AN England player group taking over the squad negotiations on remuneration – whether from RFU hybrid contracts, match fees, or sponsorship deals – may seem like a good idea at first glance.
However, it might also face an assault course of pitfalls.
What happens, for example, if the new management company, Team England Rugby Ltd, which has current squad members Jamie George, Ellis Genge, Joe Marler, Maro Itoje and Anthony Watson as directors, gets into awkward or gridlocked negotiations with the RFU, or its sponsors?
It is not difficult to see the players being portraye...