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Hogan calls for franchise system to save the north

By NEALE HARVEY
NEWCASTLE managing director Mick Hogan believes club rugby in the north faces terminal decline unless the RFU act to reverse a trend that has seen the number of northern-based clubs in England’s top three divisions almost halved in 15 years.
A Rugby Paper survey reveals that in season 2002-3 there were 15 northern clubs in the Premiership and Nationals One and Two, including famous names like Orrell, Waterloo, Manchester and the now defunct Wakefield, with the same number in the south. However, next season will see just nine northern clubs operating among England&rsquo...

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