IN last week’s Rugby Paper Steve Grainger described how the RFU were meeting rugby’s needs during the coronavirus crisis.
The Director of Rugby Development wrote that Rugby Union “was one of the first sports to call an end to the season”. He added that “our first priority was the safety and welfare of all those involved in the game”.
If player safety was a major issue, why has the Premiership season not been terminated? Or is it once again a case of Premiership clubs receiving special treatment?
Mr Grainger says the RFU are involved “in supporting a...