Cheika: top four should battle it out in Magners

MICHAEL CHEIKA believes the Magners League should incorporate a high-profile end of season play-off system next season.

Leinster are one of three teams in the running to clinch this year’s title in the final week of action but the Celtic competition is an anomaly in the rugby world where semi-finals and a final are routinely utilised to decide the league champions.

The advantages are obvious from a profile and financial point of view but Cheika believes that it would also be a fairer system given the fact that many Magners’ team are deprived of their best players for chunks of the season.