CHRIS HEWETT

Rugby's political scene is quite lively enough when the arguments are being conducted in a sporting echo chamber.
When it finds itself up close and personal with real politics, as exercised in the slightly more important chamber of the House of Commons, you know there is a hint of trouble around.
It was therefore interesting, at the very least, to see Richard Graham, the Tory MP for Gloucester, on his hind legs during last week’s Prime Minister’s Questions, and hearing him talk in stark terms about the financial problems currently affecting teams in the Premiership – includin...