HEREwe are once again at the Premiership playoffs farce. How many other genuine Rugby Union fans feel the same way? I have spoken to many visiting fans at Franklin’s Gardens and not a single one agrees with the playoff system.
How can it be correct or fair that, after the required number of league games, a team that finishes fourth in a league of 12 teams, could become champions of that league? This season, Exeter Chiefs finished eight points ahead of Saracens, 18 points ahead of Gloucester and a massive 30 points ahead of my team, Northampton Saints.
As much as I would love to see th...