THE fantasists who believe that Premiership Rugby is ‘on fire’ with great games of the highest quality are in urgent need of a reality check.There is an agenda here, because many of those turning up the volume and frequency in calling for an end to promotion-relegation either have very strong links to Premiership clubs, or are broadcasters with a vested interest in hyping ‘the product’.
They are also aware that we are getting very close to one of the biggest game-changing decisions to the English game since it went professional 26 years ago. The decision in question will be made at the RFU...