IT IS disappointing to read criticism targeted at the present RFU regime, as epitomised by Nick Cain’s piece last week, failing to acknowledge the severe constraints imposed by matters not of their creation and largely beyond their control.
The Professional Game Agreement, signed in 2016 by people no longer involved at the RFU, with almost half its term still to run, ties Bill Sweeney and his team into an entirely unbalanced relationship with PRL, whereby they are committed to devoting a majority of their funding to top level clubs, with only very limited, contractually stipulated rig...