NEWS EXTRA

NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris Boyd has urged rugby’s rulers to sort out the calendar or the Premiership will suffer.
Saints have six players involved with international squads during the Six Nations and Boyd admits covering for their absence is a struggle.
Add in a reduced salary cap and clubs will face a tough task getting sufficient depth in their squads whilst some outfits remain relatively unscathed.
This season there are Premiership fixtures on four of the five Six Nations weekends but England players miss other fixtures in fallow international weeks and in pre-to...