"The RFU have confirmed the process for promotion from National One to the Championship at the end of the 2021/22 season.
The second tier will revert to a league of 12 clubs, and there are two possible scenarios which will impact National One:
If the winner of the Championship meets the Minimum Standards Criteria and is promoted to the Premiership, this would leave 10 teams in the Championship meaning the top two clubs from National One will be promoted to the Championship. If the winner of the Championship does not meet the Minimum Standards Criteria and therefore is not promoted to the Premiership, this would leave 11 teams in the Championship meaning just the winner of National One will be promoted to the second tier. This statement from the RFU comes at the halfway point in our season in order to give clarity to the National One clubs who are fighting towards the top of the division.
There has been some speculation in the press as to London Scottish leaving the Championship and playing in the Scottish leagues. The RFU have said there has been no formal application for this and there are no plans for this to happen.
Any further details will be announced in due course."
Nothing about relegation but, if the aim is to reduce National 1 to 14 teams for next season then the aim is achieved if 2 teams are promoted to the Championship and no team is relegated from there.
So presumably we would retain three up, three down between National 1 and 2. And one of the relegated teams has already been decided (OEs) so the teams in 14th and 15th would be relegated.
"The RFU have confirmed the process for promotion from National One to the Championship at the end of the 2021/22 season.
The second tier will revert to a league of 12 clubs, and there are two possible scenarios which will impact National One:
If the winner of the Championship meets the Minimum Standards Criteria and is promoted to the Premiership, this would leave 10 teams in the Championship meaning the top two clubs from National One will be promoted to the Championship. If the winner of the Championship does not meet the Minimum Standards Criteria and therefore is not promoted to the Premiership, this would leave 11 teams in the Championship meaning just the winner of National One will be promoted to the second tier. This statement from the RFU comes at the halfway point in our season in order to give clarity to the National One clubs who are fighting towards the top of the division.
There has been some speculation in the press as to London Scottish leaving the Championship and playing in the Scottish leagues. The RFU have said there has been no formal application for this and there are no plans for this to happen.
Any further details will be announced in due course."
Nothing about relegation but, if the aim is to reduce National 1 to 14 teams for next season then the aim is achieved if 2 teams are promoted to the Championship and no team is relegated from there.
So presumably we would retain three up, three down between National 1 and 2. And one of the relegated teams has already been decided (OEs) so the teams in 14th and 15th would be relegated.
Except that none of this is happening in a vacuum - National 2 is moving to 3 leagues from 2 so there's a massive upward lift going on down the pyramid. I think there's at least one way of reading it where TJ are the only side to move downwards across levels 2-4 this season... 2 out of national 1 at the top leaving a league of 13 (one short). TJ down, winners of N2N and N2S up, no playoff so no third team up.
Last Edit: Feb 15, 2022 12:15:25 GMT by southernmose
I sent an E-Mail to the RFU enquiring about promotion/relegation and this is their response.
"Good morning, I apologise for the response taking longer than expected. I have received a timeline on when decisions would be made on all leagues please see below;
* Draft league structure released mid-April * Finalised league structure released early-May * Fixtures for 2022-23 season released mid-June"
I sent an E-Mail to the RFU enquiring about promotion/relegation and this is their response.
"Good morning, I apologise for the response taking longer than expected. I have received a timeline on when decisions would be made on all leagues please see below;
* Draft league structure released mid-April * Finalised league structure released early-May * Fixtures for 2022-23 season released mid-June"
Okay I am sure the answer is obvious but if only one club gets promoted from our division and one relegated from the Championship by only promoting the top teams from National Division North and South surely that will leave us with 15 again in our league.
There is no relegation from the Championship this season and numbers concerning promotion/relegation from Nat 1 is yet to be decided. Could all hinge on Ealings appeal.
I'm hearing that Ealing have dropped their appeal. No reason given, but whatever's behind it it's an act of utter cowardice that they should be ashamed of.
Anyway, it means just one club promoted, so two go down.
Does that mean OEs + Tonbridge or tonbridge + another to be confirmed
The objective this year was to reduce from 16 to 14 teams, so it was to be 1 up and 3 down. OE's effectively relegated themselves out of existence, but 2 still have to go down, and it's TJ's plus ... well, it could come down to the very last match between Cinderford and Leeds Tykes on May 7th if Leeds Tykes are not safe by then.
Incidentally, I see that Darlington Mowden Park are playing Leeds tonight, which could either secure Mowden's safety, or alternatively put Tykes ahead of Club, who don't play this weekend, and who must be biting their nails, since they have just one game left while Leeds have three. Club's last game is away at Cinderford, which doesn't look promising for them; Cinderford could have a big say in who goes down. But at least it's not us!
Crunch match at the top is Sale FC visiting Caldy tomorrow. If Caldy win, it's all over, but if Sale FC can secure victory then they will know what they have to do at home to Chinnor on the last weekend, as Caldy have no game and will be sat at home updating Twitter nervously.
Ealing Trailfinders has withdrawn its appeal in relation to the Professional Game Board’s decision that our ground does not currently meet the Minimum Standards Criteria required for promotion to the Gallagher Premiership.
