By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game

Watching last week’s game between England’s women and their French counterparts I couldn’t help thinking that perhaps their game is heading in the wrong direction.
I say wrong direction even though England once again won against a team that they haven’t lost to in the last seven years.
That said, as the first country to create a fully professional women’s game with full time players playing at club and international level, it is no wonder that the team is so successful, as unlike in the men’s game they still have fixtures against amateur intern...