Summary
"This is a massive learning curve for everybody this year but I think we are getting more right than we are not." - Terry Burwell, RFU Tournament and Competitions Director, December 4, 2009 quick recap first. Eighteen months ago the second tier AAAof English rugby was called National One. It consisted of 16 teams and operated on a basis of one up, one down from the Premiership and two down, two up from level three. Yes, there were mismatches but overall life was relatively simple.
Twelve months ago things became considerably less straight forward as the challenge of running a semi-professional, or indeed full-time, rugby club became more of an ordeal as the ravages of a global recession picked at the weak.See the full content of this document
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Ifs, Buts and Maybes
Eight months ago everything changed - probably forever. National One became the third tier, the second was rebranded 'the Championship' and for half-a-season there was a dogfight at the bottom of the table between teams desperate to...
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