Unwise to invest in the hope of reaching the top

JON Newcombe writes about how Blackheath in Kent have agreed a £1.5m deal to buy their ground in south-east London. He also describes how they might soon have the resurrected Wasps club as near neighbours.
Given the latter’s recent financial problems, their ejection from the leagues and Premiership ring fencing, it makes little sense for any ambitious club to now invest a seven-figure sum with the aim of reaching the top league.
Nick Cain describes how the glut of overseas players, added to the RFU’s non-regulation on the issue, is blocking the way forward for Engl...

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