HAVING crossed verbal swords with Jeff Probyn last season, when I thought he was not giving community rugby its full credit, I must write to commend him on his article last Sunday.
The top clubs are entirely dependent on junior clubs to attract players into the game – albeit, often inspired as Jeff writes by international successes – and they would do well to remember this, when looking to squeeze even more blood from the RFU stone.
The Premiership clubs and other ambitious clubs at lower levels who are buying short term success by pouring huge amounts of money out of the game v...