JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

NOW the Autumn Nation Series is over – with all four games at the Twickenham Allianz Stadium virtual sellouts with crowds close to the maximum 82,000 – the RFU should be in a good financial position.
Although, with the self-interest of those taking bonuses added to their already excessive salaries, the RFU are still refusing to return the Championship to a more realistic level of funding, compared to the Premiership.
The Premiership gets £33 million for just 10 clubs under the new Professional Game Partnership (PGP), but ...