THE game of rugby football in England hangs by a thread. The Rugby Football Union depends on the Premiership to provide its players. The rest of the game depends on those players to provide the funds to keep the game going. The Premiership is now down to 10 sides from 13. At 13 sides no club made a profit out of rugby, it must follow that they stand no chance with 10. It is not just that the Premiership depend on wealthy men to bail them out. If one of the owners goes bust, loses interest or dies the league would be unviable (if it isn’t already). The whole thing is mired in deb...