THERE seems little point in Saracens playing in the Championship next season. It means that they will be unable to play in the Champions Cup in 2021- 2022, but if they were given a big enough points deduction at the start of next season they would not be able to do so anyway.
To have an international standard club side like Saracens playing against part-timers who only train on Tuesday and Thursday evenings is nonsense. Keep Saracens in the Premiership, promote Newcastle into a 13-team league and allow a fourteenth team to be added if it ever becomes appropriate.
Scrap the Championship Cup ...