MARK McCall has deep misgivings about the new 11 month season that has been foisted on Northern Hemisphere clubs, and as the man at the sharp end of taking Saracens to European and Premiership double in 2016 he should be listened to.
As Saracens rugby director for the past seven years the quietly-spoken Ulsterman knows the elite club landscape inside-out, and he says there is a clear danger that the move to an almost year-round season is going to increase the chances of player burn-out.
McCall, below, says that the biggest problem with World Rugby’s new global season formula is that i...