NICK CAIN
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MARK McCafferty is making a serious mistake in trying to push the Lions into a five-week cage while, at the same time, attempting to extend the Premiership season to 11 months. The chief executive of Premiership Rugby is an experienced administrator, and the recipient of a salary believed to be upwards of £450,000 a year, but the new order he is pushing is an almighty mess.
A legion of Premiership players have voiced their opposition to an 11-month season due to the dangers to player welfare, and have even threatened strike action. What M...