■ By NEALE HARVEY

Defiant: Ben Ward

CHAMPIONSHIP challengers Ealing are preparing to take legal action in the event of Newcastle being declared title winners and promoted on that basis.
Trailfinders were 18 points behind Falcons when the RFU abandoned rugby because of the coronavirus crisis on Friday, but defiant boss Ben Ward insists their promotion fight continues.
As things stand, the popular assumption is that Newcastle will take Saracens’ place in next season’s Premiership, but Trailfinders rugby director Ward told The Rugby Paper: “We’re taking counsel...