Reasons to be cheerful for rugby’s year ahead

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 10: The four directors of rugby, of the Gallagher Premiership semi finalists, (L-R) Mark McCall, Saracens, Richard Wigglesworth, Leicester Tigers, Alex Sanderson, Sale Sharks and Phil Dowson of Northampton Saints pose with the Gallagher Premiership trophy prior to the Premiership Rugby Awards at The Brewery on May 10, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Paul Rees canvasses the views of Premiership directors of rugby and finds there is a fair amount of optimism
IT IS another year the professional game in England will wave away with relief. If not quite the annus horribilis of 2022 when Worcester and Wasps folded and England sacked head coach Eddie Jones after two underwhelming years, a series of aftershocks saw the demise of London Irish and Jersey Reds.
The year started with a withering attack on the Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby by a Department of Culture, Media and Sport committee which had launched an inquiry into the circum...

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