As part of this settlement the RFU has reiterated it will continue to collaborate with Championship clubs on the development of a sustainable Championship as well as a commitment of the Professional Game Board to review standards relating to minimum capacity ahead of the audit process next season.
Ealing Trailfinders is confident that the PGB, having reconsidered the matter, will want to reform the MSC to make promotion a real and affordable option for any and all Championship clubs. In Ealing Trailfinders’ view, the number of spectators for promoted clubs must be grown sustainably and over time so that promoted sides or those with ambitions for promotion are not forced either into speculative, rapid, unsustainable and unnecessary spending on unused stands or facilities or into expensive and over specified ground share deals which take them away from their core fan base, employees, volunteers and communities. Ealing Trailfinders expects the PGB’s review carefully to consider the case for reducing the required minimum capacity as well as allowing it to be achieved by newly promoted clubs in staggered increments, before adopting the MSC for the 2022/23 season.
Ealing Trailfinders said:
“We have decided not to continue the appeal with the RFU appointed panel. We are disappointed that having won the Championship, we will not be taking our rightful place in the Gallagher Premiership. We remain humbled and grateful for the enormous support we have received from the wider rugby public during this frustrating process. Rest assured that Ealing Trailfinders remain more committed and passionate than ever in becoming a successful Premiership club and strongly believe in the circumstances we are dealt this is our best route forward in achieving that at the earliest possible date.”
Ealing Trailfinders has withdrawn its appeal in relation to the Professional Game Board’s decision that our ground does not currently meet the Minimum Standards Criteria required for promotion to the Gallagher Premiership.
As part of this settlement the RFU has reiterated it will continue to collaborate with Championship clubs on the development of a sustainable Championship as well as a commitment of the Professional Game Board to review standards relating to minimum capacity ahead of the audit process next season.
Ealing Trailfinders is confident that the PGB, having reconsidered the matter, will want to reform the MSC to make promotion a real and affordable option for any and all Championship clubs. In Ealing Trailfinders’ view, the number of spectators for promoted clubs must be grown sustainably and over time so that promoted sides or those with ambitions for promotion are not forced either into speculative, rapid, unsustainable and unnecessary spending on unused stands or facilities or into expensive and over specified ground share deals which take them away from their core fan base, employees, volunteers and communities. Ealing Trailfinders expects the PGB’s review carefully to consider the case for reducing the required minimum capacity as well as allowing it to be achieved by newly promoted clubs in staggered increments, before adopting the MSC for the 2022/23 season.
Ealing Trailfinders said:
“We have decided not to continue the appeal with the RFU appointed panel. We are disappointed that having won the Championship, we will not be taking our rightful place in the Gallagher Premiership. We remain humbled and grateful for the enormous support we have received from the wider rugby public during this frustrating process. Rest assured that Ealing Trailfinders remain more committed and passionate than ever in becoming a successful Premiership club and strongly believe in the circumstances we are dealt this is our best route forward in achieving that at the earliest possible date.”
They've still bottled it. Mike Gooley, Trailfinders' sugar daddy, is a very wealthy man indeed, and could have sustained a defeat in the courts if it came to that, where others would have feared the consequences of coming second.
Crunch match at the top is Sale FC visiting Caldy tomorrow. If Caldy win, it's all over, but if Sale FC can secure victory then they will know what they have to do at home to Chinnor on the last weekend, as Caldy have no game and will be sat at home updating Twitter nervously.
Three years ago we played Caldy at Billesley in the last game of the season, Jacques scoring a late try to secure a 12-10 victory and push Caldy into the relegation zone (for the first time in the season, if I remember correctly) and retain our NL1 status. They have had an impressive turnaround since then.
On reflection I feel Moseley have had an impressive season considering that we atarted the season with a reletavely new team. During the season Moseley have developed a steady line-out capability and a pack which can hold it's own against most teams in our league. Cinderford are renowned for their solid forward play so they will be yet another good strong test today for a steadily improving Moseley pack.
We will see but if the bulk of this squad stay for next season then that can only bode well for the future AND encourage existing supporters to continue with the journey.
Come on Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose
I was a bit non plus about the result of the Caldy/Sale game but on reflection I am happy that Caldy won because if Sale had got promoted it would have played right into the hands of the idiots who want the Championship to be made up of nothing more than feeder teams. Hull have secured promotion from Nat Division 2 North but The Rugby Paper, in their report on the Rotherham game, refers to Rotherham as now being in the box seat for a play off place. I am confused as I thought there were only 2 clubs being promoted ie. the champions of North and South.
Post by kingsheathlad on Mar 14, 2023 12:39:32 GMT
There is mention now on Rolling Maul that National league 1 will be split into two, a North and South. So many changes, what the RFU upto. Bored with G&T and prawn sandwiches. 😳
Pure interest only but what happens if the 3 teams at the top of our league end with the same number of points? Is the next reference point the number of wins? I ask because in The Rugby Paper they make Cambridge favourites.
Pure interest only but what happens if the 3 teams at the top of our league end with the same number of points? Is the next reference point the number of wins? I ask because in The Rugby Paper they make Cambridge favourites.
Done in this order: Number of matches won. Difference between points for and against. Total number of points for. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled. Taken from Wikipedia.
