By PAUL REES

RUGBY should look to American football and make the professional game self-contained with an emphasis on quality and producing a spectacle to grow its profile, according to former England flanker James Haskell.
The fact that England have the highest playing numbers in the world – and has the union with the biggest turnover – is often cited as a reason why England should win most of the tournaments they take part in, but Haskell thinks that is too simplistic.
“People talk about England having the highest playing number, but rugby is not as popular as cricket,” he said. “Most sch...