Promotion still needs too much hoop-jumping

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EALING, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 02: Will Montgomery of Ealing Trailfinders reaches out to the ball during the Premiership Rugby Cup match between Ealing Trailfinders and Saracens at Trailfinders Sports Ground on November 02, 2024 in Ealing, England. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)

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I’m very pleased to see the possibility of promotion and relegation restored between the Premiership and Championship but it could hardly be made more difficult by the unreasonable number of hoops to be jumped through. Do Saracens or Newcastle manage to average 10,000 gates?
The answer is ‘no’ despite in Saracens case, having a potential London audience, an artificial pitch to deal with poor weather, other strong Premiership teams as opposition and a mass of intern...

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