it says " discussions will take place with the Crusaders for possible involvement with championship Rugby".
Do we want them???? Do we need them???? maybe we should tell um were to go

New Clubs to be added to Champ 1? Wasnt there some talk of this a while back?

Wasn't there talk a while ago of uniting Ch/Ch1 (to make one pro/semi-pro league of 12-14 team) then adding half a dozen new teams to Ch1 (making a semi-pro/amateur third tier)?

Yes there was ' talk ' about it , then nothing , it would seem we all have to wait and see what happens in SL before they can sort us mere mortals out

I hope Dickie Mint and the Fat Controller have put some serious thought into the layout of the Championships next season.
Our clubs can not survive on so few Home games, it`s draining our clubs of much needed finance.
As a minimum a Championship side as the following ;
20 League games
4 NRC games
1 CCup tie

For me it would be a 8 team league in the Championship....
Play Home and away twice, intensisty week in week out.
A NRC cup (with the winner of each group guarentted at least home advantage next round)
A CC tie (with clubs coming in at later stages as what happens in football - not the farce we have now of us playing a amateur team or a Top 4 SL club within 2 rounds)