Club Championship 4667678 217593522 2008-06-06T18:59:37Z BlackJack 359672 categories A '''Club Championship''' system is a sports competition where more than one team is fielded by clubs in the competition. An example of its use is in club [[rugby football|rugby]] and cricket competitions in [[Australia]] where clubs may have several [[grades]]. A club championship is useful because it allows a comparison of the entire club's strength against another, rather than merely looking at, for example, first grade results. Because it allows a comparison of the entire club's strength, club championships are often used where there is a promotion/relegation system in place. This means that a club which is strong throughout the grades will be in a better position than one which has only one or two strong teams. In a club championship system each grade's results are weighted, with the higher grades receiving more points, preventing clubs from flooding their lower grades with top players at the end of a season and shoring up their club championship results. See also: * [[New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union]] * [[Sydney Grade Cricket]] [[Category:Tournament systems]] [[Category:Rugby union in Australia]] [[Category:Australian domestic cricket competitions]] {{RugbyUnion-stub}}