With debts up to £300m, the game has lost its way

JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

WITH the international window now over for the men’s game, the focus has returned to club rugby with some strange results as the players begin to refocus on their weekly jobs.
Last week’s match between Saracens and Harlequins, if that is what you can call such a one-sided contest, was notable for the size of crowd. Playing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the north London heartland of Saracens, the game attracted an audience of around 61,000 fans. If Sarries could attract an audience that size on a regular basis you would expect them to either i...

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