Premiership will not adopt World Rugby’s law trials to reduce virus risk | Rugby union
The Premiership will not be adopting any of World Rugby’s law trials designed to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission,...
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‘Every club makes a loss’: Wasps chief on adapting to rugby’s new normal | Paul Rees | Sport
“It is not like George Best turning up in town.” Ask Stephen Vaughan, the chief executive of Wasps, about whether...
Rugby’s factions must pull together or coronavirus crisis could tear sport apart | Robert Kitson | Sport
Future historians will pinpoint the past few days as the moment global rugby union came face to face with stark...
English youth rugby’s obsession with size stunts the progress of talent | Robert Kitson | Sport
Last week we highlighted the problem of England’s wasted rugby youth and wondered if the topic might chime with a...
Rugby’s return may be hampered by Premiership players’ insurance cover | Sport
Premiership players face having to sign disclaimers before returning to training due to fears clubs and their doctors will not...
Rugby’s journeymen were reaching the end of the road before this crisis | Robert Kitson | Sport
If the penny is not already dropping for the majority of English rugby’s professional rugby players it soon will. When...
Rugby’s money problems predate Covid-19 but long-term growth must be the aim | Will Hooley | Sport
Unprecedented times call for drastic measures. People are struggling to cope with lockdown and the financial pressures that come with...
The Breakdown | Rugby’s values ring hollow if Eddie Jones escapes action over referee rant | Sport
When Peter Wheeler, then the chief executive of Leicester, used a newspaper column to criticise the referee Steve Lander for...
