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<blockquote data-quote="Crash Hamster" data-source="post: 1219046" data-attributes="member: 84693">They&#039;re not uncompetitive, in that they&#039;ve won 3 games and aren&#039;t adrift at the bottom of the table. 88 points of their negative PD were shipped in one game against Trailfinders, who would be getting one of the two Prem spots. Cambridge lost to Coventry (currently third) by 17 points, which was hardly a thrashing. Obviously, if Warriors, Wasps and Irish were all appointed to a second tier, Cambridge would currently be the team to miss out. Compare with Sale Sharks women, who really are adrift at the moment, but the women&#039;s game is considered worth developing. No reason why similar logic couldn&#039;t be applied to the second tier of the men&#039;s game, ie clubs supported because of their development of players and grass-roots interest.Realistically, Trailfinders, and to some extent Bedford, are a tad too good for second tier rugby, which only strengthens the argument that there should be a 12 team Premiership.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crash Hamster, post: 1219046, member: 84693"] They're not uncompetitive, in that they've won 3 games and aren't adrift at the bottom of the table. 88 points of their negative PD were shipped in one game against Trailfinders, who would be getting one of the two Prem spots. Cambridge lost to Coventry (currently third) by 17 points, which was hardly a thrashing. Obviously, if Warriors, Wasps and Irish were all appointed to a second tier, Cambridge would currently be the team to miss out. Compare with Sale Sharks women, who really are adrift at the moment, but the women's game is considered worth developing. No reason why similar logic couldn't be applied to the second tier of the men's game, ie clubs supported because of their development of players and grass-roots interest. Realistically, Trailfinders, and to some extent Bedford, are a tad too good for second tier rugby, which only strengthens the argument that there should be a 12 team Premiership. [/QUOTE]

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