By NEALE HARVEY
NEWLY-promoted London Irish risk missing out on RFU funding worth £750,000 next season unless they significantly increase their quota of English qualified players.
Despite the potential cost, head coach Les Kiss insists he and rugby director Declan Kidney are prioritising Premiership survival.
Last season, the yo-yoing Exiles were the only side in England’s top two divisions to fall short of the RFU’s England-qualified player target of 16, averaging just 12.8 English players per match day squad.
The RFU’s £224m, eightyear deal with Premiership R...