AS WE approach the end of an extremely disappointing season, I am on the brink of ceasing paying any future premium to watch professional rugby. BT and Sky are going to lose the £600-odd I pay each year.
The application of all the player protection protocols have killed the viewing spectacle for me. The delays to the game through the microscopic analysis of a slow-motion moment, which takes the action completely away from the context of a contact sport, along with the guaranteed red cards issued to players for simply playing rugby, are both altering the outcome of not just g...