The Championship clubs held an emergency session on Wednesday to discuss the way ahead in the context of both the progress of the Professional Game Partnership and the news about Jersey Reds.
They released the following statement:
• The group as a whole expressed very low levels of confidence in the RFU and its representation of our interests in discussions over the Professional Game Partnership (PGP). Any such partnership must serve the interests of our clubs and communities or it will not be a ‘partnership’.
• The Championship does not accept any construct of the PGP that excludes our club...