LONDON COMMUNITY CHAMPIONSHIP

  PROPOSAL

London is a global capital, and has many different Rugby communities within it. With this in mind, a community championship structure is going to be developed, allowing existing Amateur level clubs as well as defunct/bankrupt clubs and also new clubs the opportunity to be reinvigorated and developed into part of a very strong league structure creating very strong niche brands serving their respective communities. 

MODUS OPERANDI

The LCC championship will set up economic structures and mechanisms to lower running costs for participating clubs, and to create revenue streams for the clubs to be able to cover their running costs.

Each club will have an online shop on each of their websites, where their supporters can buy clothes, food, snacks, drinks and other cool stuff. Each Club will get a % commission on everything they sell through their club shops. 

The LCC will set up and organise Rugby Kit for each club, providing Rugby Kit at a low cost to each club, so that their sponsors get greater value for money than if the club went to buy their kit at retail price. There will be a choice of all the leading brands. Club shirts will then be sold to the general Public through each club shop which supporters can buy and each club will earn a % commission on the shirt sales from their shop. eg: Australians buying a London Wallabies jersey or a National Team Jersey or Super 14 jersey through the Wallabies Online shop would earn commission for the club. Over the period of each Rugby season ( 1 year) accumulated commission from each club shop should amount to a sizeable revenue which can go towards each clubs own insurance costs, pitch rental costs etc, thus lowering their overall yearly operational and running costs.

Group Sponsorship and group marketing campaigns will also be organised by the LCC on behalf of each club, where teams being marketed as part of a bigger picture would allow potential sponsors the added comfort of knowing that they are investing not only in their club of choice, but that their investment is part of a much bigger picture where the value is exponential as the competition develops and goes from strength to strength.

Below is the proposed listing of members, invited clubs from all the most exciting Rugby communities. Existing clubs, reinstated clubs and new clubs will all benefit from strong branding initiatives and every club will benefit from the same opportunities and support to create an exciting and long term championship.  

The LCC league organisation will be managed by a committee comprising of one official from each community club, with a chairman elected annually.

18 INVITED CLUBS (PROPOSED SETUP) 

LONDON POLISH RFC	LONDON MAORI RFC	LONDON N. ZEALAND	LONDON WALLABIES
LONDON WILDEBEEST RFC	LONDON SPRINGBOKS RFC	LONDON PUMAS RFC	London NIGERIAN RFC	London ITALIAN RFC
London FRENCH RFC	London Scottish RFC	London Welsh RFC	London Zimbabwe RFC	London Irish (Amateur)

COMMUNITY OVERVIEW

·        London Wallabies RFC (Australian community)

·        London New Zealand RFC (New Zealand Community)

·        London Maori RFC (NZ, Maori & Polynesians)

·   London P. I.  RFC (Polynesians & Pacific islanders) 

·        London Polish RFC (Polish community)

·        London French RFC (French community)

·        London Pumas RFC (Latin American Community)

·        London Italian RFC (Italian community)

·        London Scottish RFC (Scottish community)

·        London Welsh RFC (Welsh community)

·        London Wildebeest RFC (Namibian & Southern African community)  

·       London Nigerian RFC (west African community)

·        London Zimbabwe RFC (expat Zimbabwean community)  

·        London Springboks (South African community)

·        London Japanese RFC (Japanese Community)

·        London Irish Amateur RFC (Irish community)  

·      London Oriental RFC ( chinese & Orientals)

·        + Resident English side (to be determined)

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CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS

Winner of championship gets to put Gold star on their club Jersey for following season.

Winner of Cups may wear Cup symbols on club Jersey for following season.

Concepts in development.. :

Mahi-Mahi Trophy ( Summer cup)

London 6 Nations ( London expat european teams + english team)

 London Tri-Nations  / London Southern Crown

Waitangi Shield ( London NZ v London Maori)

ANZAC shield ( London NZ, London Maori, London Wallabies)** 

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NOTES

* London Tri-Nations / London Southern Crown

London Tri-Nations is the London amateur equivalent of the TRI-Nations but for the London based amateur expat rugby teams. www.ant.chaerilus.co.uk/lontri.htm 

There is talk that the I.R.B. are going to expand the TRI-Nations into a Southern hemisphere 6 Nations to mirror the Northern Hemisphere 6 Nations. The 'Southern Crown' would be an Amateur version of this.

** ANZAC Shield is part of the ANZAC Sports Challenge. www.ANZACsportsChallenge.com 

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