By PAUL REES

The Premiership will shut down next season during the two international windows, meaning more clubs are likely to take the Premiership Cup seriously.
Gloucester won the cup earlier this month having identified at the start of the campaign that making the knock-out stage would provide at least one competitive fixture when the league went into hibernation for the Six Nations.
The shape of next season is still being discussed but it will be different from the current campaign which started with the World Cup.
The Premiership Cup’s group matches were played in the opening five we...