I AM saddened at the numerous TRP reports regarding the ‘ring-fencing’ of the top tier. Do the current executives of the Premiership ‘cartel’ really believe […]
Welcome home! Dan Carter in action for Southbridge PICTURE: Getty Images EDWARD Griffiths’ ‘Heartland’ proposals for the Championship, as reported in last week’s TRP, include […]
Q&A GARY REYNOLDS ON THE RECORD Gary Reynolds, chief executive of Reading- based National One runners-up Rams and an investment officer for wealth management firm […]
WITHthe possibility of champions Saracens being relegated at the end of this season, would Premiership Rugby be as enthusiastic in advocating ringfencing their league as […]
Dean Richards has argued the ring-fencing of the Premiership would be the ‘best thing’ for English rugby, after putting England’s shortcoming in winning the Six […]
By NEALE HARVEY CHAMPIONSHIP clubs are united in their determination to see off the threat of ending promotion and relegation, according to Nottingham chairman Alistair […]
By NEALE HARVEY Concern: Steve Boden YORKSHIRECarnegie forwards coach Steve Boden believes ring-fencing the Premiership would leave the Championship ‘dead’. He says cutting off the […]
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Pirates in control: Alexander Day puts his backs away THANK GOD the nonsense […]
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER chief executive Simon Cohen has spoken out against Premiership ring-fencing, insisting its proponents are misguided and that such a move would […]
By NEALE HARVEY Worry: Sam Dickinson PREMIERSHIP ringfencing would be a disaster for player development, says Ealing and former Northampton back rower Sam Dickinson. Dickinson, […]
By NEALE HARVEY RING-FENCING the Premiership would not provide a silver bullet for slashing the number of overseas journeymen and improving English player development, according […]
THE price of freedom in Rugby Union, as with freedom in a wider context, is eternal vigilance. Nothing underlines this more than the Premiership ringfencers […]
The almost universal acceptance by the media that ring-fencing the Premiership will actually take place, even if it’s just for a short period, seems at […]
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ealing Trailfinders’ narrow defeat by Leicester in the Premiership Cup semi-final last weekend has blown most of […]
Steve Borthwick has been liberal with the superlatives when describing the performances of some of the players in his England World Cup training squad. He […]
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There could not have been a bigger catalyst for change at Twickenham than Bill Sweeney’s abject announcement […]
I DISAGREE with your correspondents Derek Gilbert and Jeff Gage in last week’s paper regarding regionalised teams and ring-fencing. Having attended away games in European […]
BEFORE the creation of club leagues in 1987, a group of around 24 self-appointed leading clubs played against each other (plus frequent fixtures against Welsh […]
The RFU/Premiership/ Championship panel charged with restructuring the English club leagues is in place, and is trying to grip with the thorny issues threatening to […]
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ARE Ealing Trailfinders finally about to break the grip of an RFU-backed Premiership cartel which has now […]
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The most critical element of any reorganisation of England’s professional club league structure is that we are […]
John Allanson (Rugby Paper, September 11) states it is ‘preposterous’ that Championship clubs could be anything other than semi-professional. But there’s no reason why this […]
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Hot news! Manchester City won the Premier League. Again. Didn’t see that one coming. And Bayern Munich are champions of Germany. […]
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AT the same time as Bath collapsed to a record 64-0 defeat against Gloucester last weekend, Premiership […]
NICK CAINREAD HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HAVE the Championship clubs finally woken up and smelled the coffee? Have they belatedly come to the conclusion, […]