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Is there an obligation to be in the 'A' league? Or is it voluntary?
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Is there an obligation to be in the 'A' league? Or is it voluntary?
If you look at the corresponding thread on the Bath page, someone has dug out the Playing Criteria for clubs from the 2012/13 season, and it was an obligation then, and I see little reason why it would've been changed since...
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Is there an obligation to be in the 'A' league? Or is it voluntary?
If you look at the corresponding thread on the Bath page, someone has dug out the Playing Criteria for clubs from the 2012/13 season, and it was an obligation then, and I see little reason why it would've been changed since...
If it is an obligation then there must be some sort of sanction if a team doesn’t fulfill its fixtures.
Otherwise as suggested it’s a neat little way around the salary cap.
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Couple of points - from someone who doesn't particularly care - but is a Bath fan.
Our senior squad is 43, which puts us about 5th in terms of squad size in the Prem. Around 18 of those 43 are injured.
In our A-league match against Saracens a few weeks ago, 11 of our 23 came from Bath University - we've had more injuries since then.
As I understand it, the problem is at THP; where we're without Thomas, Lahiff, Knight, Palmer-Newport and Mitchell (acutally, I think Thomas is finally back).
To put out a team for the A-league there would be more guests than holders of Bath contracts.
This is a postponement - to be played later, and done with Quin's agreement. If the postponement never happens, then we forfeit and you get 5 points whilst we get none. Had Quins not agreed to the postponement, Bath would have forfeited the match.
We do have an agreement with Bath Uni to borrow their players for the A-league (and generally use the A-league to scout for Uni players that have been missed by the talent scouts) - but I believe that avenue is unavailable this week.
To put a team out, we'd have to borrow players from local clubs - which would, quite honestly, be dangerous in the fron row - and... unpleasant for everyone. Nobody would get anything much out of a Professionals vs Amateurs match
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To preserve the integrity of the competition, though (and without anyone suggesting for a moment that amateurs should be drafted in to play against professionals — that point is well made) surely what should happen is that Quins should be awarded 5 points, but the match rescheduled for a later date with no league points riding on the outcome ...?
Quote:Which Tyler
Couple of points - from someone who doesn't particularly care - but is a Bath fan.
Our senior squad is 43, which puts us about 5th in terms of squad size in the Prem. Around 18 of those 43 are injured.
In our A-league match against Saracens a few weeks ago, 11 of our 23 came from Bath University - we've had more injuries since then.
As I understand it, the problem is at THP; where we're without Thomas, Lahiff, Knight, Palmer-Newport and Mitchell (acutally, I think Thomas is finally back).
To put out a team for the A-league there would be more guests than holders of Bath contracts.
This is a postponement - to be played later, and done with Quin's agreement. If the postponement never happens, then we forfeit and you get 5 points whilst we get none. Had Quins not agreed to the postponement, Bath would have forfeited the match.
We do have an agreement with Bath Uni to borrow their players for the A-league (and generally use the A-league to scout for Uni players that have been missed by the talent scouts) - but I believe that avenue is unavailable this week.
To put a team out, we'd have to borrow players from local clubs - which would, quite honestly, be dangerous in the fron row - and... unpleasant for everyone. Nobody would get anything much out of a Professionals vs Amateurs match