NEWS EXTRA
By NEALE HARVEY
ENGLAND’S breakdown woes have their roots in how differently the Premiership is refereed compared to other competitions, according to Bath’s performance director Stuart Hooper.
Former second row Hooper reveals that Bath, in common with other Premiership clubs, reduced the amount of training they did around the contact area last season in response to revised refereeing interpretations which diminished the contest at the breakdown.
Premiership sides subsequently struggled in Europe, while England, both senior and U20s, have failed to cope against Ireland...