BT Sport must stay in rugby if only for our sanity | Chris Hewett

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BT Sport host Martin Bayfield

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: BT Sport pundit Martin Bayfield is seen prior to the European Rugby Challenge Cup match between Leicester Tigers and Ulster Rugby at Welford Road on April 30, 2021 in Leicester, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

DISNEY are already being mentioned as a possible player at the table, along with Amazon and Dazn. Who next? Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy and Dopey?
We’re talking broadcasting rights here – the rights that all too often turn out to be wrongs. How else to describe a multiple-choice array of television sign-ups so bewildering that even the most Thatcherite of Union followers must be wondering whether the Soviets might have been onto something?
Right now, you can watch English and European club rugby on BT (with bits and pieces on Channels 4 and 5), PRO14 matches on Premier Sports, Super Rugby Aote...

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