Biljon: Feels like RFU are trying to grow the divide

JERSEY boss Harvey Biljon has called on the RFU to address funding issues that are ‘dividing’ the sport and make a better attempt to bridge the gap.
Biljon is appealing to the governing body to reverse their decision to cut Tier Two funding with Championship sides receiving just £80,000 from the RFU this season – a staggering reduction of £455,000 per club from two years ago.
Former Wasps and Natal Sharks scrum-half Biljon, who has been at Jersey since 2015, feels the governing body need to stop “growing the divide” between the Premiership and the rest of the English game with the fear tha...

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