NICK CAIN

CLUB rugby in England is facing a massive visibility problem. It is now completely off the terrestrial TV radar, and with the Premiership website’s limited delayed highlights output failing to fill the gap, Rugby Union’s pro club profile is vanishing.
The first adverse indicator came during the summer after Harlequins edged out Exeter in a humdinger of a Premiership final. Within 24 hours the enthralling match had been swamped by football, with its wallto-wall broadcast coverage of the Euros.
If the Premiership owners group had heeded warnings that shifting the ...