There have been five champions in five years in the Gallagher Premiership. The turnover of titles can be interpreted as a sign of the league’s weakness that no one club has been able exert the type of dominance Toulouse have managed in the Top 14. Yet, however much there is to admire about clubs who build a dynasty, boredom can quickly set in when a club wins year after year — see the latter part of Saracens’ hegemony or Manchester City’s iron grip over the Premier League.
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