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Should the Gallagher Premiership be reduced to ten teams?

England's top flight has 11 clubs after the loss of Wasps and Worcester. So should it become a streamlined ten-team competition? Read this debate from our Face-off series Premiership stage: Tom Pearson scores for London Irish against the Tigers at Brentford (Getty Images)Rob Baxter and Adam Hathaway debate a sensitive issue

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Face-off: Should rugby replace draws with a golden point?

Are draws an anticlimax or can they be as exhilarating as any other match? BT Sport colleagues Ugo Monye and Ben Kay take the podium in our popular Face-off series Bristol players console AJ MacGinty after his late miss v Tigers this season – the game ended 26-26 (Getty)BT Sport colleagues Ugo Monye and Ben Kay draw conclusions

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Face-off: Should there be sections for away fans in rugby?

Our game prides itself on the happy integration of rival supporters, but would one-club sections enhance the atmosphere on match day? Two ardent fans debate the issue Gloucester and Bath fans mingle during a Gallagher Premiership match at Kingsholm (Getty Images)Two rugby supporters take issue over whether to adopt the football model

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Face-off: Did the Black Ferns make the right coaching appointments?

New Zealand won the Pacific Four Series under a new male-dominated coaching team led by Wayne Smith. But should they have appointed female coaches? Read this debate The Black Ferns perform the haka ahead of their recent Pacific Four Series match against Canada (Getty)A shrewd response or missed opportunity? Giselle Mather and Katy Daley-McLean take issue

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