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Making a fist of it: Samoa should be well rewarded for their Twickenham date

The new chief executive of the RFU, Steve Brown, last week unveiled his four-year plan, including a £443 million investment, designed to make England the premier rugby nation in the world, and to drive growth in the grass roots game. It’s an ambitious and inspiring plan, but in among the spin and hype, it’s worth taking time to reflect on some of the inequalities within rugby.
Towards the end of November, England take on Samoa at Twickenham, and the contrast between the RFU’s...