Farah Palmer Cup 2020
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@Gunner This year was different in more than one way, because of Covid.
There was the lopsided North-South format, but also some teams having a huge advantage because of the addition of one or more Black Ferns 7s players to their squad, while others didn't get any. That's why I think it would be much fairer if they used last years rankings for next year's draw.
Last year, it was Otago that deservedly won the Championship, while Manawatu got relegated. (Northland finished fourth, by the way).
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The criteria to decide who hosts the final is BS. Average competition points per game will obviously favour Canterbury as they played in the weaker Southern pool.
Waikato will be underdogs, and will need to play a lot better than they did against Manawatu.