Richards: RFU must bring in Championship age cap

Doubtful: Peter Richards believes development is failing

By NEALE HARVEY
LONDON SCOTTISH head coach Peter Richards reckons the Championship is failing English player development and says squad age limits are the answer.
Richards, who is moving on at the end of the season as part of a restructure at Scottish, insists experienced forward packs have become too dominant in a league that he believes needs refereeing differently to encourage better attacking skills.
Ex-England scrum-half Richards claims applying upper age limits would benefit England in the longer-term, telling The Rugby Paper...

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