JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

The failure of any of the Premiership teams to make it to the semifinals of the European Champions Cup is a stark reminder that England rugby still has a long way to go before it’s back to pre-pandemic levels. As good as the Premiership professes to be, it is results in competitions involving other countries’ top leagues that define the quality of our teams.
Leicester, who are currently top of our Premiership and had not lost at home all season, hosted Leinster in their quarter-final but went down 14-23 having been totally outplay...