, regardless of position.&nbsp;Anyway, it&#039;s just a thought. I think I&#039;d be more interested in seeing the Blue Bulls v Hawkes Bay or Wellington v Boland Cavaliers, as there would actually be some more local interest. Sweeping franchises mean very little to many of the people in the smaller provinces, so I think it would generate more interest, while expanding rugby more globally.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 364180, member: 38640"] Would anyone else like to see a system like the H-Cup in the SH? It has been mentioned a few times on this thread, and plenty of times before, but I'd love to see a SH competition which goes something like this - Mid way through a normal season, the top 8 provincial teams of the previous season from New Zealand and South Africa, top 5 from Australia (just the franchises that already exist), 2 from Japan and one from Argentina, play in a H-Cup style tornement. It would keep people interested throughout a season, involve two developing countries, would probably get a lot of commercial backing from Japan and instead of the over complicated format that currently exists would be easy to follow and generate plenty of interest. It would slightly lower the number of games a team could potentially get a season, from last seasons 32 potential games for any player, to 27, which would be great in terms of players getting more rest, while the top players can compete in a meaningful NPC. For the teams that don't make it into the H-Cup style torne, a second devision tornement like the Amlin Challange Cup, which could host the lower devision NPC sides, and CC First Devision, with the winner perhaps getting automatic promotion to the H-C style tornement next year, regardless of position. Anyway, it's just a thought. I think I'd be more interested in seeing the Blue Bulls v Hawkes Bay or Wellington v Boland Cavaliers, as there would actually be some more local interest. Sweeping franchises mean very little to many of the people in the smaller provinces, so I think it would generate more interest, while expanding rugby more globally. [/QUOTE]

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