JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

Grassroots rugby: Smaller teams are in need of RFU funds

Sometimes the simplest act can make all the difference – but somehow those who should take the decision fail to grasp the nettle. Whether it be the RFU failing to admit the game’s urgent need for proper funding below the Premiership, a number of clubs sitting in the Championship with no desire or ambition to take the final step up to the Premiership, or World Rugby changing a law to make the game safer for all: the facile attempts by them to justify their stance is frustrating ...