6 Nations - Pts diff and Home Advantage

As the 6 Nations continues to evolve then it is only natural that for every problem solved then another is created. In most league formats teams play each other home and away which seems fair. However, we have now gotten to a situation in the 6 Nations where some teams each year have 3 home games and others 2 away games. This would appear to give quite a significant advantage to the home teams in competing for the championship. I think this advantage is now greater when you factor in the points difference element. Does this scenario somewhat skew the 6 nations a little and should there be moves to address it. 1 idea would be to introduce 2 divisions of 4 and let them play 3 games home and 3 away within a 2 tier system. Then again some might not want any change. I'm quite happy with the way things are but it still seems a little unfair year upon year. Be interested in your thoughts

This year seems to be giving the lie to the effect of home advantage, RG. Played 6, Home wins 3, Away wins 3. No, it's all good, far as I see it. Wales have won the 6 Nations Slam in a year when they've had to play 3 away fixtures and so have Ireland, so it can be done. The imbalance gets righted every other year, so I wouldn't be too concerned about it.

captain carrantuohil wrote:This year seems to be giving the lie to the effect of home advantage, RG. Played 6, Home wins 3, Away wins 3. No, it's all good, far as I see it. Wales have won the 6 Nations Slam in a year when they've had to play 3 away fixtures and so have Ireland, so it can be done. The imbalance gets righted every other year, so I wouldn't be too concerned about it.

Nice post