I FULLY agree with Richard Homer’s idea on the letter’s page last week to regionalise the English leagues below the Championship, but I see no reason to meddle with the agreed salary cap of £250,000 for clubs playing in National 1.
Realistically, any club in Nat 1 with ambitions to play in the Championship would need to be in a reasonably sound financial position; already have an annual rugby budget of more than £250k and not be at all concerned about exceeding the salary cap and losing the meagre assistance the RFU provide.
Ambitious clubs in Nat 1 are already ignor...