RUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

So once more into the breach. Another Premiership season is up and running and Prem Rugby’s decision, after hitting the pause button on Friday, to respectfully play on this weekend following the Queen’s death on Thursday was surely the correct one even if it took a while to make.
It is effectively the start of a two-year marathon incorporating RWC2023 for those who wish to serve both club and country. Ouch. Well they might get a couple of weeks off next summer but that’s about it. Player welfare remains more...