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Darren Childs’ lack of rugby nous was a problem | Nick Cain

Childs’ couldn’t find a way of applying business acumen into his position as PRL chief executive, writes Nick Cain

DARREN Childs’ resignation as Premiership Rugby’s chief executive was another example of an Owners Group foul-up.
Its decision to appoint a corporate suit who had little knowledge of Rugby Union backfired badly, as Childs appeared to spend most of his less than two-year tenure stumbling from one crisis to another in a fog of confusion.
The former TV executive also upset the Owners Group by being unable to come close to the television deal they wanted. His negotiation of a £110m three-year Premiership extension with BT Sport was dwarfed by the recent £390m four-year deal signed between the Fr...

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