By NEALE HARVEY

Option: Nigel Melville

NIGEL Melville has cast doubt on Premiership proposals to create a fully blown A-League competition from season 2018-19.
The RFU’s director of professional rugby declares that the Championship is the “best option” for developing younger players.
This season’s A-League will see the number of regular season fixtures doubled to ten in an effort to provide more game time for budding stars, but The Rugby Paper recently revealed some clubs are pushing for a full 22-match programme.
That would impact hugely on Championship clubs who...