COLIN BOAG says the CVC deal is great news for the clubs. For Premiership clubs, he may be right; for the rest of English rugby, it could spell disaster.
A significant stake in England’s top league has been sold to an outside investor, yet nobody can be sure yet what that investor’s plans are.
Mr Boag continues: ‘They (Premiership owners) have created a league that is hugely successful’. Yet, even with the RFU subsidising Premiership clubs to the tune of £220m over eight years for the release of players to the England side, 11 of the 12 are losing money. That i...