Bonus points for 6 Nations
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Bonus points for 6 Nations
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No home and away fixtures means this is a really stupid idea.
Teams with 3 home games have a massive advantage now. Teams with Italy at home have a huge advantage.
Teams with 3 home games have a massive advantage now. Teams with Italy at home have a huge advantage.
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...and the possibility, however remote, that a team could achieve a grand slam and not be 6N champions.
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Any actual news sources carrying this?
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BBC credible enough?Russ wrote:Any actual news sources carrying this?
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They have that covered. If you win all 5 games you get an extra 3 points.big mervyn wrote:...and the possibility, however remote, that a team could achieve a grand slam and not be 6N champions.
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3 bonus points for a slam apparently
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Not really in this current post truth agebig mervyn wrote:BBC credible enough?Russ wrote:Any actual news sources carrying this?
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4 wins. 1 loss
Max points 22
5 wins
Max points 23
Feels contrived and artificial
Max points 22
5 wins
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Feels contrived and artificial
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Tradition counts for nothing now.
Looks like they made all this up and then a little voice at the back of the room mentioned that winning the Grand Slam wouldn't necessarily mean winning the championship. So they just threw a few points in for the Grand Slam to fix this.
All far too contrived and won't work with teams not having the same number of home and away games.
Change for change sake
Looks like they made all this up and then a little voice at the back of the room mentioned that winning the Grand Slam wouldn't necessarily mean winning the championship. So they just threw a few points in for the Grand Slam to fix this.
All far too contrived and won't work with teams not having the same number of home and away games.
Change for change sake
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Give them a few more years, and the top 4 teams will be in a play-off.Gary wrote:Tradition counts for nothing now.
Looks like they made all this up and then a little voice at the back of the room mentioned that winning the Grand Slam wouldn't necessarily mean winning the championship. So they just threw a few points in for the Grand Slam to fix this.
All far too contrived and won't work with teams not having the same number of home and away games.
Change for change sake
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Change for the english and Welsh productGary wrote:Tradition counts for nothing now.
Looks like they made all this up and then a little voice at the back of the room mentioned that winning the Grand Slam wouldn't necessarily mean winning the championship. So they just threw a few points in for the Grand Slam to fix this.
All far too contrived and won't work with teams not having the same number of home and away games.
Change for change sake
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Personally, I'm not really that bothered. Never really bought into the championship table being the raison d'être for the home internationals.
They should just go like the 6 Nations B and give out a biennial cup to the table-toppers.
They should just go like the 6 Nations B and give out a biennial cup to the table-toppers.
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Maths a bit off here?Russ wrote:4 wins. 1 loss
Max points 22
5 wins
Max points 23
Feels contrived and artificial
Do you not mean 5 wins, Min points 23
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Min max all the same in the equation of lifemea97mb wrote:Maths a bit off here?Russ wrote:4 wins. 1 loss
Max points 22
5 wins
Max points 23
Feels contrived and artificial
Do you not mean 5 wins, Min points 23