JOE Marler recently spoke out in an interview suggesting that rugby is shrinking but I don’t really see where he’s coming from.
The women’s game is more popular than ever with the most recent Six Nations enjoying record crowds, viewing figures and even being sponsored by TikTok!
Yes, a lot more could be done to promote the men’s game and it desperately does need to be marketed better and grow more players into household names, but the Premiership this season has enjoyed a 30 per cent rise in TV viewers and Six Nations matches are tuned into by close to 10 ...