COLIN BOAG

Exception: Charles Piutau earns a fortune but scores of others get a lot less

Remember that song that starts ‘There may be trouble ahead’? Well when it comes to the Premiership and the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA), I don’t think there’s any ‘may’ about it – it looks as though we’re headed for a full-on clash, and there won’t be any winners.
When the pandemic hit, the clubs, in an uncoordinated way, imposed/agreed 25 per cent pay cuts for their players. It was understandable that they did so because, with no reve...