Sadly, RFU doesn’t have bottomless pit of money

■ JEFF PROBYN

Adequately compensated: Premiership clubs receive £228 million for releasing players to England
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It’s strange how often we read one story but do not immediately connect it to another, plus, how one effects the other and either makes or breaks the point. In last week’s paper, we had an almost perfect example, with three seperate enthusiasts voicing their rugby concerns, but I think they are all linked.
First, we had Harry Plunkett’s letter bemoaning the fact that the RFU do not do enough to help the Premiership clubs and s...

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