SADLY it needs to be realised that the RFU has abandoned its frequently misused historic role as guardian of the game’s best interests. Grassroots rugby is in crisis through players deserting the game due to years of misguided governance and current CEO Bill Sweeney, below, proving more of a liability than an asset.
This reality has been detailed with prophetic clarity by Nick Cain and Chris Hewett as well as the Jeff Gage letters you have published.
The RFU disastrously allowing the Premiership to exert a stranglehold on the club scene with its ring fencing antics is bad enou...