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nick_s said:Despite the glorious win, I still maintain that we came 4th this year, and it should be that way. We simply didn't do well enough for the entire season to finish top. I know it's rugby, but it's just not cricket
jds said:You could also say that the league and knock-out system of the World Cup could be similarly criticised.
UKRob said:jds said:You could also say that the league and knock-out system of the World Cup could be similarly criticised.
Note quite Jon - in that the cup competition is arranged in groups and not all teams get to play each other. To my mind, in the Rugby Premiership, having played all other teams twice, the team with most points should be the winners. Admittedly, the rules are well established and I suppose it does help to make up for any disadvantage of losing players for international duty at times.
jds said:UKRob said:jds said:You could also say that the league and knock-out system of the World Cup could be similarly criticised.
Note quite Jon - in that the cup competition is arranged in groups and not all teams get to play each other. To my mind, in the Rugby Premiership, having played all other teams twice, the team with most points should be the winners. Admittedly, the rules are well established and I suppose it does help to make up for any disadvantage of losing players for international duty at times.
I can't disagree... but I was trying to make the point that a team who win all their pool games, outscoring all the other Pool winners have only completed the preliminary and have not won anything yet. The Premiership is the same in that main season decides who enters the knock out section and has earned the right to play for the final crown. I don't like it, but it is what it is and is here to stay.
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