The Incredible Shrinking Competition

I heard today that the local competition is to be reduced to eleven teams this year with a further reduction to ten teams the following season.

Incredible news, after the bullshit expansion to fourteen teams forced on the competition with much fanfare by RugbyWA in recent years.

Incredible, and scarcely believable, given that RugbyWA never make mistakes or acknowledge them.

Westieman, what's your involvement in this imbroglio? You are usually in the midst of everything, so you must know something.

RugbyWA Competition update

RugbyWA is set to go through one of the biggest competition shake-up's as the game celebrates 130 years in the State.

It will see one FMG Premier Grade club drop to the second-tier competition at the completion of the 2023 regular season, with promotion and relegation expected to be introduced at the end of the following year.

more
https://wa.rugby/news/rugbywa-compet...update-2023216

I really don't give one ,lost interest

It'll be an interesting relegation battle this year, the club with the least points from 1st, 2nds and 3rds will drop down. Can't see it being anyone outside of Kala, Wanneroo or Lions.

And once down what chance will a club have of getting back up when they are reduced to just two sides, one of them effectively golden oldie community standard.
But wait there's more.
I heard clubs had to have juniors to qualify for the Prem's and judging by last year that means UWA should be out already doesn't it?

I heard clubs had to have juniors to qualify for the Prem's and judging by last year that means UWA should be out already doesn't it?[/QUOTE]


Nah, if it suits RugbyWA's purposes they'll just redefine "juniors" as under 80's.


Very creative in interpreting constitutions and rules are these RugbyWA types. It's called performative art.

For what it's worth Sydney Subbies Rugby have insisted that Clubs have a Colts team or teams depending on the Grade.

for example, Shute Shield Clubs must have 3 Colts Teams.

Division 3 (my club) is one Colts team.

A lot of Clubs have struggled with this decree - especially Post Covid.