@gothiccard while I agree that the current system hasn’t been working well I’m not seeing this change doing any better. What’s the case for the change being better for rugby in England?

@RugbyNerd I agree. It’s tricky because there are so many interests involved. What about the strength of the domestic league, or the national team. Maybe player warfare is important enough to limit playing time. But you want to maximize income. So more games. And so on and so on. I think every country has its own considerations so there’s no single answer that’s correct for all. But it’s key to always keep evaluating and adapting

Sunday at 21:05 Bayonne host Toulouse. Both teams have the same number of wins so far and Bayonne managed to win a few close ones. If Toulouse can get their game on and pull ahead Bayonne will have a hard time. But if the home team can stay close they could manage to get a valuable win against the team at the top

Last game of the day at 21:00, UBB take on Lyon. The visitors lost last week but they're still close to the top while UBB lost in a bad game. At home UBB are a different beast but last time UBB hosted Lyon they lost so maybe this time UBB won't be able to bounce back. Lyon will surely like their chances

16:35 Perpignan host Stade Francais. It's been a terrible start for the season so for for the Catalan side and the punishment for last week's disorder won't be helping. Will they be able to turn it around and put them on a positive track? Not likely against the Parisian visitors. They've been playing well so far this season and they'll surely believe this is a kind of game they have to win to reach the top of the league

Toulon host Pau at 16:35 for a match between teams that both have high aspirations this season. Pau have had a great start to the season, they are currently second and they will surely like their chances in this game to keep it going. But Toulon have a strong team and will fight hard, especially at home. I really can't call this one but it should be fun to watch