NICK CAIN
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There is something radically wrong when the chief executive of the RFU – who is responsible for the welfare of the entire game in England – makes disparaging and inaccurate comments about the Championship clubs in England’s second tier professional league.
Bill Sweeney, the chief executive who is trying to push through the RFU Board’s PGP plan for a new ‘Premiership 2’ franchise league to replace the Championship, caused deep anger among them this week with the following comment: “What are you investing in? You’d rather take that money and inves...