By JON NEWCOMBE
Championship clubs would be nearly 50 per cent worse off in real terms if they agree to the Tier 2 funding model currently proposed by the RFU.
After months of waiting, Championship clubs have finally been given some concrete figures around the investment the RFU plan to put into a new-look, franchise-based competition, and it’s fair to say they don’t add up to much.
Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow said: “We received a letter which tried to explain what the funding would be for the transition year (2024/25) and then if we signed up for Tier Two. There is operational funding,...