My pessimism (and predictions) proved to be way off, thankfully. WT dominated the game from the off, and never really looked like losing - which surprised me.

Obviously happy to have retained a SL place in difficult circumstances, but I have huge empathy with the London players, staff and supporters; they shook up SL against all predictions, and played really entertaining rugby, in the right spirit. It's a shame they won't be involved next year - they've added more in one season than Toronto ever will.

Yep, only in RL could we spend 30+ years creating a London team and when we finally get one that's finally what I'd call a genuine team and they are to be replaced by a team that I just can't see having any real longevity.

London develops players, develops the game in London - Toronto don't as far as I'm aware even have one Candian in the team 0r any kind of development set up - all the above need to come first as London has just demonstrated but we never learn.

The most apt post of the season and possibly of the SL era

Except they didn’t come first did they. It’s taken 20 years to get to the position London are now in with some decent grassroots.

It’s daft to assume Toronto would suddenly produce a Canadian good enough. They need 10 years+ of consistent investment in a full time league first.

You come back in ten years and we'll discuss Toronto in the past tense, I promise you that. As I say some people never learn, all pie in the sky nonsense that continually costs the game.