Changes to the Premiership 2019/20

[Malpas69]

Premiership is being reduced from 16 to 12 Teams in 2019/20.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rug ... d-14404806

[david brown]

After all the arguments they put forward to substantiate a 16 team Premiership ,after three years they have changed their minds.On the WRU net it states that after next season 4 clubs will be relegated and a fifth club play off against the Championship winners.Promotion and relegation will then take place for ensuing seasons.Bet poor old POOLA are not very happy about this sudden change in events.

[bankboy440plus]

2018/19 next season, so hopefully Pontypool will have a good first season in the Premiership, but finish below us

[bankboy440plus]

Ah, ring fenced.... Ooops

[Phillip Grey]

It will be interesting to see how Rodney Parade manage that having Newport RFC, Dragons, Dragons Dev and Newport County playing from there?

[david brown]

My big concern is the format of the league fixtures for next season.Common sense would be all teams play each other on a home and away basis.However we are dealing with the W R U here.If they go for the EAST WEST split again ,we could be away to the better sides like last season.this would make the whole set up a charade ,but would be typical of the powers that be ?????

[gtc]

My big concern is the format of the league fixtures for next season.Common sense would be all teams play each other on a home and away basis.However we are dealing with the W R U here.If they go for the EAST WEST split again ,we could be away to the better sides like last season.this would make the whole set up a charade ,but would be typical of the powers that be ?????

The article does state straight home and away fixtures.

[david brown]

Many thanks ,apologies for not having picked that up .They say there is no fool like an old fool,appears the cap fits.