■By NEALE HARVEY
LEICESTER survival hero Guy Thompson believes Premiership Rugby and the RFU would make a huge error of judgement if automatic promotion and relegation is scrapped.
With talks over the future structure of English rugby ongoing, Thompson’s match-winning try against fellow relegation battlers Newcastle last week provided Tigers with some vital breathing space in their fight to avoid the humiliation of demotion into the second tier.
However, despite his side’s proximity to the basement and the potential cost of relegation, former Jersey back row Thompson insis...