RFU’s still killing the dreams of investors

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PENZANCE, ENGLAND - MARCH 06: The Cornish Pirates team celebrate following their victory during the Greene King IPA Championship match between Cornish Pirates and Saracens at Mennaye Field on March 06, 2021 in Penzance, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

NICK CAIN
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The RFU’s indecision is final. It does not know what to do about promotion-relegation – or, if it does, it is not saying.
This is because it fears the backlash that any extension of the Premiership ring-fence moratorium due to expire at the end of this season will justifiably unleash.
In the meantime, injustice rules. A Newcastle side that is bottom of the Premiership without a single win this season, and that has been knocking around in the lower reaches of the league for the best part of 25 years, is assured of a place in the top tier next se...

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