We should be following F1 example, says Itoje

By ADAM HATHAWAY

MARO Itoje has urged rugby’s administrators to follow Formula One out of the grid and give rugby a bigger profile as it fights for attention and eyeballs.
With three Premiership and one Championship club going to the wall in recent years and reduced revenues from broadcasters, for some tournaments, the sport is on the back foot.
Itoje, right, is no petrol head but has watched Drive to Survive, the documentary, and has seen the attention it has brought to motorsport. And the new Saracens captain insists rugby should not hide its storylines away and instead put...

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