JEFF Probyn has once again hit the nail on the head with his comments regarding the financial support of the grassroots game. However, he did not quite drive the nail home hard enough.
The RFU would appear to have no idea as to how the grassroots clubs operate and let’s be honest, more notice is taken of statisticians and their number crunching exploits that are designed to support the RFU view of the game rather than explain the realities of it.
Far from supporting the grassroots game, the RFU have decided in its wisdom to take money from the grassroots clubs. The reduction o...