■By NEALE HARVEY

NCA chairman John Inverdale is confident the National League Cup will proceed, although the Covid-19 tiers mean the start date has been pushed back to February.
Of 48 National League clubs, all bar Guernsey, Rotherham, Rochford Hundred, Bournville and Loughborough Students have indicated  their willingness to support the proposed competition, which will feature regionalised Pools and a  Grand Final at Twickenham.

However, Inverdale and the clubs are banking on Tier 3 restrictions being eased in certain areas in order to allow s...