NEWS EXTRA
By MUHAMMED SHER

AFTER defeat to bitter rivals Yorkshire last weekend, Lancashire boss Mark Nelson revealed how his proposal of a play-off in the northern section had been rejected by both Yorkshire and Cheshire – despite receiving the green light from the RFU.
With Durham withdrawing at the 11th hour, the top-tier competition was re-jigged to include just five counties in both the north and south groups, Leicestershire and Northumberland also in alongside Lancashire.
However, given the shortened calendar, each team was only scheduled two games which, following the...