Haskell calls for radical overhaul

By BEN JAYCOCK

James Haskell believes the Premiership should be ring fenced and rebuilt using a franchise style NFL model, including a draft system that creates the superstars that the game is desperately crying out for.
Former England international Haskell believes the sport is stuck in its old school mentality and a victim of the ‘tall poppy syndrome’ that no one is greater than the badge.
He said: “No one’s getting promoted from the Championship as none of them fit the criteria, so it’s pointless. Ring fence it, if you want jeopardy then you can make that happen through derbies and hyp...

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