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Re: Promotion from the Championship

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Ealing Trailfinders are less than four miles from London Irish who are at Kew Bridge. Does West London really need two professional clubs that close together? Some may say Ealing would attract new premiership fans but I'd have thought they'd steal some from LI and even Quins too.
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Re: Promotion from the Championship

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Whispers around of Ealing replacing one of the Welsh regions...!
I only live there to wind up the population!
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tigerburnie wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 12:13 pm The Ealing benefactor is apparently an octogenarian, whose support may well not last for long, they average around 1000 fans at their home games, so are maybe not quite as financially stable as some may think.
Born October 1936, so a few years older than our Chairman.

Their average possibly reaches 1000 due to good away support from a few of the Championship clubs. Otherwise it hovers around 750-950.
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Wes wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:09 pm Whispers around of Ealing replacing one of the Welsh regions...!
The irony of Ealing becoming London Welsh in all but name!
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Hot_Charlie wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:49 pm
Wes wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:09 pm Whispers around of Ealing replacing one of the Welsh regions...!
The irony of Ealing becoming London Welsh in all but name!
Actually, given the state of URC and Wales, merging Ealing with another club, in a B&I league, could just work IF they get a ground share.
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TRP reporting that the Merger talks are between Ealing & Ospreys.

https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/latest- ... h-ospreys/
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TigerFeetSteve wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:08 am TRP reporting that the Merger talks are between Ealing & Ospreys.

https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/latest- ... h-ospreys/
Surely that's the end for Ealing :smt017 Logistics cant work, can it?
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Rule 14.1 (I think it is) in the rugby legislation states that cross border games can only take place if the RFU's affected agree, will the English RFU sanction Easpreys playing in a Celtic league in the suburbs of London in direct competition to their own games? They might get to play in Swansea if English money is crossing the Severn and the Welsh are as desperate as some sources are suggesting.
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Why would the RFU care? They want rid of the lower leagues don't they??...
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ads wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:14 pm Why would the RFU care? They want rid of the lower leagues don't they??...
Do they?
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Hot_Charlie wrote: Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:01 am
ads wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:14 pm Why would the RFU care? They want rid of the lower leagues don't they??...
Do they?
Well they were happy to take all their money off them not long ago.
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ads wrote: Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:36 pm
Hot_Charlie wrote: Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:01 am
ads wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:14 pm Why would the RFU care? They want rid of the lower leagues don't they??...
Do they?
Well they were happy to take all their money off them not long ago.
I think it was more a case of them stopping giving them money rather than taking it away.
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Hot_Charlie wrote: Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:42 pm
ads wrote: Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:36 pm
Hot_Charlie wrote: Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:01 am

Do they?
Well they were happy to take all their money off them not long ago.
I think it was more a case of them stopping giving them money rather than taking it away.
You say potato....
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Re: Promotion from the Championship

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I don’t read the telegraph since it stopped being a newspaper, but there appears an article today about jersey being in a position to win the championship. Anyone know if they meet the criteria for promotion.

https://twitter.com/telegraphrugby/stat ... 62aIii0kfw
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teds wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:12 pm I don’t read the telegraph since it stopped being a newspaper, but there appears an article today about jersey being in a position to win the championship. Anyone know if they meet the criteria for promotion.

https://twitter.com/telegraphrugby/stat ... 62aIii0kfw
Only Ealing and Doncaster applied for the ground audit this season. Ealing failed, Doncaster passed but aren't in a position to get promoted atm.
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