By NEALE HARVEY
ENGLAND players no longer face the threat of an 11-month season as talks between Premiership Rugby and the players’ union reach a climax.
With a global season due to kick-off in 2019 and Premiership Rugby floating plans for a September to June campaign – with Test windows in July – the Rugby Players Association had threatened strike action unless demands for a 14-week off-season were adhered to.
Sports science has torpedoed Premiership Rugby’s controversial proposals, with RFU director of professional rugby Nigel Melville telling The Rugby Paper: &ldq...