Top flight rugby may not return until 2021

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By NEALE HARVEY
PREMIERSHIP clubs may seek to delay the start of the 2020/21 season until the New Year unless Government officials relax their policy on crowds.
With a spike in Covid-19 cases forcing the abandonment of plans to allow spectators to attend sporting events from October 1, Premiership clubs are facing a financial Armageddon that could force further redundancies and player wage cuts.
Sale supremo Steve Diamond went as far as suggesting on Friday that rugby could cease to exist as a professional sport, while an increasing number of clubs are reaching the conclusion that starting ...

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