CVC cash must be shared with the needy

CHRIS HEWETT

IT DOES not require years of detailed analysis from a political theorist to reach the conclusion that Rugby Union has never been much interested in equality.
Even now, after almost a century of universal suffrage in the United Kingdom, the sport remains positively feudal in its support of the “haves” against the “have nots”.
Why, pray, will England receive twice as much of the money invested in the Six Nations by the private equity firm CVC as any of the Celtic countries, and almost three times more than Italy?
Forget trickle-down economics. Th...

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