THE lack of strong leadership at the RFU was reflected starkly this week in an interview with the chairman, Andrew Cosslett. At a time when English rugby’s national governing body needs leaders with a clarity of vision and a will to steer the game through the Covid storm to a brighter future, all Cosslett had to offer were platitudes.
These ranged from statements on diversity and inclusion, that smacked of virtue-signalling rather than deliverable initiatives, to a lame explanation of why the RFU are in financial dire straits following their decision to empty their reserves into the crippl...