In the unlikely event this has passed you and your club by, the RFU Future Competition Structure can be found here:
if you haven’t already read the document, I urge you to do so as a matter of urgency.
Some clubs are content with the outcome, some are not. Some are unhappy with the level at which they have been placed, whether too high or too low. The simple equation is that there are too many teams of a similar level and the FCS decision on league sizes (i.e. no more than 12 teams per league) meant there was a tipping point and, in some cases, a line was drawn. Some clubs are content with reduced travelling distances for Away fixtures, others appear to have come off worse. There is no appeal process.
If your club feels it has been placed at the wrong level or has been prejudiced by unsustainable increases in travel, or travelling time, in the first instance please email me at peterhoward@rfu.com and I can open a dialogue with the FCS Implementation Group on your club’s behalf. I have done this for one local club already in an effort to effect a revision. Please ensure that any emails come from an officer of your club. Thus far, I am aware of three local clubs who have issues.
Please understand the urgency of this situation. The RFU Council meets again on June 17, when it will be asked to approve this FCS and the FCS Commission are trying to arrange a final meeting for Monday morning, so it is imperative that I receive any (detailed) club representations ASAP and certainly by this Sunday afternoon, 29 May 2022.
Equally, if your club feels strongly about the adoption of this FCS would club officers please let me know how your club would like me to vote on 17 June 2022.
Peter A Howard
RFU Council Member for Leicestershire & Rutland