By PAUL REES

JONATHAN Thomas has warned of the dire financial consequences if England follow Wales and ban fans from attending matches, outdoors and indoors, as measures to slow the spread of the Omicron variant are ramped up.
The Scottish government has limited crowds at outdoor matches to 500, but with the Premiership geared up for a Boxing Day payday ahead of a clash at Twickenham between the champions Harlequins and Northampton, Westminster is adopting a watching brief before deciding whether to act this week.
“We were meant to play Biarritz at Sixways last weekend only for the ga...